Shipping samples from US to Canada DDP? I launched my store a couple months ago and have just been using the Shopify native shipping feature for orders thus far. I have to send some product samples to Canada. It’s one soft pack about 8lbs. Because these are samples to (hopefully) win over a potential partner, I do not want the recipient paying for duties. Shopify told me their shippi…

Recommendations for DDP Services or Methods to Prepay Customs and VAT for Shipping from the UK to the EU? Hi everyone, I’m looking for advice on how to streamline shipping from the UK to the EU without using IOSS. Specifically, I want to ensure that customs duties and VAT are prepaid so that my customers don’t face unexpected fees upon delivery. I’ve heard about Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) services and am wondering if anyone has experience with logist…

Alibaba – what to expect using DDP? I’m considering placing a $2,400 order of some office supplies, shipping from China to the US (residential address in Arizona). The vendor, who has been very friendly, helpful, and good at communicating, originally offered EXW but I told him I had no experience with that. He immediately offered to do DDP with a $900 shipping fee. I’m assuming th…

DDP 20% Vat (ALIBABA) Total cost is around £800 using DDP. I am a vat registered company. I have asked the supplier to provide me an invoice showing vat amount and a vat number, so I can claim it back. They have no clue they just sent me a commercial invoice with a stamp. How do I get an invoice? Is it better to use DAP for future orders? submitted by /u/erks…