What does this cover?
Import Clearance is delivered as part of a confirmed shipping scope, with the responsibilities and charges stated in the quotation.
Service stage
Import Clearance
Import clearance is where the destination decides: duty and tax are assessed on the declared value, the tariff line is checked against the goods, and any certification or registration the country requires is verified. It is the stage most likely to add days, so it is planned for rather than assumed.
Destination-side import clearance under the agreed scope.
Evidence and reading
What project experience relates to this?
Case study
Full container of tiles delivered DDP to Indonesia
A renovation company that could not clear customs itself shipped a full container of tiles to Indonesia on a double-clearance, duty-paid, door-delivered scope.
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Read guide →Questions
What else do buyers ask?
Who handles customs and duties under DDP?
Under a confirmed DDP scope, Honour Ocean handles destination import clearance and settles duty and tax for the declared goods. Customs revaluation, inspection, remote delivery and special cargo exceptions are confirmed per shipment.
The quotation states the import arrangement, the dutiable value basis and the delivery area. If customs does not accept the declared value, the difference and any inspection cost are confirmed with you rather than absorbed silently into the original price.
Related stages and services
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