DO NOT SHIP TO RUSSIA, PERIOD

[mocb]

Starting Sunday, January 28, NO goods, only documents, will be allowed to cross the Russian border unless they are shipped by a business to a business in Russia. NO goods will be allowed to cross the border that are shipped by ot to an individual, period. As far as I know, this onlt apples to shipments originating in the USA

THis is an absolute fact and should not be ignored.

Why does ebay allow these transactions to proceed when there is no chance of delivery?

It would seem that it is difficult, if not impossible to have any transactions with Russia. The seller protection, what little exists, would not apply. Even if the Russian buyer could provide a Russian business ship to address, how would the buyer get that address to show up on the paypal payment?  

http://crossborder.fedex.com/us/assets/prohibited-restricted/russia/index.shtml

These already in place restrictions made in nearly impossible to send much of anything to Russia. Now, EVERYTHING, save documents, is banned.

When will ebay acknowledge this situation and stop enabling transactions that cannot be delivered.

Could it have anything to do with the final value fees being collected?

[tofu107]

delivered to a countyry (Russia) IS Not like delivering to buyer address,you get no protection.

Russians like big diamond ring set in 18k gold.

Russian customs have called in diamond experts as they dont believe you can find a 3 carat diamond ring on Ebay for 80 dollars.

Siberian post office has begged Siberians to stop buying on internet,they cant handle the volume.  

USPS seems to be the bestway to ship,but private insurers do not insure Russia or if they do,insurance ceases at the border or when the plane landed on Russian soil.

you may want to look into USPS registered mail,you can buy insurance .

Someone once said shipping to Russia and throwing the package into trash can achieve the same result. 

[stuff4divas]

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@tofu107wrote:

delivered to a countyry (Russia) IS Not like delivering to buyer address,you get no protection.

Russians like big diamond ring set in 18k gold.

Russian customs have called in diamond experts as they dont believe you can find a 3 carat diamond ring on Ebay for 80 dollars.

Siberian post office has begged Siberians to stop buying on internet,they cant handle the volume.  

USPS seems to be the bestway to ship,but private insurers do not insure Russia or if they do,insurance ceases at the border or when the plane landed on Russian soil.

you may want to look into USPS registered mail,you can buy insurance .

Someone once said shipping to Russia and throwing the package into trash can achieve the same result. 

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OMG! Delivered DOES mean delivered to the customer's address, not to some random spot in Russia! I've been selling internationally, including Russia, for 10 years and have had great success. My Russian customers are polite and leave me great feedback. I've mostly shipped using USPS 1st Class int'l and my pkgs get delivered to the 'customers address' in all the international countries I ship to.

As far as diamonds, I don't know when this came into the conversation. I thought we were addressing your OP claim that only documents could be shipped to Russia, which is untrue, hence my tracking example.

[tofu107]

delivery confirmation must show it has been delivered to buyer address,not to his country,you must not be selling high risk items .
Diamond is their thing,thats why I mentioned it.

[stuff4divas]

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@tofu107wrote:
delivery confirmation must show it has been delivered to buyer address,not to his country,you must not be selling high risk items .
Diamond is their thing,thats why I mentioned it.

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I give up!

[denimukhi-5]

Hello. I live in Russia in St. Petersburg. Immediately I apologize for Google translator.
I think that all the problems of shipment are due to the fact that you use standard US shipping methods, which are not available in Russia. Parcels really go a long way. I myself received a parcel from the US last year, it was about 45-50 days. We must understand that we are far from each other)

In the end, I want to note that there is also a restriction for Russian citizens to import goods without duties to $ 1,000 per month.

If you have any questions, write - I will answer.

[lancelotme]

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@denimukhi-5wrote:

Hello. I live in Russia in St. Petersburg. Immediately I apologize for Google translator.
I think that all the problems of shipment are due to the fact that you use standard US shipping methods, which are not available in Russia. Parcels really go a long way. I myself received a parcel from the US last year, it was about 45-50 days. We must understand that we are far from each other)

In the end, I want to note that there is also a restriction for Russian citizens to import goods without duties to $ 1,000 per month.

