Postal Delivered Duty Paid (PDDP)
Pay the import duties for your recipients
How PDDP works
Shipping to the USA
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Before shipping
PDDP is available for shipping goods with a value of up to and including USD 800.00. This service is now obligatory due to new US customs regulations and can be used for PostPac International and International small goods. Consignments with a higher goods value can only be sent by post using the standard procedure (DAP). If you would like to use PDDP, all you need is a billing relationship. When creating the shipping documents, select the option “I pay the costs” in the drop-down menu under “Customs duties, VAT and charges paid: (PDDP)”.
Registration is not required for this service.
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Completing the shipping documents
- Use the “Accompanying documents for international small goods” or “Create waybill (on account)” online services as usual.
- Please describe the goods as precisely as possible. E.g. “T-shirt, male, 100% cotton” instead of “clothing”.
- Declare your contents using the customs tariff number from the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
- Describe your items as precisely as possible. Generic terms such as “gifts” are not permitted and prevent your consignments from being processed as part of PDDP.
- Provide the correct goods value in USD. For sales merchandise, the selling price; for samples, gifts and repairs, the purchase value. A value such as USD 0.00 or USD 1.00 is not plausible from a customs perspective.
- Indicate the country of production as the country of origin.
- Please note the US import regulations, in particular for prohibited or regulated goods. (e.g. tobacco products (including cigars) and alcoholic beverages are not permitted with PDDP)
- Prior notification to the FDA is required for food, for example.
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After delivery
We will settle the costs incurred in connection with customs clearance on your usual monthly invoice. More information can be found under “Price”.
Please note
With PDDP, you can declare up to five article items. A maximum of 999 of each item is possible. If you would like to send more, we would be happy to check suitable shipping options with you. To do so, please contact our customer advisor.
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Price
Postal Delivered Duty Paid
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Per consignment CHF 10.00 |
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plus 2% disbursement fee |
How our invoicing works
We will invoice you the costs for the customs costs, which are passed on to us by the partner postal company. Invoicing is carried out once a month, around two to three months after shipment. For our service, we charge a fee of 10 francs per consignment and 2 percent of the amount set aside for customs.
An invoicing example for a shipment to the Unitet States
| Value of goods net | CHF 80.00 |
| Customs (e.g. originating in Switzerland; 15%) | CHF 12.00 |
| Subtotal | CHF 12.00 |
| 2% disbursement fee on customs duties | CHF 0.24 |
| PDDP fee | CHF 10.00 |
| Total costs (excl. postage) | CHF 22.24 |
Important information
The PDDP cycle using the example of an e-commerce shipment to the USA
- Individual pricing. You decide whether customs duties and fees are included in the price.
- Online shop order. Customers abroad order from your online shop.
- Shipment begins. You record the shipping documents online with us, select “PDDP assumption of costs” and hand over the consignment to Swiss Post; postage will be invoiced separately.
- Transport. We organize transport to the USA.
- Transfer of data. We forward your goods declaration to our partner, who determines the customs clearance.
- Registration and advance payment. Our partner registers your goods with CBP and makes the advance payment required for customs, which is invoiced to Swiss Post.
- Delivery to end customers. The foreign postal organization delivers the parcel.
- Monthly billing with business customers. Swiss Post charges all PDDP costs collectively in your monthly invoice.
Your contact options
How to contact us
Give us a call
CHF 0.08/min. from landline phones within Switzerland
Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. – 5.30 p.m.
Write to us
Post CH Ltd
Customer Service International
Wankdorfallee 4
3030 Berne