Prepay duties on U.S. imports. Snap a photo, AI auto-fills customs details (or enter your own), pay in your currency, and get a QR code/Declaration ID for U.S. shipping.
Easily calculate and prepay U.S. duties with Zonos Prepay. Just snap a picture of the items you’re shipping, and our AI fills in the customs details for you, including calculating duty cost. Review/edit the information, pay instantly in your own currency, and ship with confidence. Prefer to enter your item information manually? That’s supported too (no photo required).
Prepay guide: https://zonos.com/docs/postal/tools-for-shippers/zonos-prepay).
Why Zonos Prepay:
- Free account (no subscription costs).
- Prepay duties when required to continue shipping postal to the U.S.
- Save time with auto-filled customs declarations based on a quick photo (or manually enter the item information yourself, if preferred)
- Get accurate, guaranteed duty and tax totals with HTS codes. Neither you nor your recipient will have to pay additional duties, even if customs re-assess your shipment.
- Pay as you go: Pay a clearance/processing fee per shipment, along with the duty cost
- Get a QR code & Declaration ID for smooth shipping.
- 20 languages, local currencies and payment methods.
How It Works:
1. Create a free account.
2. Select the post you are shipping with (currently supports Canada Post).
3. Click “Add items manually” to enter your item information yourself, or click “Take a picture” to take a photo and have the app auto-populate your item information. You can include all items in one photo, or take multiple photos. Note: Only include items that are shipping within the same box. If you are shipping multiple boxes, only enter and pay for one box at a time, so you get a Declaration ID for each box.
4. Review/edit the item information, then click “Calculate duties” to get the duty costs and associated processing/clearance fees for your shipment.
5. Pay in your own currency. Payment covers both duties and the clearance/processing fee.
6. Present your QR code/Declaration ID at drop-off to confirm duties are prepaid.
If you have questions, please contact our support team at support@zonos.com.
Who It’s For:
Individuals and small businesses shipping to the United States, plus postal operators needing a compliant prepayment solution.
Compliance Note:
U.S. regulations require prepaid duties for postal shipments under $800 USD (effective Aug 29, 2025). Zonos Prepay ensures compliance and eliminates delays. Supports Canada Post, USPS (U.S. territories), Cyprus Post, and QazPost, with more countries coming soon.
I was in a US post Office in the US Virgin Islands. I had to download and use the app to mail a used book to the continental US. The app worked quickly, accurately identified my used book and told me no tariff was due but then charged me $1.50 for the scan. Why is there a tariff scan required between the US and its territories?
Developer Response
Hi JAMcReader, thank you for sharing your experience! I'm glad the app made the process easy for you. The $1.50 fee covers Zonos guaranteeing the calculation, as well as the data transfer of submitting the data to CBP. If CBP reassesses the shipment (or if the U.S. changes the duty rules after your ship but before delivery, as we have seen happen a lot lately, and duties become due for your shipment), Zonos will pay that cost. You can be sure that you will not be charged more later, and your recipient in the U.S. will not be asked to pay more before delivery either.Certain U.S. territories such as U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Northern Mariana Islands lie outside the U.S. customs territory, meaning goods shipped from them to the mainland United States are treated as imports and may be subject to duties, similar to goods from foreign countries. This is due to federal law (e.g., 19 CFR § 7.2), which excludes these territories from the U.S. customs territory.
Quickly calculates US duties
Matthew_M22
The Zonos PrePay app has been super helpful to understand the different duties that are required with the new US tariffs. All I have to do is take a picture of the items that I’m going to ship and it calculates the duties immediately.
Great app
Jollyman0977
Solves the tariff issue
Developer Response
Hello, we really appreciate the positive review, thank you!!
HORRIBLE INCOMPENTENT AND USELESS
DFDSFAD
THE APP DIDN’T LET ME COMPLETE SIGNING UP AFTER 5 TRIES. IT’S WORTHLESS
- New postal partners
- Improved address validation — Character counters and automatic cleanup of unsupported characters
- Faster app startup — Reduced load times, especially on Android
- Bug fixes and stability improvements
Version 1.17.2
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Information
Seller
iGlobal Exports LLC
Size
70.9 MB
Category
Business
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
