Glossary → DDP / DAP
DDP / DAP.
Delivered Duty Paid vs Delivered At Place
Two Incoterms that decide who pays import duty: under DDP the seller collects and remits it, usually at checkout, and under DAP the parcel arrives and the buyer has to pay the courier before it is released. Since the US suspended its de minimis exemption on Aug 29, 2025, low-value cross-border parcels owe duty too, so the difference now reaches ordinary POD orders. Shipping DAP without saying so is how a cheap parcel turns into a refused delivery and a chargeback.