UPU Delivered Duty Paid solution

General DDP considerations:

DDP (an international commercial term, or Incoterm) is particularly suited to e‑commerce shipments by Posts. It is designed to accelerate customs clearance at destination and, for a customer buying online, DDP means that all relevant information (full shipping costs including postal delivery and taxes and duties) is available at the time of purchase.

However, DDP entails additional tasks and responsibilities for the origin Post. Specifically, the origin Post must inform the shipper of the applicable taxes and duties, collect the corresponding amounts and transfer these amounts to the customs authority at destination.

To help designated operators adopt this model quickly, the UPU’s Postal Technology Centre (PTC) is rolling out a DDP solution that leverages existing UPU technologies and services:

• • For data flows, the Customs Declaration System (CDS) and POST*Net are at the core of the solution. UPU DDP APIs are also available for non-CDS users, through the PTC API Gateway;
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• • For financial flows and international settlement, it is envisaged that UPU*Clearing will be used. This part of the solution will follow at a later stage, pending approval by the UPU*Clearing User Group.

The various sections on this page provide updates on the different components of the UPU DDP solution.

Please refer to the DDP Implementation Guide for guidance and to prepare for roll-out of the solution and IT integration.