Prepaid duties and taxes (DDP)
With DDP you prepay import duties and taxes through Tiptrans, so the recipient pays nothing on delivery. Ask for a DDP quote per shipment from any warehouse, or use a DDP deposit on Business Premium ($300-500, billed at actual cost plus $10 per shipment). Required from Hong Kong to the USA.
With DDP, you pay the import duties and taxes to Tiptrans before we ship, and the recipient pays nothing on delivery. You can ask for a DDP quote for a single shipment from any warehouse, or, with a Business Premium account, pay a DDP deposit and have the actual duties and taxes billed afterwards. From the Hong Kong warehouse to the USA, DDP is required.
DDP quote
You pay the duties and taxes before we dispatch the package.
- Where it's possible: we can prepare a DDP quote for a shipment from any warehouse. Ask for it before you request dispatch. From the Hong Kong warehouse to the USA, DDP is mandatory and the shipment goes by FedEx. See Shipping to the USA.
- How to ask for it: declare the contents first, with the HS code of each item. Then contact us with the package ID, the destination country and what you are shipping. For the declaration, see How to declare package contents.
- How you pay: we enter the amount for your package. It appears as Duties & Taxes in the Price on the Shipping method tab and is deducted from your balance together with the shipping when you click Dispatch package.
- After the quote: the content declaration is locked, because the duties were calculated from it. To change it, contact us. If you change the destination country, the quote is removed and has to be made again.
- If the shipment is canceled: the prepaid duties and taxes go back to your balance. See Why was my shipment request canceled?
DDP deposit (Business Premium)
With a Business Premium account, you can pay a deposit instead of a DDP quote for each shipment.
- How it works: you pay a deposit of $300 to $500. We ship your packages as DDP, and afterwards we bill you the duties and taxes actually paid, plus a $10 service fee per shipment.
- Where it's possible: from every warehouse. From the Hong Kong warehouse to the USA, a DDP deposit lets you ship by FedEx or UPS.
- How to ask for it: contact us.
Without DDP, the recipient pays any charges on delivery. See Customs duties and taxes explained.