Why is international shipping so expensive?Updated 6 days ago

Shipping internationally can get quite expensive and we are always working with you in mind to find the most competitive rates that were available to us, spending countless hours reviewing different rates. Believe us when we say that we're also bummed to see how expensive international shipping can be.

We pride ourselves on transparency and being honest even when it's hard here at Elevated Craft and wanted to give you a little more insight into the shipping world from our vantage point:

International shipping has always been expensive but since shipping carriers use what is known as dimensional shipping rates (the amount of space a package occupies in relation to its actual weight) it adds up even more. For each shipment, you are charged based on the dimensional weight or actual weight of the package—whichever is greater.

In addition to shipping costs, we are also charged additional fees from our shipping partner to prepare, process, & ship international orders. 

So as you can see, we are certainly not making any money off shipping but as a small business, are just passing on shipping costs to the buyer. 

We know these rates are far from ideal but we want to be able to give Elevated Craft community members the opportunity to purchase our products wherever they may be in the world. So, our approach has been to find the best rates we can and then let people decide if they want to pay those rates to order our products.