International Shipments

Customs Forms for USPS | Overview

When you send an international shipment, customs forms are a requirement. Every country's border control agency uses customs forms to help protect their bor...

Ship From a US Territory or Military Address | How To

US Territory and Military Addresses are considered "domestic" for outbound shipments from the United States. However, shipping from these locations is not s...

Sign Customs Forms Automatically | How to

USPS requires a signature, including a first and last name, on each customs form. If you are filling out your customs forms by hand, you will also need to s...

Print International Customs Forms | How To

We know international shipping can be tricky, so we have created a process that mirrors the steps for domestic shipping. Within ShippingEasy, you can print ...

Edit International Shipments Settings

ShippingEasy allows you to save International shipment information within your Account Settings to save time when organizing your international shipments in...

VAT and IOSS | Overview

Starting July 1st, 2021, all goods shipped to the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union  (EU) are subject to Value Added Tax, or VAT, regardless of the...

Global Advantage Program

The Global Advantage Program (GAP) is a way for you to ship internationally that takes advantage of the trusted USPS delivery network while benefiting from ...

Brazil Shipments Require CPF Tax ID as of January 1, 2020 | Overview

Effective January 1, 2020, all shipments to Brazil are required to include the recipient's Tax ID number on customs forms and shipping labels. Any shipments...

Military Mail | Overview

The Military Postal Service is an extension of USPS that provides our military departments and their families with mail services through partnerships around...

Get an International Rate Quote for a Customer | How To

Find out ahead of time what the cost of shipping packages to international customers will be by generating a rate quote from within the app. Even if you are...

Manage Duties Payor Preference | How To

When shipping internationally, duties and taxes may be assessed by the country of import based on the destination and item type. The "duties payor" refers t...

Tracking USPS International Shipments | Overview

Learn More About USPS ShippingEasy wants to help you learn about the e-commerce industry. This article describes a service provided by the United States Po...

USPS International Services - Tracking to Destination | Overview

Note ShippingEasy wants to help you learn about the ecommerce industry. This article describes a service provided by the United States Postal Service (USPS...

Streamline Customs Forms with Product Categories | How To

International shipments require customs forms. These documents include details such as content descriptions, harmonized codes, declared value, and country o...

Find Harmonized Code for Products | How To

Use Harmonized Codes, or HS Codes, for your international shipments to help your packages move through customs more quickly. Packages without an HS Code or ...

Select a Large Envelope/Flat to Ship International | How To

In January 2018, USPS discontinued the service for First-Class Mail International service for Flats containing Merchandise. This service type remains an opt...

Brazil Shipments Require CPF Tax ID as of January 1, 2020 | Overview

Effective January 1, 2020, all shipments to Brazil are required to include the recipient's Tax ID number on customs forms and shipping labels. Any shipments...

Shipments to Germany - Packaging Act Requirements

All manufacturers and retailers that sell or ship packaged goods to consumers in Germany are required to adhere to Germany's VerpackG (Packaging Act), which...

Shipping to Mexico

The ShippingEasy process for shipping internationally to Mexico is much the same as shipping any international package. However, as of January of 2023, the ...