Shipping Charges USA to Canada

Summary: maureenr5700 expresses frustration with eBay's Global Shipping Program (GSP), stating that it causes significant delays for items shipped from the USA to Canada, with deliveries taking 20 to 30 days instead of the previous 10 days under USPS Priority International. Other participants, like femmefan1946, mention that the GSP is meant to protect sellers, particularly U.S. and U.K. ones, who are wary of international shipping. They note that delivery times around 20 days are typical, although previously items arriving through non-GSP sellers took only about 10 to 15 days. maureenr5700 highlights the inefficiency of routing packages through multiple locations and argues it's unfair given the costs. opcguys concurs, noting issues with hidden shipping costs and U.S. sellers' lack of awareness about extra fees. ypdc_dennis interjects at the end to note that the GSP from the USA no longer exists as of 2024.

I started buying again on eBay a year ago, previously I would request only USPS Priority International shipping and item would arrive generally in 10 days, most of the time free of fees and taxes. NOW with GLOBAL Shipping no matter First Class or Priority takes 20 to 30 days for item to arrive. Wherever the GSP seller is East or West coast the item ships to Erlanger, Kentucky to get customs papers filled out and to put Canada's government taxes on 3 or 4 days delay interrupting the route from seller to buyer ... from there the package is sent to the East or West coast of Canada to go through customs clearance then to your city post office and out to you. Totally completely a rip off for Canadian eBay buyers that purchase from the USA paying Priority mail prices for First class delivery time! I've been told my sellers they have to use GSP not true, they prefer not to fill out the import papers which could not be simpler or did not read eBay's directives. Bottom line I'm lessening my eBay shopping...the shipping has gotten too pricey and takes too long to arrive.
p.s. There are USA sellers that don't use GSP and/or are flexible with shipping method.

maureenr5700

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Posted 4 years ago·Last reply 2 years ago

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fh991586

·2 years ago

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Zombie thread

femmefan1946

·4 years ago

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The buyer is not part of the reason for the GSP.

This is a Seller Protection program.

It is aimed at xenophobic and paranoid US and UK sellers who are terrified of shipping outside the lower 48.

It's interesting that complaints about the GSP (which I have only used three times over the years) used to be about import fees which ended when Canada raised our duty free allowance from the USA from $20 to $150, and now are about delivery time.

Over 30 years in mail order selling, I have learned that 20 days for delivery is pretty normal.

I currently have aan eBay, USPS shipped order coming from Seattle, ordered Jan 16 with a delivery window of Jan27- Feb 18, and a different company's order made on Jan 11 which arrived in Canada on the 21st and is expected on the 31st.

We'll see.

lotzofuniquegoodies

·4 years ago

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@femmefan1946 wrote:
The buyer is not part of the reason for the GSP.
This is a Seller Protection program.
It is aimed at xenophobic and paranoid US and UK sellers who are terrified of shipping outside the lower 48.

It's interesting that complaints about the GSP (which I have only used three times over the years) used to be about import fees which ended when Canada raised our duty free allowance from the USA from $20 to $150, and now are about delivery time.
Over 30 years in mail order selling, I have learned that 20 days for delivery is pretty normal.

I currently have aan eBay, USPS shipped order coming from Seattle, ordered Jan 16 with a delivery window of Jan27- Feb 18, and a different company's order made on Jan 11 which arrived in Canada on the 21st and is expected on the 31st.
We'll see.

@maureenr5700

With GSP there is definitely the issue with the taxes/processing being added but that is what it is. As for the other side of the equation, In the past when I could find sellers not using GSP everything would routinely arrive in 10 to 15 days and thats not business days. (That's the biggest challenge now.) With GSP you are looking at 3 to 5 weeks for a service that is descibed as Priority. Major false advertising.

-Lotz

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maureenr5700

OP4 years ago

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I'm in B.C., on the west coast of Canada next to the Washington USA border, which in turn is next to Canada customs in B.C., ...my item was shipped from Seattle, Washington to Erlanger, Kentucky processed there then sent to Toronto on the East coast of Canada for customs and finally shipping back to the west coast to me😒

opcguys

·2 years ago

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Exactly what I've been trying to telll US sellers - this has happened to me and I live just across the border near Buffalo NY. Even worse are the hidden shipping costs after you have committed to buy and that many US sellers can't change the shipping method/fees - in fact they are often unaware of the extra costs to us (and I'm not talking customs/duty) US POST hasn't failed for me in over 30 years of ebay and collecting - occasionally I get dinged for customs but that is relatively rare.

ypdc_dennis

·2 years ago

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ZOMBIE thread from 2022 -- Global Shipping Program (GSP) from USA no longer exists.