USPS Temporarily Suspends Package Service to Australia

Liz Morton
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eBay has posted an announcement informing sellers that USPS has temporarily suspended package service to Australia effective immediately due to COVID-19.

USPS to suspend package services to Australia effective immediately
As of Friday, September 3, 2021, USPS will temporarily suspend some international services to Australia. This suspension is due to COVID-19 transportation cancellations and restrictions. Impacted services include the the following: First-Class Package International Service (FCPIS) Commercial ePac…
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Impacted services include the following:

  • First-Class Package International Service (FCPIS)
  • Commercial ePacket(CeP)
  • International Priority Airmail(IPA)
  • PacketsInternational Surface Air Lift (ISAL) Packets


According to eBay, USPS has also confirmed all packages which have not been processed by the International Service Center (ISC) will be processed as “Return to Sender”.


eBay international standard delivery and GSP are not affected.

For more information, view USPS International Service Alerts page.

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4 years ago9/3/2021
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The eBay announcement leaves sellers with even the most basic and obvious questions unanswered. Off the top of my head...

  • Do sellers that use USPS FCPI need to add Australia & New Zealand to their shipping exclusions list for the time being?
  • Will eBay automatically block those sales?
  • If not blocked, can sellers cancel using the "problem with address" reason without penalty?
  • If USPS FCPI is advertised on the listing and the sale goes through, can the seller then switch to the non-impacted ISD service which is technically a lesser/slower service?
  • Will ISD and GSP sales factor in extended estimated delivery dates?
  • Will extensions be granted on INRs because of longer deliveries?
I'm sure if I sit and think about it for a few minutes I'll come up with even more questions.

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Absolutely agree with other people here - this Ebay "simple postage" is a wheeze to squeeze more out of private sellers. I live walking distance to the post office (2 minute walk) and it's 4 miles to my local Evri drop off point. I don't have a car. So will have to opt for Royal Mail only - which in turn adds an extra few pence to the postage. Previously a 2nd mail parcel was £3.25, with this it's going to be an increase of nearly 50%. The biggest increase is for the 1-2kg parcels, which previously qualified as small parcels.

As many of the items I sell are £10 or less, this makes it not worth the bother and I'll probably have to give it away to the charity shop.

Add that to the "buyer protection" fee they've added on - and the costs are making it untenable for people trying to clear the house, or make a few bob from old bits and pieces. Not happy at all and there doesn't seem to be a way of opting out.

The sooner these sleazebags at the top can be got rid of, or some community-run buy/sell/swap sites come up - the better. We don't need ebay.
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