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You can protect your package against loss or damage during shipping with insurance from the United States Postal Service (USPS) or UPS.
Note: When you create your shipping label on eBay, you can order insurance from USPS as you create the label and the information will be included on your packing slip.
U.S. Postal Service insurance
U.S. Postal Service insurance purchased at a post officeProvides up to $5,000 indemnity coverage.
Is available for domestic (within the U.S.) and international shipments.
May not be combined with insurance purchased online.
Read more about insurance purchased at a post office.
Provides up to $500 indemnity coverage for lost or damaged items.
Is available for domestic (within the U.S.) online labels printed with postage.
Has the same fees as insurance purchased at a post office and is based on the amount of coverage needed up to $500.
May not be combined with insurance purchased at a post office.
|
Insured value |
Price in addition to postage |
$0.01 to $50.00 |
$1.75 |
$50.01 to $100.00 |
$2.25 |
$100.01 to $200.00 |
$2.75 |
$200.01 to $300.00 |
$4.70 |
$300.01 to $400.00 |
$5.70 |
$400.01 to $500.00 |
$6.70 |
$500.01 to $600.00* |
$7.70 |
$600.01 to $5000.00* |
$7.70 plus $1.00 per $100 or fraction thereof over $600 in declared value |
|
Insured value |
Price in addition to postage |
$0.01 to $100.00 |
$0.00 |
$100.01 to $200.00 |
$0.75 |
$200.01 to $500.00 |
$2.15 |
$500.01 to $5,000.00* |
$2.15 plus $1.40 for each $500 or fraction thereof over $500 |
*
Insurance for items with an insured value between $500.01 and $5,000.00 can only be purchased at a post office.
|
Insured value |
Canada:
Price in addition to postage |
All other countries: Price in addition to postage: |
$0.01 to $50.00 |
$1.75 |
$2.50 |
$50.01 to $100.00 |
$2.25 |
$3.40 |
$100.01 to $200.00 |
$2.75 |
$4.40 |
$200.01 to $300.00 |
$4.70 |
$5.40 |
$300.01 to $400.00 |
$5.70 |
$6.40 |
$400.01 to $500.00 |
$6.70 |
$7.40 |
$500.01 to $600.00 |
$7.70 |
$8.40 |
$600.01 to $675.00 |
$8.70 |
$9.40 |
$675.01 to $700.00 |
Not available |
$9.40 |
$700.01 or more |
Not available |
$9.40 plus $1.00 per $100 or fraction thereof over $700 in declared value |
UPS - declared value coverage
UPS automatically protects every shipment against loss or damage up to a value of $100.00. With declared value, you can purchase protection up to $50,000.00 per package.
UPS declared value prices |
|
Declared value |
Price |
$0.00 to $100.00 |
FREE |
$100.01 to $300.00 |
$1.95 minimum |
$300.01 to $50,000.00 |
$0.65 per $100 (or portion of $100) of total declared value |
UPS declared value prices |
|
Declared value |
Price |
$0.00 to $100.00 |
FREE |
$100.01 to $300.00 |
$1.95 minimum |
$300.01 to $50,000.00 |
$.65 per $100 (or portion of $100) of total declared value |
*$50,000 maximum declared value per package.
To calculate declared value for multi-package international shipments greater than $50,000.00 multiple the declared value by .0065.
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