Colissimo, tracked letter: unable to ship to the USA | Selling on eBay

adnxy · 2026-04-07T08:34:31.840000Z

Hello, my partner just sold a very lightweight bracelet to the USA, and had planned on €5.05 for tracked mail. But it turns out that tracked letters to the USA no longer exist; you have to use Colissimo. And then, surprise: it’s the sender who has to pay the customs fees (already charged to the buyer by eBay). Total of the joke: around €45 paid by the seller (shipping + customs) This situation makes any sale to the USA virtually impossible. Apparently tracked mail will be reinstated at the end of April, but the customs fees will still be paid by the seller. Is eBay planning to take this situation into account in its system? Ideally, eBay should collect the customs fees from the buyer and pass them on to the seller, who would then pass them on to the Post Office. It’s absurd. Have you had the same experiences with the US recently?

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