DDP for Shipping to the UK from Ireland

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Topic summary

A business currently ships from Ireland to the UK using DAP (Delivered at Place) terms and is considering switching to DDP (Delivered Duty Paid).

Current Setup:

  • Using DAP shipping
  • Collecting UK VAT only on orders under £135
  • Courier collects UK VAT from customers
  • No duty currently applies on orders under £135

Questions About DDP Switch:

  • Whether the £135 duty threshold changes under DDP
  • If they’ll need to collect UK VAT on all orders (not just under £135)
  • Whether Shopify’s DDP settings need configuration when using UPS as courier

Planned Approach:

  • Building duty costs into pricing (hidden from customers)
  • UPS will invoice them per order for duties
  • A screenshot shows Shopify’s DDP configuration options

The discussion remains open with the business seeking clarification on VAT collection requirements and technical setup when transitioning to DDP terms with UPS.

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Hi there,

We have been using DAP to ship parcels to the UK

We are looking into using DDP instead,

Currently, there is no duty on orders under £135

If we move to DDP, does this change?

Also we currently only collect UK vat at checkout for orders under £135

Our courier collects UK VAT from the customer.

if we move to DDP. I take it we will collect UK VAT on all UK orders,

Any advice appreciated,

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Hi Josh,

Thanks for your reply,

I’m going to build the duty into our pricing, as i don’t want to display this to our customers.

We are going to use UPS & they will invoice us for it, per order.

I see Shopify has DDP settings,

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Do i have to set this up too, if im using UPS?

Thanks!

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