custom form and small package

[zorro38-3]

I have a buyer from Australia.  My package is a small 6x2x2 box.  I am going to use the small usps form and the small usps envelope that holds the custom form.  Is it okay to wrap the custom form + envelope around the box.  The bottom will almost meet the top, but not quite.  If I put it in a shipping envelope to use the larger custom form, the size will change and will cost more for shipping.

[martin2001]

I googled the minimum USPS dimensions requirements for package: 6 x 3 x 1/4".  Looks like you will have to put your item into a bigger box. Even if a 6 x 2 x 2 box was allowed, there is a great probability that it would get lost.

[1786davycrockett]

@zorro38-3 

Are you signed up for eBay International Shipping (EIS)?

If so, eBay handles all the customs forms, so you don't need to do that part -- you just ship to the EIS hub in Illinois, and eBay handles everything else after that -- including nearly all the headaches with buyers!

[richard1rst]

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@martin2001 wrote:

I googled the minimum USPS dimensions requirements for package: 6 x 3 x 1/4".  Looks like you will have to put your item into a bigger box. Even if a 6 x 2 x 2 box was allowed, there is a great probability that it would get lost.

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In addition to that I seem to recall reading that the post office also has a generic "minimum," that says the package must be big enough to accommodate the label(s).  (No I can not quote the source - it was too long ago). As suggested the smaller the box the more likely it will get lost. Use a bigger box.

[zorro38-1]

I've seen a lot of negative comments about EIS, so I don't use it.