GSP UK to US Costs very expensive

[hashtagcurios]

We've been selling for many years and have used the Global Shipping Programme since it started for International Sales. Whilst the shipping costs are sometimes higher the protection we receive as a seller is worth it for us and we still make plenty of sales from all over the world.

However, we've noticed the GSP cost of shipping an item from the UK to the US has suddenly become very expensive compared to a few weeks ago. What was £15-£25 for the customer is now over £100. This applies to all the listings we've checked so far from different categories and all are small parcels. This will certainly deter US customers from purchasing anything from the UK. The Royal Mail cost is about £20 for the same service but not something we want to offer to customers at the moment.

Shipping to other country GSP costs are as they should be and are within the price range normally charged.

Does anyone know why the US costs have increased to such an excessive level? 

Do other sellers have the same issue with the US costs being over £100 for every item?

[ev-530680]

Yh sorry my bad , I didn't read your comment properly before I replied that second post. My fault. Not sure how they can declare items coming from UK used as made in China. But I understand what you're trying to say now Thanks for that info. Contradicting sources to it online though etc. But no reason ebay should be doing this like we said no other courier is. I think I will jist have to switch off shipping to the USA, its not worth the problems now sadly

[vintage-emporium-jedburgh]

Entered country of origin  ,weight,  size.

age.colour,theme,  etc etc etc etc blah blah blah

and BINGO cost reduced  for a 2kg small packet to the USA from £137

down to £121

its  ridiculous even insulting !

[vintage-emporium-jedburgh]

Ps

item was made in the uk  90 years ago from uk materials 

[edwardian-dreams]

I wonder if these tariffs apply to “used” clothing

i mean why would they

[hashtagcurios]

Looks like shipping to the US has been removed from UK listings now.......plus think there's a new bug in the system. Message from a US customer asking if we ship there - the Global Shipping country option in the listings, when checked no longer includes the US and states we may not ship to the US!! To check costs we usually change the country but on this occasion the country option went blank and now delivery in the listing just states "varies" with no option to get back to the postage screen.....yet another software bug!!! Has anyone else seen this?

[moviesmoviesmovies]

Just had the same. Message from a customer asking if we ship to the US. Found this strange as we sell lots to the States and checked this listing and others and no option to ship to USA available. No word from eBay as to it being removed as an option that I can see.

[4_bathrooms]

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@moviesmoviesmovies wrote:

Just had the same. Message from a customer asking if we ship to the US. Found this strange as we sell lots to the States and checked this listing and others and no option to ship to USA available. No word from eBay as to it being removed as an option that I can see.

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