ShippingOption

additionalShippingCostPerUnit

Any per item additional shipping costs for a multi-item purchase. For example, let's say the shipping cost for a power cord is $3. But for an additional cord, the shipping cost is only $1. So if you bought 3 cords, the shippingCost would be $3 and this value would be $2 ($1 for each additional item).

cutOffDateUsedForEstimate

The deadline date that the item must be purchased by in order to be received by the buyer within the delivery window ( maxEstimatedDeliveryDate and minEstimatedDeliveryDate fields). This field is returned only for items that are eligible for 'Same Day Handling'. For these items, the value of this field is what is displayed in the Delivery line on the View Item page.

This value is returned in UTC format (yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ss.sssZ), which you can convert into the local time of the buyer.

fulfilledThrough

If the item is being shipped by the eBay Global Shipping program, this field returns GLOBAL_SHIPPING.

If the item is being shipped using the eBay International Shipping program, this field returns INTERNATIONAL_SHIPPING.

Otherwise, this field is null.

guaranteedDelivery

Although this field is still returned, it can be ignored since eBay Guaranteed Delivery is no longer a supported feature on any marketplace. This field may get removed from the schema in the future.

importCharges

The Global Shipping Program import charges for this item.

maxEstimatedDeliveryDate

The end date of the delivery window (latest projected delivery date). This value is returned in UTC format (yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ss.sssZ), which you can convert into the local time of the buyer.

Note: For the best accuracy, always include the location of where the item is be shipped in the contextualLocation values of the X-EBAY-C-ENDUSERCTX request header.

minEstimatedDeliveryDate

The start date of the delivery window (earliest projected delivery date). This value is returned in UTC format (yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ss.sssZ), which you can convert into the local time of the buyer.

Note: For the best accuracy, always include the location of where the item is be shipped in the contextualLocation values of the X-EBAY-C-ENDUSERCTX request header.

quantityUsedForEstimate

The number of items used when calculating the estimation information.

shippingCarrierCode

The name of the shipping provider, such as FedEx, or USPS.

shippingCost

The final shipping cost for all the items after all discounts are applied.

Note: The cost does include the value-added tax (VAT) for applicable jurisdictions when requested from supported marketplaces. In this case, users must pass the X-EBAY-C-MARKETPLACE-ID request header specifying the supported marketplace (such as EBAY_GB) to see the VAT-inclusive cost. For more information on VAT, refer to VAT Obligations in the EU.

shippingCostType

Indicates the class of the shipping cost.

Valid Values: FIXED or CALCULATED

Code so that your app gracefully handles any future changes to this list.

shippingServiceCode

The type of shipping service. For example, USPS First Class.

shipToLocationUsedForEstimate

The container that returns the country and postal code of where the item is to be shipped. These values come from the contextualLocation values in the X-EBAY-C-ENDUSERCTX request header. If the header is not submitted, marketplace is used.

trademarkSymbol

Any trademark symbol, such as ™ or ®, that needs to be shown in superscript next to the shipping service name.

type

The type of a shipping option, such as EXPEDITED, ONE_DAY, STANDARD, ECONOMY, PICKUP, etc.