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What does a shipped card cost abroad?

The app’s stated fee for posting one card, plus import VAT or GST and duty from each customs authority’s own rules, read on 7 October 2026. Arithmetic on published rules, not tax advice.

Price my card

By Alexander Korsager · Checked 7 October 2026 · We earn nothing from any app on this site

TO UK
valued at$500
Posted by Packs.com
  • App’s shipping fee$29.72
  • Customs duty$0
  • Import VAT, 20%$105.94
  • On top of the card27% of its value$135.66

One card, landed

It opens on Packs.com, which names all four places and puts a dollar fee on each. Pick your app, or “My own quote” to type a fee.

Where is the card going?
Who posts it? Each app’s fee for one card to the UK

A $500 card to the UK, posted by Packs.com

Over £135
Landed cost$635.66$135.66 on top, 27% of the card
The card
$500
App’s shipping fee$29.72 an order, flat for up to 50 cards
+ $29.72
Customs duty0% of the card and postage
+ $0
Import VAT, 20%On the card, postage and any duty
+ $105.94
  • The delivery company collects the VAT and any duty before it hands the parcel over.
  • £135 is $179.23 at the European Central Bank rate of 6 Oct 2026. The carrier’s own clearance fee is not in the sum.

What is added, as a share of the card’s value

Packs.com’s fee where it publishes one, plus tax, duty and border charges, for cards from $10 to $10,000.

0%20%40%60%80%+$10$50$200$1k$10kCard value (each step is roughly five times the last)$500
  • UK27% at $500
  • EU26% at $500
  • Canada19% at $500
  • Australia6% at $500

A line falls as the card gets dearer because a flat shipping fee stops mattering, then steps where a country’s rules change. For the same card inside the US, see keep, sell or ship.

Where each country’s rules change

Every line is set in local currency. In dollars, at the European Central Bank rates of 6 October 2026:

the lowest line: C$20, Canada, by mail$14.04
the highest: A$1,000, Australia$698.20
added at Australia’s line, before shipping+$177
Value thresholds in each destination’s import rules, in local currency and US dollars
WhereLineAbove it
Canada, by mail$14.04C$20GST and provincial tax begin
Canada, by courier$28.07C$40GST and provincial tax begin
Canada, by courier$105.27C$150Duty would begin; trading cards are Free
EU$169.04€150The €3 postal duty gives way to the tariff rate
UK$179.23£135Duty can apply; VAT moves from the seller to the delivery company
Australia$698.20A$1,0005% duty, 10% GST and declaration charges all begin

Your bank’s rate on the day will differ, and customs uses its own. VAT in the UK and the EU has no lower line: it is owed from the first pound or euro. The value that counts is the one on the customs declaration, which the sender fills in.

Canada: the surtax on US-made cards

Since 8 September 2026, Canada charges 50% on US goods of the tariff item its own tariff files trading cards under.

A $500 card to Ontario by courier, before shipping

Not marked made in the USA+ $65HST $65 on the card
Marked made in the USA+ $347.50Surtax $250, then HST $97.50 on the card and the surtax

Bars are drawn against the card’s $500 value. Red is surtax, the other colour is sales tax.

The tariff’s note files “collectors’ cards such as baseball cards, hockey cards, football cards” under item 4911.91.00, which is on the surtax list. For a personal import the test is the mark on the goods. Where a given card was printed, and whether customs treats a game card the same way, is not confirmed.

What each app says posting abroad costs

One $500 card, from the 19 apps whose pages say they post outside the US. A blank is a blank in their pages, not ours.

publish a whole fee for one or more of the four5 of 19
publish a part: a handling or base fee5 of 19
publish no dollar figure9 of 19
Each app’s published fee for posting one $500 card to the UK, the EU, Canada and Australia
AppUKGermanyCanadaAus.
MNSTR$45$45$45$45
BOXED.GG$10about$25about$10about$25about
Packs.com$29.72$29.72$29.72$29.72
Slabz$29.99at least$29.99$20.99$34.99
Phygitals$46.41$46.41$39.50at least$39.50at least
Arena Club$1at least$1at least$1at least$1at least
Repackz$3at least$3at least$3at least$3at least
Fanatics Instant Rips$5at least$5at least$5at least$5at least
Beezie$5at least$5at least$5at least$5at least
DOPA$0at least$0at least$0at least$0at least
LastpackNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Tilt RipsNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
CourtyardNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
RipRip.ioNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
rip.funNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Collector CryptNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Stadium VaultNot on its listNot on its listNot publishedNot on its list
GemintNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
ripz.ggNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published

“At least” is a handling or base fee with the carrier’s price left out. “About” is a fee set in gems. Beezie prices shipping abroad although its terms limit use to the US. Where each app posts is in rip apps outside the US.

