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Enable duties-paid (DDP) shipments to the U.S. and EU with clear choices, proven integrations, compliant labels, and simple operations.

Build a compliant, low-friction path to DDP for U.S.- and EU-bound postal shipments. Use Zonos to integrate with IPC and UPU, and choose the model that fits your operation.

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To the United States 

Zonos has supported compliant DDP shipments to the United States since August 29, 2025.

Executive Order: U.S. de minimis

What changes on August 29, 2025 and why origin collection is required.

Qualified party

How qualified parties keep U.S.-bound packages flowing.

U.S. duty remittance

How Zonos remits duty and the related liabilities.

Free Dashboard for shippers

Help shippers price with duties included using no-cost tools.

Gifts

When bona fide gifts are duty-free and how to handle them.


To the European Union 

New EU regulation effective July 1, 2026: the EUR 150 de minimis threshold is abolished and replaced by a flat EUR 3 duty per B2C shipment. Zonos acts as the third-party declarant so destination posts don't have to take on indirect representation liability.

EU import duty regulation

What changes on July 1, 2026 and why the new flat EUR 3 duty creates a compliance gap.

Third-party declarant

How Zonos acts as the EU declarant for postal imports.

Verified accounts

How businesses sign up with Zonos to keep shipping to the EU.

IPC integration

How Zonos provides declarant data to EU destination posts via IPC.


Integrations 

Use existing postal standards—no need to rebuild.

IPC and Zonos

Leverage IPC PDDP and ITMATT to calculate and remit U.S. duties.

UPU and Zonos

Capture data & compliance via UPU CDS.


Duty collection 

Choose who collects: you, Zonos, or a hybrid—stay simple and compliant.

Collection by post

Operator and shipper tools when you collect duties yourself.

Collection frameworks

Decide between build, hybrid, or partner.

Retail counter (Escher, UPU CDS)

Collect duties at the counter with simple workflows.

Shipping platforms

Record and validate duty collection with partners.

Post shipping platform

Enable prepaid markers and validation in your systems.

Third-party shipping platform

What external platforms must implement for compliance.


Collection by Zonos

Zonos collects and remits U.S. duties for you.

Verified Accounts

Direct duty billing to your business shippers.

Zonos Prepay

Individuals/SMBs pay duties in minutes.

Exception handling

Use Sender Collect to resolve unpaid cases.


Technical details 

Prove duties are paid before dispatch.

Shipping label compliance

Declaration IDs, Account Keys, QR markers, tracking links.

Declaration ID

Retrieve duty status and auto-fill customs documentation.

Account keys

Auto-generate Declaration IDs for approved shippers.

Frontend label setup

Embed prepaid markers and QR in label templates.


Operations for U.S. DDP 

Runbooks and billing flows once you’re live.

Identifying a non-compliant package

Spot and handle unpaid or mismatched shipments.

Billing for posts through Zonos

How invoices work when Zonos remits duties.

Billing through the UPU Clearing House

How settlement via UPU*Clearing will work.

Pricing

Models and considerations for duty pricing and fees.

Agreement and terms

Program terms and partner requirements.


Essential tools 

Zonos Prepay app

Pay U.S. duties in minutes with a photo.

Zonos Dashboard for Posts

Classification, quoting, visibility, invoicing, reporting.


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  • Postal
  • To the United States
  • To the European Union
  • Integrations
  • Duty collection
  • Technical details
  • Operations for U.S. DDP
  • Essential tools