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Door to door or ex works: who pays what?

With door to door delivery, the workshop sends your order by parcel to your address and you pay the postage on your quotation. With ex works Lima, your own forwarder collects it and you arrange the rest. In both cases the buyer normally pays import VAT and any duty.

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By Hermanos Alpaca · 3 November 2026

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Door to door first, ex works Lima second

Door to door and ex works Lima compared
	Door to door	Ex works Lima
Who books the transport	The workshop, by parcel with Exporta Fácil and Serpost	You, with your own forwarder
Transport cost	Postage on your quotation, per box on real weight	Your forwarder's invoice
Export from Peru	The workshop	The workshop
Documents	Sent with the order	Ready for your forwarder
Time in transit	15 to 30 working days from collection	Set by your forwarder
Import VAT and duty	Normally you, as the importer	You, as the importer
Who to ask	The collective, at the quotation	The collective and your forwarder

Who pays VAT on a delivery to the door?

Door to door delivery works like the trade term DAP: the seller delivers to your address, and the buyer normally handles the import and pays duty and import VAT. A VAT registered business can normally deduct import VAT in its own VAT return. The rules differ per country, so the collective goes through them with you at the quotation.