DDP freight forwarding from China to the USA & UK

What DDP shipping actually means

Under DDP (Delivered Duty Paid), the shipper — us, on your behalf — bears every cost and risk until the goods reach your door: freight, customs clearance, duties, and taxes. You get one landed price upfront. Compare that with DAP/DDU, where the courier shows up and hands you the duty bill. For ecommerce sellers who need to know their true landed cost before pricing a product, DDP is the only sane choice. New to the alphabet soup? Read our Incoterms guide for importers.

DDP shipping options: express, air, and sea

Transit times are typical ranges, not guarantees — customs and peak season move them. We quote current transit times with every shipment, not last year’s.

DDP shipping straight to Amazon FBA

We deliver DDP to Amazon fulfillment centers across the US and UK with FBA-compliant carton labeling, palletization where required, and delivery appointments booked. Your shipment arrives ready for Amazon’s dock — no prep-center detour unless you want one.

What actually drives your DDP cost

Chargeable weight (whichever is greater: actual or volumetric), your product’s duty rate (set by its HS code — some categories are brutal), the season (Q4 rates spike), and the destination. Small sellers get burned by volumetric weight most often: a light but bulky product can cost double what the scale says. Send us the product details and we’ll quote the real landed cost — free.

DDP or DAP: which should you choose?

The alternative most buyers weigh against DDP is DAP (Delivered at Place). Under DAP, the seller delivers the goods to your destination, but you are the importer: customs clearance, duty and import taxes are yours, handled by your own broker. Under DDP, that entire burden — including being the importer of record in practice — sits with the seller or their forwarder, and the price you are quoted is the price you pay.

Choose DDP when you want one predictable landed figure, have no broker relationship, or ship straight to Amazon FBA, where there is no receiving party able to clear customs for you. Choose DAP when you import at volume, want the import entries in your own name (which matters for some tax and compliance positions), and have a broker whose fees you already know. If you are not sure which side of that line you sit on, send us the shipment details — the quote conversation itself will make the right answer obvious, and our landed cost calculator shows the cost lines each option has to cover.

What you keep control of

Your account stays yours. You remain the account owner, you hold the primary login, and you grant us access through the marketplace’s own user-permission system — never by handing over your password, and we will never ask for it. Payments, payout details and tax information stay in your name and under your control, and you can revoke our access at any time. We operate inside your account; we never hold it, or your brand, hostage.

Your goods, your importer details and your delivery addresses stay yours. You approve the quote before anything moves, and the price you are quoted is the price you pay — there is no duty bill handed to you on delivery.

Example: how a DDP quote breaks down

Illustrative example — this breakdown shows the lines a real quote is built from. It is not a quote for your shipment; your figures depend on chargeable weight, product type and destination, as explained above.

• Collection & export handling — pickup from the factory and export customs in China.
• International freight — express, air or sea (sea freight DDP typically 25–45 days), charged on chargeable weight: the greater of actual and volumetric weight.
• Import customs clearance — entry filed at destination, handled by the shipper under DDP.
• Duties & taxes — paid under DDP, which is why the landed price can be quoted upfront.
• Last-mile delivery — to your door or direct to Amazon FBA, as quoted.

Work your own estimate first in our free landed cost calculator, and read how a freight forwarding quote is built and DDP shipping from China, explained.