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DDP

Meaning in e-commerce, with examples

abbreviationAdvanced term

In e-commerce, DDP means: Short for delivered duty paid: a shipping term under which the seller pays all delivery costs, including import duties and taxes, so the buyer pays nothing on arrival.

In Turkish: gümrük vergileri ödenmiş teslim, DDP

How it is used

An Incoterms rule also used informally in cross-border e-commerce. Stores ship DDP so customers are not surprised by fees at the door. The alternative is DAP (delivered at place), where the buyer pays import charges on delivery.

Example sentences

  1. We switched to DDP shipping for the UK, and refused parcels dropped sharply.

  2. With DDP, the duties are included in the price the customer sees at checkout.

Common collocations

  • ship DDP
  • DDP shipping
  • DDP vs DAP
  • duties paid by the seller
  • customs dutyA tax charged by a country on goods brought in from abroad, calculated from the product type, its value and sometimes where it was made.
  • landed costThe full cost of getting a product to its destination: the product price plus shipping, insurance, customs duty, taxes and other fees.
  • de minimis thresholdThe value below which imported goods are free of customs duty or taxes, or go through simpler customs procedures; each country sets its own limit.
  • HS codeA number from the international Harmonized System that classifies a product for customs and decides which duty rate applies to it.

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