Ship Delivered Duty Paid globally - every duty, tax, and compliance obligation handled before your goods move. We help your business become its own Importer of Record. No surprises at the border.
DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) is the Incoterm where the seller takes full responsibility for delivering goods to the buyer's named destination - paying all export costs, freight, import duties, and import taxes including VAT.
The buyer receives goods with no additional charges at delivery. It is all-inclusive - every cost is known at the time of acceptance, with nothing further to pay.
Think of it like buying something online: the price you see is the price you pay, with nothing to settle on arrival.
Under DDP, the seller bears the maximum risk and cost in the transaction. Every obligation - from the moment goods leave origin to delivery at the buyer's door - falls on the seller or their appointed DDP partner.
For exporters this is commercially powerful. A buyer offered DDP terms receives a clean, predictable landed cost with no customs admin, no surprise duties after the invoice, and no delays at the border. It also gives you far more control and visibility over the whole journey, with the all-in landed cost visible up front - from freight to every tax.
One service, every obligation covered - from your pre-shipment cost overview to post-delivery compliance, handled end to end.
See your full costing up front - from freight to every tax - alongside all shipment requirements: clearance, compliance and documentation. Everything known before you commit.
You place the shipment and we set the movement in motion - booking, collection and origin paperwork handled from the first mile.
Detailed tracking updates and live controls as your goods move, with pre-clearance worked in advance so nothing waits at the border.
We submit the customs entry, pay all import duties and settle import VAT on your behalf - your goods clear without you or your buyer lifting a finger.
Goods arrive at the named address, fully cleared and duty-paid. No additional charges, no customs holds, no confused buyer chasing a parcel.
We facilitate every form of tax compliance where needed - import VAT reclaim, document collection, issue mitigation and document archiving.
Exporters consistently face the same challenges: customs delays and returns, brokers unable to contact the importer, and incomplete import requirements. DDP tackles these risks at the source so your goods clear customs and arrive as planned.
DDP enables strategic expansion into new markets, including the EU, by letting you import in your own name as the Importer of Record, instead of transferring this obligation to a third party. This gives your buyers full transparency, predictable costs, and a higher standard of service.
Offering DDP removes the biggest friction in a sale - your buyer gets a clean, all-in price with nothing to handle. It is often the deciding factor when you are up against a DAP quote.
Freight, duties, VAT and ancillary charges are all known and quoted up front - no surprise bills after the invoice, for you or your buyer.
Pre-clearance and correct documentation are worked in advance, so goods are not held or returned at the border - the most common reason shipments fail.
In-country compliance playbooks and DDP infrastructure across global markets.
Every time you ship DDP and pay import VAT, there's a recovery opportunity most businesses miss. STREAM files and manages your VAT reclaim across eligible markets - and returns the funds to your business.
Everything exporters ask us before switching to DDP terms.
DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) means the seller delivers goods to the buyer's named destination with all export costs, freight, import duties and taxes - including VAT - already paid. The buyer receives their goods with nothing further to pay.
Under DAP the seller delivers to the destination but the buyer is responsible for import clearance, duties and VAT. Under DDP the seller handles and pays for everything, so the buyer faces no charges or customs admin at delivery.
Yes, in many markets. When you import in your own name as Importer of Record, STREAM files and manages your import VAT reclaim across eligible markets - and returns the funds to your business.
No. STREAM helps your business become its own Importer of Record without establishing a local legal entity, handling registrations and compliance obligations on your behalf.
The landed cost is similar - the same duties and taxes must be paid either way. DDP simply makes them known and paid up front, removing the surprise bills, delays and failed deliveries that make DAP more costly in practice.
DDP. The seller bears maximum risk and cost - from export clearance to import duties and taxes - all the way to the buyer's named destination.
STREAM operates in-country compliance playbooks and DDP infrastructure across global markets, including the EU, UK, US, Canada, Mexico, the Middle East, China, Hong Kong, Australia and South Africa.
To win more contracts with a clean all-in price, to get a predictable landed cost, and to avoid customs delays - the biggest reasons international sales fall through.
Buyers receive goods with no customs admin, no surprise duty or VAT invoices, and no delays - the price agreed at acceptance is the final price.
With STREAM, one DDP shipment covers pre-shipment compliance, export clearance, freight and insurance, import duty and VAT payment, and VAT reclaim. Everything is quoted up front - zero hidden costs.
Talk to a STREAM compliance and freight expert. We'll map your DDP requirements, confirm VAT reclaim eligibility, and show you exactly how the platform handles every market you want to enter.
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