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You can place your order online, or alternatively, by submitting an order form by fax or regular mail. We ship items worldwide.

When placing an order by either method, please make sure to provide a contact phone number for delivery. Failure to provide a contact phone number may cause a shipping delay.

   
  ORDERING OPTIONS   PAYMENT AND SHIPPING    
Placing an order online
To purchase an item online, click on the Buy now link. Then select the applicable shipping and sales tax option, and add the item into your shopping basket. If you encounter problems "checking out", please ensure you have enabled your browser to accept cookies from paypal.com. After you submit your payment, you will be automatically redirected back to The Open Group’s site to confirm your contact number for delivery.

Placing an order offline
To purchase an item offline, click download an order form, fill out, and submit either by fax at: (415) 276-3760, or by regular mail at: The Open Group, 44 Montgomery Street, Suite 960, San Francisco, CA 94104-4704, USA.
Download the order form

Publications freely available for download
Many of our electronic publications can be downloaded free-of-charge; selected publications are free to The Open Group members only. All free publications are clearly marked.

Note about corrigenda
The Open Group may need to issue formal corrections to a technical standard or other publication from time to time. A List of corrigenda is provided. If a corrigendum applies, a clear indication is given in the relevant catalog entry for that publication. You should be aware that corrigenda may be applied to the electronic version of a publication. If so, this will be documented in the preface.

Problems with your order?
If you experience an error during online checkout, please verify that you have enabled cookies in your browser for paypal.com. If you are using American Express Corporate Card, please either order via fax or use a different credit card. American Express has decided to decline corporate card transactions through PayPal. For any other problems, please feel free to email us.

* Please note that our PayPal account is in the name of X/Open Company Ltd, a registered company in England & Wales.

Queries related to orders

 

 

Payment options
We accept VISA, MasterCard/EuroCard, Discover, American Express, Switch and Solo.

We currently use PayPal* for secure processing of all electronic payments. Please note that at this time, the only PayPal transactions American Express accepts are transactions where a personal card is used; all corporate card PayPal transactions are declined. If you wish to pay with American Express Corporate Card, please submit your order by fax. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Shipping charge and local taxes
The shipping rate depends on your delivery location:

  1. delivery within the 48 United States continental states (US),
  2. delivery within the United Kingdom (UK), or
  3. delivery outside of both the US and UK. The specific shipping charge applicable to your order will be displayed before you add the item in your shopping basket.

Depending on your location, a local sales tax may be applicable. Hard copy publications are zero rated for Value Added Tax (VAT) in the EEC, including the UK. CD-ROMs, license plates and electronic publications are liable to VAT in the EEC. US state taxes are applicable where the delivery address for the publications is in California (7.25%) or Massachusetts (5%). The state taxes do not apply to the postage and packing/shipping charges.

Shipping methods and times
Most of the orders are shipped from the UK. We aim to dispatch items within 5 working days as long as you provide a contact phone number for delivery. Unless noted on the item, we use courier shipments within the US and outside the UK, and recorded delivery within the UK . Courier shipments reach most destinations within 72 hours of dispatch.

 

 

   
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