SHIPPING CONFIGURATION
The cheeky people at the United States Postal Service and the like designed an intricate web of regional and international policies for every conceivable shipping need. This is a good thing until you actually try to configure shipping charges for your own auctions and hit “The Wall” boxes of many sizes and confusing postage fees built.
Highwire recognizes no two shipping rates are alike and gives sellers the ability to tailor postage to the different parcel sizes and items in their inventory. A unique feature with seller’s valuable but limited time in mind, users can create preset records that contain commonly used shipping options for their selling account. Once you create a record, simply assign it via a drop down during listing creation. You can even set up region based taxes.
ENDICIA
Highwire, in partnership with an innovative companion service Endicia, make shipping products throughout the world a streamlined dream. An optional paid subscription, Endicia brings the resources of the neighborhood post office to your laptop! Endicia enables users to import customer addresses, print labels and even weigh boxes and purchase postage. Simply schedule a free home pickup with your shipping service of choice and then concentrate on better serving your customers.
HASTY BUSINESS DECISIONS ARE LIKE A BOOMERANG
You finally found the right products and are confident the shipping method fits your needs. You’re coming into your own, monitoring your sales activity across multiple platforms. As your business grows you naturally want to reach customers across the globe. What else is there to consider?
While there are resources in place to help businesses and sellers educate themselves on customs requirements and prohibited products by country, the regulations can be brutal. As you build your inventory it may prove beneficial to know how—and if—your products are cleared by a country or region. One way to remedy shipping woes is restrict the countries your company delivers to and develop store policy that make this clear to prospective customers. Do your due diligence now and avoid unvetted business decisions coming back to haunt you.