Importer of Record

Ship more abroad. We take on customs.

Outpost becomes the importer of record for your physical goods crossing borders.

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Product

Import into new countries with Outpost as your importer of record.

Sell to distributors and retailers abroad

Product catalogue with local prices in several currencies and each product’s HS classification or its review status

Sell to distributors and retailers abroad

Clear customs once

Ship your stock into the country in bulk. Outpost acts as the importer of record, clears the shipment in one import and pays the duties and import taxes due.

Sell from local stock

Outpost sells the goods to your local distributors, wholesalers and retailers as the local reseller, with a local invoice their finance team can use, and delivery comes from stock already in the country.

Leave customs to us

Import order with its VAT, duty and fee breakdown, the customer, and the payment and line items with HS codes

Leave customs to us

Product classification

We assign the tariff (HS) code to each product, which sets the duty rate for consumer orders and bulk imports.

Import declarations

For bulk shipments, we file the import declarations with customs.

Import records

We keep the import records for as long as the law requires.

Import liability

On the bulk imports we cover, Outpost is the importer of record, so customs and the tax office deal with us.

Set-up

Your customers pay once, at checkout.

Duties and import taxes are in the price your customers see. We calculate them for each order and settle them with the carrier, so parcels arrive with nothing to pay.

Scheme

  1. Customer to Merchant: your customer pays the price shown (incl. duties and import taxes)
  2. Merchant to Outpost: one API call per order: we calculate the duties
  3. Outpost to Carrier: we settle the duties and import taxes
  4. Carrier to Customer: delivered with nothing to pay

Selling to consumers as well? Consider Merchant of Record: with Outpost as the legal reseller, your payments work as domestic.

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FAQ

How is IOR different from merchant of record?

IOR covers the import. Merchant of record covers the sale and the payment. You can use one, or both together.

What stays my responsibility?

Accurate product data, including description, origin and value, and making sure your products meet the destination country’s rules.

Which countries do you cover?

Tell us where you want to ship, and we’ll confirm what’s live.

How much does it cost?

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Wherever you’re going, we’re already there.

Sell globally without the operational complexity. Book a demo and see how we can help you sell wherever you want.

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