Topped Toys review for ShipStation
Nov. 24, 2025
Shipstation has a stranglehold on shipping, so I still use them for some things. But they are exceedingly bad. For example, 19 days ago Shipstation changed international shipping defaults so that I am now covering duties and taxes for international shipments. But, they did not notify me or my team of this setting being defaulted to "on" all the time. The result is that I have accidentally incurred massive costs that were meant to be paid by my customers and that I did not account for. I'm still waiting on invoices to come in from my couriers to see what the total loss is. I contacted their support and they showed me how to turn this off. But when I asked about why it was set to on for 19 days, and why no one notified me of this critical change to defaults; the best I got was an apology. I wonder how many users are unwittingly incurring these fees. The setting is burried well below the customs declaration in an area with obscure an infrequently used settings, so I suspect that many users are not aware.
Thank you for taking the time to share this feedback, and we’re truly sorry for the frustration you’ve experienced. We understand how unexpected duties and taxes can significantly impact your business, and we take concerns like this very seriously. We did want to clarify one important point: the Delivered Duties Paid (DDP) option was not automatically enabled for merchants. This feature required an explicit opt-in through a Pendo in-app message. It’s possible that the prompt may have been missed or unintentionally dismissed, but we did not turn this setting on by default or make changes on behalf of users. That said, we completely understand how easily something like this can be overlooked, especially during busy order periods. Your experience highlights the importance of ensuring feature changes and optional settings are communicated as clearly as possible, and we’re actively reviewing how we can make that even better. Our team will be reaching out directly to discuss your situation and see what options we have to help make things right. If you have any immediate questions in the meantime, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We’re here to help!
