Mcmaster.com is the best e-commerce site I've ever used

Re:Mcmaster.com is the best e-commerce site I've ever used by hownottowrite on Monday September 26, 2022 @07:01AM (#32981553)

DDP is probably the only good solution here for most EU customers, but frankly the hassle and expense of doing business in the EU is what keeps most US e-commerce companies from entering the market.

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Re:Mcmaster.com is the best e-commerce site I've ever used by situationista on Monday September 26, 2022 @08:57AM (#32982530)

I tried googling DDP but couldn't find it - do you know the URL?

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Re:Mcmaster.com is the best e-commerce site I've ever used by zrobotics on Monday September 26, 2022 @09:36AM (#32982955)

It is a shipping term, it stands for deluvered duty paid. Basically, customs duties are paid by the shipper and the item is delivered directly to the customer. From a logistics perspective it is a massive PITA, but for DTC sales in the EU it's the preferred option.

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/delivery-duty-paid.asp

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Re:Mcmaster.com is the best e-commerce site I've ever used by Luc on Monday September 26, 2022 @09:30AM (#32982876)

It stands for 'Delivery Duty Paid', i.e. customs charges, import tariffs, taxes, handling charges are included in the price and don't arrive as an unwelcome surprise.

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Re:Mcmaster.com is the best e-commerce site I've ever used by hownottowrite on Monday September 26, 2022 @08:20PM (#32990336)

I see a couple other folks jumped in. It’s basically a way to estimate duties and taxes up front so the EU customer knows the full price before they order.

The reality it that most EU customers already know the price before they order (or have a good idea it’s going to be 20% more). But they like to pretend they don’t.

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