Will I Get a Surprise Customs Bill? How DDP Means the Price You See Is the Price You Pay
By this1nePublished July 5, 2026Updated
No. When you order from this store, import duties and taxes are already included in the price you pay at checkout, so nothing extra is collected when your parcel is delivered. This is called DDP, and it is the default on every order.
What does DDP mean?
DDP stands for Delivered Duty Paid. It means the seller pays all import duties and taxes before the item ships, so the buyer owes nothing to the courier on delivery. The opposite arrangement, DDU (Delivered Duty Unpaid), leaves the buyer to settle customs charges before the courier will hand over the parcel.
Why do surprise customs bills happen on other stores?
A surprise customs bill happens when a store ships DDU: the advertised price excludes import duty and local tax, and the courier collects those charges, plus a handling fee, at the door. On low-value print-on-demand orders the handling fee alone can rival the value of the item, which is why an unexpected customs invoice feels so steep.
How our pricing handles duties
The price shown on the product page is the full landed cost. Because most items are produced close to you, the majority of orders never cross a customs border at all. When an order does cross one, any applicable import duties and taxes are already included in that price, so there is no separate duty line at checkout and no invoice from the courier afterward. What you see is what you pay, and you can check the exact price and shipping for your own country on any product page.
How is this different from shipping?
Shipping and duties are two separate things. Shipping is the cost to physically move the parcel to you, shown as its own line during checkout. Duties and taxes are government import charges on the goods. DDP covers the second one; your shipping estimate covers the first. Both are settled up front, so nothing is owed on delivery.
Which countries does this cover?
Landed-cost pricing applies to every destination we ship to. For the orders that do cross a customs border, the duty is already built into the checkout total, so the amount at your door is the same as it was at checkout.
Frequently asked questions
- Will I have to pay customs when my order arrives?
- No. Import duties and taxes are included in the price you pay at checkout (DDP), so the courier collects nothing extra on delivery.
- What is the difference between DDP and DDU?
- DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) means the seller pays import duties before shipping, so the buyer owes nothing on delivery. DDU (Delivered Duty Unpaid) leaves the buyer to pay duty and a courier handling fee at the door.
- Is the duty charge shown as a separate line at checkout?
- No. The product price already includes any applicable duties and taxes for your destination. Shipping is shown as its own line; duties are not billed separately.
- Does duty-inclusive pricing apply to my country?
- Yes. Landed-cost pricing applies to every destination we ship to. Most orders are produced close to the buyer and never cross a customs border, and for those that do, the duty is already in the total.
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