Delivery terms

Element type: Required for Advanced Features

Endpoints used: CreateNexusParameters, TransactionParameterModel, TransactionLineParameterModel

If your integration is going to be certified against the Customs Duty and Import Tax Advanced features, then you must provide a way for users to specify the incoterms (delivery terms) associated with their company. AvaTax supports the following delivery terms:

DDP: Delivered Duty Paid
DAP: Delivered at Place

In addition, be sure that you recognize how the importer of record can affect delivery terms. Specifically, if the seller is not the importer of record, and the delivery terms are DDP, then the seller will be acting as the buyer's agent. The seller is also responsible for filing and remitting tax.

Specifying the delivery terms is done using theDeliveryTerms parameter during Nexus creation. This can also be overwritten in a transaction at either the line level or document level.

"parameters":[
    {
        "name": "DeliveryTerms",
        "value": "DAP"
    }
]