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UK, NI & EU General Product Safety Regulation GPSR: Etsy and eBay

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pinkkittywinks:
Hi ponies,

I only discovered LAST WEEK via TIKTOK of all places that The General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) will be implemented on 13th December 2024. I had NO IDEA about this, Etsy and eBay have not to my knowledge sent any communications out about this. I am based in the UK and basically the GPSR applies to "micro businesses" and everything you make and sell must have safety warnings/checks and if you sell to the EU and NI you have to have a registered contact there. I *think* this is what it means, but there is nothing clear about it

https://commission.europa.eu/business-economy-euro/doing-business-eu/eu-product-safety-and-labelling/product-safety/general-product-safety-regulation_en

I do know it applies to digital products and works of art as well :( at this point I am going to have to stop sales in my Etsy shop to EU countries and NI until I have a better understand as what it all means.

Love pkw xxx

lovesbabysquirmy:
good grief!   

Loa:
Holy cow!

Ponybookworm:
Here it comes...
Hope you can manage this PKW xxx

pinkkittywinks:
I will be closing sales to the EU and NI from 13 December 2024 in my Etsy shop. I have been in tears over this and I am heartbroken after 20 years of selling my pony crafts and 17 years of having an Etsy store.

I have an issue with Etsy since I cannot "remove" shipping to NI from my Etsy shipping profile. This is because NI is considered part of the UK, BUT because of the boarder thing (article 30 etc) I cannot ship to NI due to the possibility it might "leak" into the EU via Ireland.

Are Etsy going to remove/ban my shop for breaking the rules because they haven't put a way for me to stop shipping to NI?

You know it is not just the UK it is affecting, if an Etsy shop in France wants to sell to customer in Spain, the same rules apply.... WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THIS?

Love pkw xxx

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