If you have any questions, write - I will answer.

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THERE you go, Russian buying diamond on Ebay want you to declare a 3 carat diamond for $80,thats why Russian customs is calling the diamond expert to take  a look at these diamonds.

Due to fraud,theft from customs,postman,neighbor ,Fed Exp and UPS are fed up with handling  shipments to Russia,but USPS still serve Russia and you can take out insurance via regstered mail,also take a look at DHL,they may accept your package /

Ebay is not going to tell you not to ship,they figure if you offer overseas shipping,you must have done your homework,it is not your baby sitter.

Also some Russians could have used a mail forwarding place in USA .

[hyperrush]

russia stills ok to ship.

[denimukhi-5]

As far as I understand, the seller can choose the way of sending the goods. In principle, you can use specialized services that are sent directly to Russia. On such services, anyone can get a mailing address in the US and then send it to himself. Only this is better discussed before buying.

[barefootdreamer]

I checked the ship locations allowed on one of my shoe listings. I use eBay's GSP and Russia is not on the list when I try to change the country to determine what the ship fee to buyer would be. I did see an older post that showed eBay GSP did ship to Russia (2014) but I guess eBay has taken Russia off the list as of some time in 2018?

[monster-deals]

Duh.

Never ship to a country that requires bribes as part of the delivery process.

[top5mobile]

I am shipping to Russia every day via USPS. I have no problems at all with the Russian post offices and all packages are tracked presizily. I have 2 packages this year forwarded back to me as unclamed.  You don't have to ship to any country if you're not understand something or afraid. It's aslo helps to speak the same language.

[pjcdn2005]

I’ve shipped there a few times without a problem.  Never had to bribe anyone.

[sparky480v]

It is the seller's responsibility to offer or arrange for shipment,and anytime it's an international shipment there are going to be restrictions and prohibited items, eBay doesn't have the time to go through all your items and check it against a very confusing restriction list, to see if it will be allowed in the country, 

I know because I have been checking out how to send something to my girlfriend there and it seems almost hopeless,even if it weren't on the restricted or prohibited list, it would cost me three times as much to ship the new clothing and items then it would for her to just buy new things over there, the first thing you should be asking yourself is if someone from another country wants to buy the item that I am selling, how will it be delivered? I'm not sure exactly how it would work, but there should be a filter for international purchases and it should probably be the buyer's responsibility to check the prohibited or restricted list for customs in their country. 

You can't just click Uber and expect it to be delivered in Russia! LOL

[pjcdn2005]

This is a year old thread and some of the info isn't correct.

You're right though, some items are just too expensive to ship internationally but if they are listed correctly with the correct shipping cost, the buyer can decide whether or not they want to pay for shipping.  As far as who is responsible for knowing what can be shipped to each country...I've heard arguments for both sides but if you are selling here, its in your best interest to block the countries that you think may not allow that particular item.  I wouldn't go by the USPS list though, it's fairly outdated. I think that the UPS list is more up to date.

[richard1rst]

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@mocb wrote:

https://about.usps.com/publications/pub141/russia.htm

Maybe this new link will help to clarify my initial; post.

Pay particular attention to restriction #4:

 Shipments to private people in Moscow and Regions of Russia are restricted to documents only. See limits below.

And then you conveniently ignored the difference between "restricted" and "prohibited" along with the "see limits below"

What it also says is:

Low-value shipments limit for private people: Declared Value less than 1000 Euro (approximately $1400 US) without transport charges:

Approved E-Retailers (internet stores) may only ship to private people up to a value of 1000 Euro (approximately $1400 US) and 31 Kg (69 lbs).

If limits are exceeded, Duties and Taxes will be charged at the rate of 30%, but not less than 4 Euros/kg (approximately $6.00 US/14 lbs).

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That is not a prohibition, only a set of ground rules you are expected to follow WHEN you ship to Russia.