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Shipping from home in us to great britain
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Is it easy to ship from home in the US to England and Great Britain, or does it have to be done at the post office?

Thanks for your help!

Sandi
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asked almost 9 years ago

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I use paypal for all of my shipping , there is some restriction I believe but for the most part I have not had any problems shipping international . Plus you will get discount by using them , post office rates are higher if you ship out from one of there actual stores .

answered almost 9 years ago

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misskeech says: June 17, 2016

sleekhair, I use paypal also, but for internationl, it only shows envelopes, not packages. I just tried the other day, so i had to go to USPS to ship international.

EmbellishMart says: June 17, 2016

Are USPS rate higher also if you use them online? I’ve heard that it is.

EmbellishMart says: June 17, 2016

Thanks MissKeech for that info about PPal shipping.

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As long as you have the correct forms you can do it all from home. I have been shipping overseas for 15 years and being disabled find it difficult to get into Post Office. You can order customs forms online at USPS, they will be shipped to you, without this form you will have to go in to get it. You can also order the plastic cover that attaches the customs form to your package. It’s all free but you do need both items before you can mail to any country overseas.
Other than that it is just as easy to mail overseas as it is domestic.
Hope this helps

answered almost 9 years ago

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EmbellishMart says: July 17, 2016

Thanks so much, Karmakid. This has helped a lot. Need to check which have customs filled out in online form, and which require taped to pkg outside.

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Yes, I think its easy. I go to USPS and you can ship international online there, if you get a sale here, just copy the address into the USPS site.

answered almost 9 years ago

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EmbellishMart says: June 17, 2016

What about PPal? I’ve heard that it’s cheaper.

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You can also go online to find postal regulations for specific countries. Some require a receipt taped to the outside of the package for customs.

answered almost 9 years ago

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EmbellishMart says: June 17, 2016

Thanks for this info that I need to watch for.

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I asked at Etsy also, and was told that Etsy shipping provides a customs form when needed. Is a customs form needed for ANY international shipping? Or only to certain countries? Does PPal also provide customs forms? I shipped to France once, but did it at the USPS store, and had to fill out a customs form.

answered almost 9 years ago

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misskeech says: June 17, 2016

It depends. The ones i have done, actually were the customs form. Everything was filled out on the label all i had to do was sign it. I know it worked, the buyers received their items. It should tell you when you do the label.

misskeech says: June 17, 2016

And yes, if you go into the post office, you need to fill out a paper form. Most of the time, online, its not necessary. Just fill out all the info and make sure you sign it, and read carefully if anything else is needed.

misskeech says: June 17, 2016

Its much easier than it used to be.

EmbellishMart says: June 18, 2016

Thanks a bunch, MissKeech!

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