The rules, as published

Four destinations, each from its customs authority’s own pages and tariff on 7 October 2026.

  • United Kingdom

    20% VAT at any value; duty only above £135, and 0% on the code its tariff gives trading cards.
    VAT
    20%
    “VAT is charged on all goods (except for gifts worth £39 or less) sent from: outside the UK to Great Britain”
    VAT is charged on
    Card, postage and duty
    “it’s charged on the total package value, including: the value of the goods; postage, packaging and insurance; any duty you owe”
    At £135 or less
    No duty; seller charges VAT
    “If you bought the goods yourself and they are not excise goods, the seller will have included VAT in the total you paid.”
    Duty above £135
    0%, or 2% as playing cards
    “The rate depends on the type of goods and where they came from - use the Trade Tariff service to check duty rates”

  • European Union

    VAT at your country’s rate at any value, 17% to 27%; €3 duty per item by post at €150 or less since 1 July 2026.
    VAT
    17% to 27%
    “When you buy a product from a non-EU country, VAT is payable on your purchase irrespective of the value of the goods.”
    VAT is charged on
    Card, postage and duty
    “The VAT taxable amount is made up of the customs value plus taxes, duties, levies and other charges, such as shipping and insurance costs.”
    At €150 or less, by post
    €3 an item
    “From 1 July 2026 until 1 July 2028, a customs duty of EUR 3 per item in a consignment the intrinsic value of which does not exceed a total of EUR 150 shall apply instead of the relief eliminated”
    Duty otherwise
    0%, or 2.7% as playing cards
    “Customs duty is typically calculated as a percentage of the customs value of the goods”

  • Canada

    5% GST plus provincial tax above C$20 by mail or C$40 by courier; no duty on trading cards; a 50% surtax if the card is marked made in the USA.
    By mail
    Free to C$20
    “$20 and under: duty and tax free when imported from any country”
    By courier from the US
    Free to C$40
    “Up to $40: duty and tax free. Above $40 to $150: duty free, but taxes still apply. Above $150: duties and taxes apply”
    GST
    5%
    “Most goods imported into Canada are subject to the federal GST, which is calculated at the rate of 5% of the duty-paid value of the shipment.”
    Duty on trading cards
    Free
    “the description “Trading cards” refers to collectors’ cards such as baseball cards, hockey cards, football cards and the like”
    Surtax on US-made cards
    50%
    “Surtax is applicable on shipments that fall under de minimis thresholds.”

  • Australia

    Nothing at the border to A$1,000; above it, 5% duty, 10% GST and A$98 of declaration charges.
    At A$1,000 or less
    Nothing at the border
    “For most goods with a value of AUD1,000 or less there are no duties, taxes or charges to pay.”
    Above A$1,000
    Duty, GST and charges
    “For goods with a value over AUD1,000 you must pay all relevant duties, taxes and other charges, including an import processing charge.”
    GST
    10%
    “the rate of GST applicable on taxable importations is 10% of the value of the taxable importation”
    Duty
    5%
    “4911.91.00 Pictures, designs and photographs: 5%”
    Declaration charges
    A$50 + A$48
    “Electronic, > $1,000 - < $10,000, Sea / Air / Post: $50.00. Full Import Declaration charge – air: $48.00”

The EU’s €3 line is from the tariff itself, which names Regulation (EU) 2026/382. The Commission’s shopper page still describes the €150 relief that regulation ended. Northern Ireland follows different rules from Great Britain and is not in the sum.

What the sum cannot know

Three things no rule page and no app page settles for your parcel.

The carrier’s clearance fee

Not pricedPosts and couriers charge for handling customs. The European Commission’s page says these charges vary from company to company; no rule page read sets an amount. It is not in any figure here.

The tariff code

Customs decidesThe sum uses the code each tariff points to for trading cards. An officer can class a slab differently, and the sender writes the description and the value.

Who collects under the line

Not confirmedUnder £135 the UK puts VAT on the seller, and the EU lets a seller prepay it. None of the app pages read says it does either.

