DDP-paid shipping explained: why your invoice in Texas matches the one in Dubai

Three letters that show up on every product page and every shipping page on this site: DDP-paid. They're also the single most-misunderstood part of buying mining hardware internationally. So here's the plain-language version.

What DDP-paid actually means

DDP stands for Delivered Duty Paid. It's a standard Incoterm, the international trade vocabulary that defines who pays for what during cross-border shipment. Under DDP, the seller is responsible for:

• Export documentation from origin (Hong Kong)
• International freight
• Insurance during transit
• Import customs clearance at destination
• All import duties and taxes
• Final delivery to your door

The buyer is responsible for: receiving the package and signing for it.

That's it. There is no separate customs invoice that arrives a week after the miner. There is no broker phone call demanding a clearance fee. There is no parcel held at the airport waiting for VAT payment. The price on the product page is the landed cost.

Why this matters

The alternative, and the way most ASIC sellers actually operate, is DAP (Delivered at Place) or worse, EXW (Ex Works). Under DAP, the seller gets the package to your country and the buyer handles import. Under EXW, the seller hands the package to a courier in Hong Kong and the buyer is responsible for every step after that.

In practice, this means a buyer in Germany ordering under DAP discovers, usually two days after the package crosses into the EU, that DHL has held it pending €4,200 of VAT and import duty, plus a €120 brokerage fee. That cost was never on the invoice. The unit suddenly costs 20% more than the price they paid.

Under DDP-paid, that cost is already in the invoice. There's no surprise. Whether you're in Texas, Dubai, Berlin, or São Paulo, the price next to the product is the price you pay.

What we absorb

For destinations on our standard DDP map, the price covers:

• Import duty: typically 0 to 8% depending on country and HS code classification
• VAT / GST / sales tax: varies widely by jurisdiction (0% in the US for most miners, 20% in the UK, 7% in Singapore, etc.)
• Brokerage fees: what the courier charges to handle the customs paperwork on your behalf
• Outbound freight: Hong Kong to your country
• Last-mile delivery: courier from the import gateway to your address

None of these appear as line items on your invoice. They're built into the all-in price.

What it doesn't cover

Three things DDP-paid does not handle:

• Income or business taxes in your jurisdiction. If you have to report your mining business and pay tax on revenue, that's separate from import, we can't touch it.
• Building / facility permits for installation. Some jurisdictions require permits for high-power continuous loads. That's on you.
• Restricted-destination orders. Some countries (US-sanctioned regions, certain CIS jurisdictions, parts of Africa) we can't ship to under DDP because the duty calculation isn't reliably available or the local courier infrastructure doesn't support it. We'll tell you before you pay if your address falls in that category.

The pricing mechanic

Different countries have very different duty rates on mining hardware. Why is the price the same for every buyer?

Because we average. The product page price reflects a blended landed cost that's realistic across our top destination markets. We make slightly more on a US shipment (low duty) than on an EU shipment (VAT), and over thousands of orders the math levels out.

The trade-off is simplicity. You don't have to enter your address before seeing the price. You don't have to wait for a quote. You don't have to wonder whether the price will jump at checkout. The price you see is the price.

How it shows up at checkout

On any order under $5,000, shipping is a small flat fee that covers courier handling. On any order over $5,000, shipping is free. In both cases, all duties and taxes are already included in the unit price. The cart total is the total.

The trust signal

Why we make a point of explaining this: DDP-paid is the single clearest indicator that a vendor isn't about to surprise you. Anyone who can't commit to landed-cost pricing either doesn't understand their own supply chain or is hoping the import surprises become your problem instead of theirs. That's not a vendor you want a $50,000 transaction with.

If you're still working through your first international ASIC purchase and want to validate the math against your specific country before ordering, message us. We'll walk you through exactly which costs are included for your destination and confirm the all-in landed cost before you pay.

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