Every country has its own set of rules, regulations, and taxes for importing goods. The country you're shipping to may impose a duty or tax on your shipment, depending on the declared value of the shipment. These duties and taxes can be paid by either the shipment sender or the receiver.
- Delivered Duty Unpaid (DDU) is an international trade term meaning the seller is responsible for ensuring goods arrive safely to a destination; the buyer is responsible for import duties.
- In contrast, Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) indicates that the seller must cover duties, import clearance, and any taxes.
Because DDU requires payment of import duties by the buyer once it reaches customs, this delivery option is slower.
Before You Start Shipping Internationally
Before you start shipping internationally, you must decide if the price you charge your customer will or will not include duties, taxes, and fees. Once decided, send MasonHub the exact ship method text used at checkout that will appear on your international orders and let us know if it’s DDU or DDP. This ensures your international ship method is correctly mapped in our systems and we can generate the correct customs invoices.
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