Carriage and Insurance Paid To · country as destination

CIP by country

Can the seller buy the cargo insurance abroad for goods going into this country?

CIP (any transport mode) also has the seller arrange insurance, so the same local-insurance rules apply — and some countries accept foreign cover for CIF but not for CIP.

Usable with conditions × 6Restricted / blocked × 4Unverified × 10
CountryStatusWhat we foundChecked
Argentina Usable with conditions
Needs review
ICC's January 2025 barrier list reports that cover bought abroad is accepted for CIF/CIP only up to the point of entry; insurance for the onward leg inside the country has to be placed locally. [1]
China Usable with conditions
Needs review
ICC's January 2025 barrier list reports that cover bought abroad is accepted for CIF/CIP only up to the point of entry; insurance for the onward leg inside the country has to be placed locally. [1]
India Usable with conditions
Needs review
ICC's January 2025 barrier list reports that cover bought abroad is accepted for CIF/CIP only up to the point of entry; insurance for the onward leg inside the country has to be placed locally. [1]
Indonesia Usable with conditions
Needs review
Same compulsory-insurance cases as CIF reported by ICC for government procurement and rice imports. [1]
Saudi Arabia Usable with conditions
Needs review
ICC's January 2025 barrier list reports that cover bought abroad is accepted for CIF/CIP only up to the point of entry; insurance for the onward leg inside the country has to be placed locally. [1]
South Africa Usable with conditions
Needs review
ICC's January 2025 barrier list reports that cover bought abroad is accepted for CIF/CIP only up to the point of entry; insurance for the onward leg inside the country has to be placed locally. [1]
Brazil Restricted / blocked
Needs review
ICC's January 2025 barrier list reports that transport insurance placed with a foreign insurer is not accepted for CIF, CIP or onward carriage into the country, so the seller usually cannot buy the cover itself. [1]
Mexico Restricted / blocked
Needs review
ICC's January 2025 barrier list reports that transport insurance placed with a foreign insurer is not accepted for CIF, CIP or onward carriage into the country, so the seller usually cannot buy the cover itself. [1]
Nigeria Restricted / blocked
✓ Verified
Same as CIF: imports must be insured with a Nigerian-registered insurer. [1][2]
United Arab Emirates Restricted / blocked
Needs review
ICC's January 2025 barrier list reports that foreign transport insurance is not accepted for CIP or for onward carriage into the country. [1]
Australia Unverified
Unverified
No CIP barrier is listed for Australia in ICC's January 2025 barrier tables. We have not yet checked national sources, so treat this as unverified. [1]
Canada Unverified
Unverified
No CIP barrier is listed for Canada in ICC's January 2025 barrier tables. We have not yet checked national sources, so treat this as unverified. [1]
Germany Unverified
Unverified
No CIP barrier is listed for Germany in ICC's January 2025 barrier tables. We have not yet checked national sources, so treat this as unverified. [1]
Japan Unverified
Unverified
No CIP barrier is listed for Japan in ICC's January 2025 barrier tables. We have not yet checked national sources, so treat this as unverified. [1]
Norway Unverified
Unverified
No CIP barrier is listed for Norway in ICC's January 2025 barrier tables. We have not yet checked national sources, so treat this as unverified. [1]
South Korea Unverified
Unverified
No CIP barrier is listed for South Korea in ICC's January 2025 barrier tables. We have not yet checked national sources, so treat this as unverified. [1]
Switzerland Unverified
Unverified
No CIP barrier is listed for Switzerland in ICC's January 2025 barrier tables. We have not yet checked national sources, so treat this as unverified. [1]
Türkiye Unverified
Unverified
No CIP barrier is listed for Türkiye in ICC's January 2025 barrier tables. We have not yet checked national sources, so treat this as unverified. [1]
United Kingdom Unverified
Unverified
No CIP barrier is listed for United Kingdom in ICC's January 2025 barrier tables. We have not yet checked national sources, so treat this as unverified. [1]
United States Unverified
Unverified
No CIP barrier is listed for United States in ICC's January 2025 barrier tables. We have not yet checked national sources, so treat this as unverified. [1]

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