@mysalonsavings
Would ship internationally myself if I knew how to do it.
Start with the Advanced Sell Your Item form.
Don't sell outside of North America, Europe, Japan and Australia for the moment.
When you get to the Ships To section, choose Calculated Shipping
Choose Custom Destination.
Choose Canada.
Enter the shipping service you want to use (Canada services are different and cheaper than overseas)
Choose Custom Destination again.
Choose UK, France, Germany, Japan, Australia, perhaps Europe
Enter the shipping service you want to use
Lower on the form enter the dimensions and weight of your item- with packaging. Just as you would for domestic Calculated Shipping.
And the system will tell your customer how much shipping will be.
When you ship, if you use Paypal shipping you will automatically get a shipping label with the appropriate customs information. This includes what the item is.
Sometimes you will want to make this clear -used dress for example, and sometimes you will want to fudge - medallions instead of coins, or used book instead of Fifty Shades of Grey to a country with strict censorship laws.
Enter the place of MANUFACTURE not your own location in Item Specifics.
I usually write the HS code on the package and keep a list of my commonly used ones (book, toy, garment) in my daybook. https://www.foreign-trade.com/reference/hscode.htm
HS codes are useful enough that you should be adding them to GSP packages too. They prevent your carefully packaged shipment being carelessly opened and repacked to confirm the contents.
It looks complicated, but basically you are telling the border clerk what the thing is, where it was made, and its value (without shipping costs). And you have most of that in your description already.
