International Shipping

International Shipping: Duty Thresholds and Real Cost

What clears customs free into each destination, what the buyer pays above that line, and which service carries the parcel for the least.

The price of an international label is rarely the price of the shipment. Each destination sets a value threshold below which a parcel clears without duty or tax, and above it the buyer is billed on delivery. A parcel that arrives with a surprise bill gets refused, so the threshold matters as much as the postage. These 8 guides cover both.

I'd Ship That prints discounted USPS and UPS labels with the customs declaration built into the same flow, so the form is completed before the label is bought rather than at the counter.

Declare the real contents and the real value. A declaration that understates either is what turns a routine clearance into a held parcel.

Worldwide

Beat dimensional weight, the 4 lb First-Class ceiling, and destination price groups when shipping abroad

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Canada

USPS and UPS rates to Canada, plus the CUSMA de minimis that decides your buyer's tax bill

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the United Kingdom

USPS and UPS rates to the United Kingdom, and the £135 VAT line that decides who collects

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Australia

USPS and UPS rates to Australia, plus the AUD $1,000 GST line and the biosecurity rules