The Direct Answer
DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) means the supplier handles all customs, duty, and delivery costs up to your dock. For UK domestic orders this is the default; for international orders it’s a quote option.
The Slightly Longer Explanation
DDP shifts the customs and duty burden from the receiving buyer to the supplier. The pallet arrives at your dock with all paperwork cleared — your team doesn’t deal with customs, doesn’t pay duty separately, doesn’t chase brokers.
For UK domestic pallet deliveries the equivalent applies automatically — there’s no customs leg, and the pallet lands on quoted terms without extra paperwork.
For international orders, DDP is a quote option that simplifies receiving at the cost of a higher headline price. Buyers who run their own customs broker often prefer DAP or other terms to keep that leg in-house.
Buyer Checklist
Before you act on the answer above, run through this:
- Decide which Incoterm matches your buyer profile (DDP, DAP, or other)
- Confirm the quote shows the chosen term explicitly
- If DDP, confirm what’s bundled (duty, VAT, broker fees) and what’s not
- If non-DDP, confirm who handles the customs leg before the pallet ships
Where This Sits In The Bigger Picture
This is an answer page — short by design, anchored to one question. The longer-form reasoning lives in the linked pages below.
Related reading:
The qualification wizard is the next step when you’re ready to turn the answer into a quote.