Questions people ask

Do I pay import tax on a graded card sent from a US app to the UK?

By the rules on GOV.UK, read on 7 October 2026: VAT at 20% is charged on goods sent to Great Britain from abroad at any value, on the card, the postage and any duty. A $500 card posted by Packs.com comes to $135.66 on top. The delivery company’s own handling fee is extra and not published by the rules.

Is there customs duty on trading cards?

Often not, by the tariffs as published. The UK tariff’s search sends “trading cards” to a code at 0%, and the EU rate on that code is 0%. Canada’s tariff lists trading cards as Free. Australia’s general rate is 5%, charged above A$1,000. Customs decides the code for your parcel; classed as playing cards, the UK charges 2% and the EU 2.7%.

Why does the tool say “at least”?

Because a cost is not published. 9 of the 19 apps that post abroad put no dollar figure on it, and 5 publish only a handling or base fee. Type the quote from your checkout and the figure becomes a sum of what is known.

Does the app’s shipping fee cover customs?

None of the app pages read says so. Those that mention it say duties and import taxes are yours to pay. Which apps post to your country at all is in the guide to rip apps outside the US.

Sources36

  1. GOV.UK: tax and customs for goods sent from abroad gov.uk
  2. GOV.UK: VAT rates gov.uk
  3. UK Trade Tariff: 9504 90 80 00, the result of its search for “trading cards” trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
  4. UK Trade Tariff: 9504 40 00 00, playing cards trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
  5. European Commission: buying goods online coming from a non-EU country taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu
  6. Your Europe: VAT rules and rates, the table of standard rates europa.eu
  7. EU tariff as published by the UK Trade Tariff for Northern Ireland: 9504 90 80 00, with the €3 low-value duty trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
  8. EU tariff as published by the UK Trade Tariff for Northern Ireland: 9504 40 00 00, playing cards trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
  9. CBSA: the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, thresholds for low value shipments cbsa-asfc.gc.ca
  10. CBSA Memorandum D2-3-6: provincial tax on non-commercial imports, Appendix A cbsa-asfc.gc.ca
  11. CBSA Customs Tariff 2026, chapter 49: tariff item 4911.91.00.30, trading cards cbsa-asfc.gc.ca
  12. CBSA Customs Notice 26-23: United States Surtax Order (2026) cbsa-asfc.gc.ca
  13. Department of Finance Canada: US products subject to counter tariffs, list of 26 August 2026 canada.ca
  14. Australian Border Force: import declarations abf.gov.au
  15. Australian Border Force: GST and other taxes when importing abf.gov.au
  16. Australian Border Force: import processing charges abf.gov.au
  17. Australian Border Force: current tariff, schedule 3, chapter 49 abf.gov.au
  18. European Central Bank: euro foreign exchange reference rates ecb.europa.eu
  19. Arena Club: shipping abroad arenaclubsupport.zendesk.com
  20. Lastpack: shipping abroad support.lastpack.com
  21. Phygitals: shipping abroad docs.phygitals.com
  22. Repackz: shipping abroad collectibles.helpscoutdocs.com
  23. Tilt Rips: shipping abroad tiltrips.com
  24. Courtyard: shipping abroad docs.courtyard.io
  25. RipRip.io: shipping abroad riprip.io
  26. rip.fun: shipping abroad docs.rip.fun
  27. Collector Crypt: shipping abroad collectorcrypt.com
  28. MNSTR: shipping abroad mnstr.xyz
  29. Slabz: shipping abroad slabz.com
  30. BOXED.GG: shipping abroad boxed.gg
  31. Fanatics Instant Rips: shipping abroad support.fanaticscollect.com
  32. Beezie: shipping abroad docs.beezie.com
  33. DOPA: shipping abroad support.dopa-global.com
  34. Packs.com: shipping abroad help.packs.com
  35. Gemint: shipping abroad help.gemint.io
  36. ripz.gg: shipping abroad ripz.gg
Alexander Korsager

Alexander Korsager

Every figure was read on public pages between 6 October 2026 and 7 October 2026. Nothing here has been tested with money yet. The customs pages and tariffs were read on 7 October 2026, and nothing has been shipped or declared. This is arithmetic on published rules, not tax advice: your customs authority’s assessment is the one that counts. How apps are scored is on the rating method page.