International selling

Question

After 22 yrs. I no longer want to sell internationally. What is the best way to make sure this does not happen? Thanks........

shipscript · Answer

@teamcow550

This is the best time ever to sell internationally on eBay. I've been exporting for over 40 years, and exporting is rapidly becoming a more tangled web of bureaucratic paperwork. However, eBay's International Shipping (EIS) takes that headache away for the seller, handles all the paperwork and new European rules, and puts the charges on the buyer. In doing so, eBay EIS may still block some countries that a seller might be able to address individually.

When you opt into EIS, your part of the sale ends when the item is safely delivered to the EIS hub in Illinois. From there, the EIS program takes control of the sale. Any problems with customs, damage, or returns are handled by EIS, who will collect the item, liquidate it locally, and refund the buyer. Beyond the EIS hub, the seller is no longer in the picture and keeps the payout.

Additionally, EIS will determine if an item is exportable to a country. If not, that country will be blocked at the listing level. Items can be blocked due to embargoes, product rulings, or price thresholds. These are all handled by EIS.

So, if you are not already using EIS, be sure to enroll right away. EIS has been available for well over the past year. If you have been exporting the hard way, I highly recommend getting into EIS.

https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/shipping-items/shipping-options/ebay-international-shipping?id=5348

If you can not enroll in EIS and want to get out of managing international shipping, then block every continent and country on your account settings (except the US)

https://www.ebay.com/ship/prf

and remove all international shipping options from all of your listings (which you can handled in bulk through Seller Hub).