Shipping to the USA
We ship to the USA only with FedEx, UPS and DHL; no postal service goes there from any warehouse. From Hong Kong, USA shipments need prepaid duties and taxes (DDP) and a 10-digit HTS code for every item.
We ship to the USA only with FedEx, UPS and DHL, where the warehouse offers them. No postal service takes goods to the USA from any of our warehouses, and from Hong Kong every USA shipment must ship with duties and taxes prepaid (DDP).
Why postal services don't go to the USA
Since August 2025, the USA no longer lets low-value postal shipments in duty-free, and the postal services stopped accepting goods for the USA. We don't ship to US addresses with any postal service, from any warehouse. Only FedEx, UPS and DHL ship to the USA, where the warehouse offers them.
Carriers by warehouse
| From | Not available to the USA | What you can use |
|---|---|---|
| China | China Post, EMS China | The couriers shown in the calculator |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Post, EMS Hong Kong, SF Express | FedEx with DDP (see below) |
| Czech Republic, Germany | Czech Post, DHL Paket, EMS Czech | Couriers such as UPS and FedEx |
| United Kingdom | Royal Mail and other postal services | The couriers shown in the calculator |
Duties and taxes
With a courier, the recipient usually pays the US import duties and taxes. To pay them in advance instead (DDP), ask us for a DDP quote; we can prepare one from any warehouse. Business Premium accounts can also pay a DDP deposit and have the actual duties and taxes billed afterwards. See Prepaid duties and taxes (DDP).
Hong Kong to the USA: DDP only
From the Hong Kong warehouse, shipping to the USA is available only as DDP, with FedEx: you pay the import duties and taxes to Tiptrans before we dispatch the package. Packages for the USA get no automatic shipping price, so:
- Complete the customs declaration of your package. For each item, enter a clear description, the quantity, the value and a 10-digit US tariff code (HTS code). Flexport's Tariff Lookup helps you find the code.
- Contact support with your package number and ask for a shipping and DDP quote.
Once the duties and taxes are calculated, the declaration is locked. To change it, contact support. The public calculator may still show prices from Hong Kong to the USA, but they don't apply to your package.
With a Business Premium account and a DDP deposit, you can ship from Hong Kong to the USA with FedEx or UPS, and we bill the actual duties and taxes afterwards. See Prepaid duties and taxes (DDP).
What you can't send
No food of any kind can be sent to the USA, from any warehouse. For the other rules, see Prohibited and restricted items.