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ojewellery · ‎01-09-2025

US sales represent around 15% of my cross platform business. So I've started an experimental ship to US before peek trial.

I'm a royal mail account customer and on Thursday they introduced their Delivery Duty Paid (DDP) service. Its billed as invoicing account customer for the duty and a 50p handling charge.

I don't know what the postage rate will be - its billed as what you were paying before, I had to send as a parcel not large letter as large letter service wasn't available DDP. I've used code MPR

International Business Parcel Tracked DDP (01 / X8162259) (£50 compensation)

MPR

The account form was practically the same as previous:

The fill in customs form as you can see from above is very similar to previous with the addition of the customs duties costs box top left - it auto filled from the imported order.

The order also required a phone number and email - previously either/ or sufficed.

The label shows DDP - highlighted so customers shouldn't get a nasty surprise.

I'll update the thread with what its all cost, charges etc as they appear on the account.

fatbobfan · ‎12-09-2025

I had a California issue this week that did dumbfound me until I read it clearly.

As @4_bathrooms says, two seperate charges on the one transaction

The buyer has paid Ebay for the State tax, Ebay will remit to the State

We sellers then have to deal with new Tariff charges, eg through the courier/postal system.

Not advising what courier service you use but can confirm if you use the Royal Mail online system it will calculate the tax to be paid, you dont have to pay for the service, you can use the process to give you the exact figure of the hit. Maybe the Ebay one does as well?,

I used the RM website and its a bit like the IOSS, to look at your postal label nothings changed, its all recorded digitally.

Double whammy,

A few select words on the Ebay process/packing slip, pointing this out could make things a little clearer

ojewellery · ‎12-09-2025

@watchfan700uk wrote:
is that all included - shipping costs and DDP tax etc? for a tracked parcel to usa?

The cost shown doesn't include tariffs i.e. the duty to be paid prior to delivery. Its just the shipping and the additional handling fee. I've not yet had an invoice for the tariff for the example parcel delivered over a week ago!