Shipping in and from Mexico for hand made products

[CRFUSEDGLASS]

Hello, el mensaje en español seguirá.

I am a new Etsy seller of hand made fused glass products,  I have a question, and hopefully community asset building topic to discuss.  

As of 2021, the population of Mexico was almost 127 million.  In recent years, there has also been a rapid growth of the middle class.

That said, unless you use the national mail service, mailing and shipping in Mexico is very expensive, and shipping to the US, Canada, and elsewhere just doesn't make sense unless you want to price yourself out of the market.  Unfortunately, the national mail service is also very slow and has a reputation of not being very reliable.

How can we as a community grow in a market that 1. wants our products but 2. Is cut off from our products due to shipping costs?  Yes, I know that the old 4Ps of marketing say that I should know better, however, I also believe there is a low cost, low risk, solution out there that can be found if we work as a community.

I would love to hear from any like minded, solutions driven folks in Mexico on this topic.  +

Hola, 

Soy un nuevo vendedor de Etsy de productos de vidrio fundido hechos a mano, tengo una pregunta y, con suerte, un tema de creación de activos comunitarios para discutir.

En 2021, la población de México era de casi 127 millones. En los últimos años, también ha habido un rápido crecimiento de la clase media.

Dicho esto, a menos que utilice el servicio de correo nacional, el envío por correo y el envío en México son muy costosos, y el envío a los EE. UU., Canadá y otros lugares simplemente no tiene sentido a menos que desee salirse del mercado. Lamentablemente, el servicio de correo nacional también es muy lento y tiene fama de no ser muy fiable.

¿Cómo podemos nosotros, como comunidad, crecer en un mercado que 1. quiere nuestros productos pero 2. está excluido de nuestros productos debido a los costos de envío? Sí, sé que las viejas 4P del marketing dicen que debería saberlo mejor, sin embargo, también creo que existe una solución de bajo costo y bajo riesgo que se puede encontrar si trabajamos como comunidad.

Me encantaría escuchar a personas de México con ideas afines e impulsadas por soluciones sobre este tema.

[BeautifulDivine]

Hola, soy vendedora en Etsy desde hace algunos años, mis principales compradores son de los Estados Unidos y Canadá, envío por Correos de México, correo registrado con seguimiento, mis paquetes llegan de 3 a 5 semanas, a veces antes. Nunca se me ha perdido un paquete, todos llegan, incluso a Europa. Cuando el destinatario no recibe el paquete, siempre me lo regresan. He vendido poco en México pero también llegan todos mis paquetes. En general, no he tenido problemas usando Correos de México, siempre y cuando use el servicio registrado. He visto las piezas que vende, muy bonitas, las enviaría bien protegidas para que no se rompan en el camino.

[CRFUSEDGLASS]

Gracias!

[LandKbeads]

Correos de Mexico here in the Yucatán recently upgraded their system to printed postage including customs information. I always ship in a bubble mailer with tracking. Most recently it to 2 1/2 weeks to be delivered to the customer in the US.

I haven’t lost a package and have shipped dozens of packages over the years.

[CRFUSEDGLASS]

Thanks!  I am in the Yucatan too!

[LandKbeads]

I live in Chelem but will have a table at the Merida English Library this Sunday. You wouldn’t happen to be vending there, would you?

[CRFUSEDGLASS]

With Correos de Mexico, does the tracking continue all the way to delivery in US and Canada?   Or, just until it leaves Mexico.  Asking because mine has been held up in Mexico City since July 10th.

[CRFUSEDGLASS]

I set up at Slow Food markets on Saturday mornings.  What is the MEL lime for you?  I live just a few blocks from there. 

[LandKbeads]

Mexico, US, and Canada all have an agreement regarding mail. Mexican tracking numbers work throughout North America. So, yes, it tracks across the border and updates. Have you tried entering the number into tracking at USPS.com?

The MEL Summer sale is this Sunday 10 to 2 I think.

[LandKbeads]

If the package is going to Canada try this: https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/track-reperage/en.

I haven't shipped anything to Canada in a very long while.

[CRFUSEDGLASS]

Is there room at MEL if I were to show up tomorrow? 

[LandKbeads]

@CRFUSEDGLASS  You’d have to ask them. We signed up weeks ago. There is a fee and it doesn’t hurt to ask.

[CRFUSEDGLASS]

I just tried both USPS and Canada Post.  No luck yet.  In all, it has been 15 business days so will tough it out a bit longer. 

[BeautifulDivine]

En Etsy, en la sección de pedidos y envíos puede ver el seguimiento completo hasta que se entrega sólo en Estados Unidos, para Canadá sólo verá hasta que el paquete llega a la aduana en México, tiene que checar Canada Post.

[ArtehyMarmol]

Hola! Soy Nuevo y tengo una gran duda: Como calculan en sus costos los envíos de México a USA y Canadá? 

[BagmakerSupply]

@ArtehyMarmol: Depends on which courier company you will be using. Most have a web page where you can get rates based on package dimensions and weight.

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