The complete guide to Delivered Duty Paid shipping from China: what a fixed DDP price covers, who owns customs risk, and how it compares with DDU and other incoterms.
XCJD Logistics is a China-based international freight forwarder founded in 2011 that has shipped door-to-door DDP since day one — 15+ years, 8,000+ shipments, 150+ destinations, licensed brokers at destination markets.
DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) from China means one fixed price covering freight, export and import clearance, all applicable duties and taxes, and final delivery. Customs risk is owned by XCJD Logistics through licensed brokers. DDU (Delivered Duty Unpaid) differs only in who pays the duties at destination — under DDU, the buyer pays.
DDP is the difference between a quoted freight rate and a true landed cost. Importers who compare freight-only prices miss clearance, duties and final-mile — exactly the costs that cause surprise bills and budget overruns.
| Term | Buyer pays | Seller handles | | --- | --- | --- | | EXW | Everything | Nothing (goods ready at factory) | | FOB / CIF | Import clearance, duties, inland delivery | Export leg | | DDU | Duties and taxes at destination | Freight and clearance | | DDP | Nothing extra | Freight, clearance, duties/taxes, final delivery |
Product and HS category, carton count, total weight and dimensions, supplier city, destination address, and specs/photos for sensitive cargo (batteries, machinery, oversized).
Since 2011 DDP has been our core model — one fixed price, licensed brokers, no surprise bills. See our DDP/DDU service page for the full service definition.
Send your cargo details and receive one fixed DDP quote within 24 hours — freight, clearance, duties and final delivery, confirmed before booking.
DDP means the seller handles freight, clearance, duties/taxes and final delivery at one fixed price; DDU means the buyer pays duties at destination. DDP gives predictable landed cost.
One fixed price covering freight, export and import clearance, all applicable duties and taxes, and final delivery — via licensed brokers, no surprise bills.
Under DDP the seller owns clearance and customs risk. XCJD Logistics handles this through licensed brokers at destination.
EXW, FOB and CIF transfer more cost and risk to the buyer. DDP gives one fixed landed price with clearance and delivery included.
Yes. Small China-origin parcels now clear as normal imports with duties; DDP keeps landed cost predictable by including them in the fixed price.
Product, carton count, total weight, dimensions, supplier city, destination address, and specs for sensitive cargo. We quote within 24 hours.
Duties and VAT are included in the DDP quote via licensed brokers, with ICS2 filings completed before departure.
No — the DDP quote is one fixed price covering freight, clearance, duties/taxes and final delivery.
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