Selling from the UK after July 2026

What's inside

• Your UK→US DDP routes, verified — including the Royal Mail duties-paid option built right into Etsy Labels (and its handling fee), plus courier and aggregator alternatives ranked by cost and hassle.
• The July 24 tariff decision — the 10% US surcharge expires that day, and what replaces it for UK goods is not settled yet. We publish the answer the morning it lands, with official sources; it arrives in your copy at no extra cost.
• HS codes for typical Etsy/eBay categories — jewellery, knitwear, prints, ceramics and more: base rate, active overlays, effective rate. Plus when a binding ruling is worth it.
• The €3-per-item-line EU duty, repriced — a spreadsheet that tells you per SKU: absorb, raise, or stop shipping. Includes the VAT-and-fees cascade so you don't undercharge.
• IOSS decision tree — need it, skip it, or route around it; how the €3 duty interacts with IOSS; intermediary red flags.
• Shop-settings checklist — shipping profiles, duties handling, the exact buyer-facing wording that prevents "why was I charged at the door?" disputes.
• The safety valve — Etsy's official exception procedure when DDP is genuinely unavailable, with a message template that protects your payouts.