Offer multiple shipping services

Sellers can specify up to four domestic and five international shipping services for a listing. For international shipping, eBay International Shipping (eIS) for US-based sellers and Global Shipping Programme (GSP) for UK-based sellers can be one of the five specified shipping services.

If eBay International Shipping (eIS) or Global Shipping Programme is offered for a listing, it will take precedence and becomes the only available international shipping option offered to any eligible buyer who views that listing. However, if the buyer or the item is determined by eBay or the international shipping provider to be ineligible for the respective program, the alternate international shipping options will automatically be offered for the listing.

Domestic shipping services

Up to four domestic shipping services can be specified for each listing. To add one or more services, call AddItem and specify each service in the Item.ShippingDetails.ShippingServiceOptions.ShippingService field.

An excerpt of a typical request payload is illustrated below where two domestic shipping services are offered:

• USPSMedia
• USPSPriority

<AddItemRequest xmlns="urn:ebay:apis:eBLBaseComponents">
  ...
  <ShippingDetails>
    ...
    <ShippingServiceOptions>
      ...
      <ShippingService>USPSMedia</ShippingService>
      ...
      <ShippingServicePriority>1</ShippingServicePriority>
      ...
    </ShippingServiceOptions>
    <ShippingServiceOptions>
      ...
      <ShippingService>USPSPriority</ShippingService>
      ...
      <ShippingServicePriority>2</ShippingServicePriority>
      ...
    </ShippingServiceOptions>
  </ShippingDetails>
  ...
</AddItemRequest>

International shipping services

Up to five international shipping services can be specified for each listing. To add one or more services, call AddItem and specify each service in the Item.ShippingDetails.InternationalShippingServiceOption.ShippingService field.

An excerpt of a typical request payload is illustrated below where three international shipping services are offered:

• UPSWorldWideExpress
• USPSPriorityMailInternational
• ExpeditedInternational

<AddItemRequest xmlns="urn:ebay:apis:eBLBaseComponents">
  ...
  <ShippingDetails>
    <InternationalShippingServiceOption>
      ...
      <ShippingService>UPSWorldWideExpress</ShippingService>
      ...
      <ShippingServicePriority>1</ShippingServicePriority>
      ...
    </InternationalShippingServiceOption>
    <InternationalShippingServiceOption>
      ...
      <ShippingService>USPSPriorityMailInternational</ShippingService>
      ...
      <ShippingServicePriority>2</ShippingServicePriority>
      ...
    </InternationalShippingServiceOption>
    <InternationalShippingServiceOption>
      ...
      <ShippingService>ExpeditedInternational</ShippingService>
      ...
      <ShippingServicePriority>3</ShippingServicePriority>
      ...
    </InternationalShippingServiceOption>
  </ShippingDetails>
  ...
</AddItemRequest>

Prioritize shipping option display

The order in which domestic and international shipping options are displayed on the View Item page can be specified by the seller when creating the listing.

• Domestic shipping

  Pass in a numeric Item.ShippingDetails.ShippingServiceOptions.ShippingServicePriority value for the corresponding domestic shipping option based on where it should be shown in the list of domestic shipping options.

• International shipping

  Pass in a numeric Item.ShippingDetails.InternationalShippingServiceOption.ShippingServicePriority value for the corresponding international shipping option based on where it should be shown in the list of international shipping options.

Specify shipping options via business policies

Sellers who have opted into Business Policies can specify their shipping service options through a Shipping Business Policy.