Difficult time getting shipping entered for US?

[productaxi]

Hey Gang, 

I started selling some stuff on ebay again, but it's taking me a lot to get the shipping values and methods right for U.S... would someone kindly break down the size, weight and shipping values to be entered for different values? i.e. expedited, tracked packet, small packet etc etc 

thank you kindly

[ypdc_dennis · Accepted solution]

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@productaxi wrote:

I started selling some stuff on ebay again, but it's taking me a lot to get the shipping values and methods right for U.S... would someone kindly break down the size, weight and shipping values to be entered for different values? i.e. expedited, tracked packet, small packet etc etc 

 

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If listing on eBay.CA you can use calculated shipping and let eBay do the figuring -- but you need to know the approximate weight and size of the package (metric is most accurate) when creating the listing.

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If under 2cm thick you can use lettermail/Light Packet (no tracking or insurance).

Small packet has an internal trace number, no insurance, can be thicker than 2cm.

Tracked packet has tracking and $100 insurance.

USA - Lettermail (stamp rate) / Light Packet / Small Packet / Tracked Packet (2016)
000-030g ..  1.20 Lettermail
031-050g ..  1.80 Lettermail
051-100g ..  2.95 Lettermail
101-200g ..  5.15 Lettermail
000-200g ..  5.70 Light Packet

201-300g ..  8.23 Light Packet
000-250g ..  8.36 Small Packet (Air)

201-500g .. 10.30 Lettermail
251-500g .. 11.07 Small Packet (Air)
301-500g .. 11.75 Light Packet
251-500g .. 15.75 Tracked Packet

501g-1kg .. 16.65 Small Packet (Air)
501g-1kg .. 18.19 Tracked Packet

Other parcel services are variable cost depending on distance travelled.

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Canada Post shipping labels purchased through Paypal have shipping discounts for tracked parcel services (with expedited getting the biggest discount).

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[kitschnvintage]

 For the USA here is a link to the weight & size restriction page on the CP website:

https://www.canadapost.ca/tools/pg/manual/PGpsus_int-e.asp#1393860

Priority Worldwide min. 300 mm 220 mm 2 mm; – max. Length, width or height: 2 m Length + Girth*: 3 m 30 kg

Xpresspost – USA min. 210 mm 140 mm 1 mm; – max. No dimension may exceed: 1.52 m Length + Girth*: 2.74 m 30 kg

Expedited Parcel – USA min. 210 mm 140 mm 5 mm; – max. Length, width or height: 2 m Length + Girth*: 2.74 m 30 kg

Tracked Packet – USA min. 140 mm 90 mm 1 mm; – max. 900 mm (length + width + height) The greatest dimension is less than 600 mm 1 kg

Small Packet  min. 140 mm 90 mm 1 mm; – max. 900 mm (length + width + height) The greatest dimension is less than 600 mm 1 kg Light Packet min. 140 mm 90 mm 0.18 mm; – max. 380 mm 270 mm 20 mm; 500 g 

And the CP website has a really user friendly RATE CALCULATOR tool that works well too:

https://www.canadapost.ca/cpotools/apps/far/business/findARate?execution=e1s1