Delivery & Storage
GETTING STARTED
Clients are offered the option either to take physical delivery via FedEx, USPS or UPS. Shipments require a signature and may include insurance coverage for a flat delivery fee of $30. Alternatively, clients may choose to store their metals at the Delaware Depository, which offers insured storage services.
DELAWARE DEPOSITORY SERVICE COMPANY
Delaware Depository Service Company (DDSC) is located in Wilmington, Delaware and is one of the world`s largest precious metal depositories that is insured by Lloyds of London. The entire facility has high-security vaults that are protected by numerous, redundant alarm and security devices that are independently monitored 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. All activity in and around the facility is captured on video. DDSC provides a full range of secure storage for clients, accounting, and shipping of precious metals to financial institutions and industrial companies worldwide.
DELAWARE’S TAX ADVANTAGES
With your precious metal and other physical assets stored at Delaware Depository Service Company (DDSC), you will enjoy many of the widely known tax breaks Delaware offers its business constituents and citizenry.
Delaware tax benefits include
- No state sales tax
- No personal property tax
- No inventory tax
- No commercial net worth tax
- No tax imposed on the payment of depository storage fees (as is required in New York)