Just got an email that I'm set up with eBay international shipping

[haddonfieldmedia]

Finally some good news for us. Check your inbox, just got the email about 10 minutes ago. Not sure how it all works yet but just wanted to get the word out there.

[dinomitesales]

You may not be able to justify it, but many people will.

We all know how expensive things are to order through eIS in the USA.

The fact that the program has lasted this many years (and thrived, adapted, and expanded) indicates that there is a market for the service, and lots of people use it.

I don't see how it would "bleed" sales when it opens up your items to a worldwide audience that most sellers didn't have access to (usually by choice). For most people, unless you were already shipping to every country serviced by eIS, this is a huge bonus that they literally don't have to lift a finger to take advantage of.

And you can still offer your existing shipping options to customers - it will show on your listing right alongside the eIS offerings, allowing the buyer to choose which one they'd like to use. If you already have a low-cost shipping option the US or another country then eIS will have no affect on your sales.

If anything was "bleeding" sales it was the removal of de minimis and the Canada Post strike, but not eIS.

[sapphyres-designer-jewellery]

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@easoss wrote:

I totally disagree. You're talking exceptions rather than the basic rule. Personally I love baseball cards and being in Canada the best collection of stuff is in the USA. I see so much interesting stuff priced in the $5-$10 range. But the EIS in the USA would charge me $18 for shipping. I can't justify this outrageous cost. I haven't bought any item from a US seller in over 8 years. At one time it was roughly $5 for shipping. Unless you have very unique or the rarest of the rare items this will bleed sales guaranteed.

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With CP being on strike, I can't ship my under $20 items cheap, they are going with Stallion for 4x cost. I haven't sold very many under $20 items as a result. When CP comes back I'll be able to offer cheap shipping again. I can't imagine trying to sell these things with EIS (even if they would accept what I sell, which they don't, so there's no point in being enrolled for me).

C.

[cottagewoman]

The sales 'bleed' occured on August 29. More like homicide with the carotid artery slashed open with a machete.

Hoping that once enrolled I can get back 20-30% of the US sales. Then I can get out of limp mode in this reselling rig with the CEL flashing red.

[rdemaree]

I noticed that you sell books and that on your listings with the EIS program it says the customer will have to pay import fees into the USA. This doesnt seem accurate since books shouldnt have any duties. 

[marnotom!]

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@rdemaree wrote:

I noticed that you sell books and that on your listings with the EIS program it says the customer will have to pay import fees into the USA. This doesnt seem accurate since books shouldnt have any duties. 

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“Import fees” can be any charges related to the importation of an item, not just tariffs or duties. The way they’re defined on the listing page, they sound like a type of brokerage charge.

[rdemaree]

I figured that might be it. That is 3X what Chitchats charges for brokerage! 

$26 vs $10 (both including brokerage for similar size/ priced items) seems pretty wild! to be fair the listing I saw was in Montreal and I am in Toronto but I cant see that making a huge difference in cost. The price will still likely be hovering around double.

I can only see this program being objectively beneficial for larger/ high dollar/ hard to find items and for people who live in rural or remote suburban areas and have no other choice. 

[flipistics]

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@rdemaree wrote:

I noticed that you sell books and that on your listings with the EIS program it says the customer will have to pay import fees into the USA. This doesnt seem accurate since books shouldnt have any duties. 

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What makes you think that books shouldn't have any tariffs or duties?

[rdemaree]

There is a carveout for informational materials from the tariffs via one of the executive orders. No matter what the origin country of the book is. 

[flipistics]

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@rdemaree wrote:

There is a carveout for informational materials from the tariffs via one of the executive orders. No matter what the origin country of the book is. 

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It's interesting. Some of the shippers are indicating that books aren't exempt and some of them are indicating that they are.  I don't have a Zonos account so I can't check there. It definitely appears that eIS currently is, at least for some books.

[haddonfieldmedia]

Before the strike I sent a handful of books (some made in China even) duty free via zonos. DVDs, Blu-ray, CDs, as well.

[regs43]

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@flipistics wrote:

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@rdemaree wrote:

There is a carveout for informational materials from the tariffs via one of the executive orders. No matter what the origin country of the book is. 

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It's interesting. Some of the shippers are indicating that books aren't exempt and some of them are indicating that they are.  I don't have a Zonos account so I can't check there. It definitely appears that eIS currently is, at least for some books.

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Canada Post has different rules for shipping then courriers (which stallion and Chit chats fall under)

IEEPA tariffs apply to courreirs where as it seems with Postal Shipments its not applied to some items  (books, and other items like sports cards under 4911.91 etc)

This is my understanding of it

[wapitibooks]

Zonos and ChitChats Brokers does'nt charge import fees on books, DVD and music for Canadian made items to the US.   But the eis seems to make the customer pay them.  Hope they will fix this at some point.

[paccoin]

Yet another hapless EBay program ....the Canadian version of the International Shipping Program.

WE sell  collector Coins and related ... not allowed ! 
**bleep** EBay? As if 2025 hasn't been ugly enough.

Just about ready to dump online EBay selling after 25 years!

[marnotom!]

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@paccoin wrote:

Yet another hapless EBay program ....the Canadian version of the International Shipping Program.

WE sell  collector Coins and related ... not allowed ! 

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The US version of eIS doesn’t handle stamps, coins, or paper money, either.

[sapphyres-designer-jewellery]

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@marnotom! wrote:

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@paccoin wrote:

Yet another hapless EBay program ....the Canadian version of the International Shipping Program.

WE sell  collector Coins and related ... not allowed ! 

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The US version of eIS doesn’t handle stamps, coins, or paper money, either.

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I got enrolled in eIS a few  years ago (without my approval) and an item to Canada sold through eIS (this is when I shipped everything from NY). It was an exonumia medal in the coins catgory, they handled it and delivered it to my customer in Canada. Then I figured out in a hurry how to opt out, that customer paid quite a bit more having me ship it to the eIS US hub and have it forwarded to Canada.

C.

[troys_toys1]

Congrats! I'm curious to know how your shipping prices have changed? What kind of increase you have seen your buyers paying? Normally shipping used clothing for me has ranged mostly in the $6-$12 CAD per package pre EIS, I haven't got the email yet so I'm not yet enrolled, I still have to see how prices will change for me.