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Choosing your markets
eBay currently has sites in 14 markets, listed in the table below.
The table below shows all the countries in which eBay currently operates with links to market information to help you decide whether it’s the right market for your business and which product lines are best suited to it.
Also consider any legal restrictions that may prevent you from selling certain items into certain markets.
| Site: | URL: | Market information: |
| US | www.ebay.com | http://pulse.ebay.com/ |
| Germany | www.ebay.de | http://pulse.ebay.de/ |
| UK | www.ebay.co.uk | http://pulse.ebay.co.uk/ |
| France | www.ebay.fr | http://pulse.ebay.fr/ |
| Italy | www.ebay.it | http://pulse.ebay.it/ |
| Spain | www.ebay.es | http://pulse.ebay.es/ |
| Austria | www.ebay.at | http://pulse.ebay.at/ |
| Belgium | www.ebay.be | http://pulse.benl.ebay.be/ http://pulse.befr.ebay.be/ |
| Ireland | www.ebay.ie | http://pulse.ebay.ie/ |
| Netherlands | www.ebay.nl | http://pulse.ebay.nl/ |
| Switzerland | www.ebay.ch | http://pulse.ebay.ch/ |
| Australia | www.ebay.com.au | http://pulse.ebay.com.au/ |
| Poland | www.ebay.pl | http://pulse.ebay.pl/ |
| Canada | www.ebay.ca | http://pulse.ebay.ca/ |
Tools such as Terapeak can help you decide which countries offer the best growth potential for your business. They give you market insight and a guide to demand, product pricing, number of competing sellers etc.
Each site has its own set of prohibited and restricted items policies, which you can find by following the links in the table below. In addition, you’re responsible for making sure that the item(s) you’re selling can legally be exported to or imported in another country. For example, you must ensure that any branded goods you’re selling can be legally sold to the countries to which you are selling under applicable trademark laws.
All eBay sellers must comply with applicable intellectual property laws, including copyright and trademark laws. You should carefully review the eBay help pages on intellectual property of the site(s) on which you’re selling and, if in doubt, get legal advice. You’re responsible for ensuring your listing(s) and the item(s) you are offering can be legally sold in the countries to which you sell them – including complying with any applicable copyright, trademark (including whether you are allowed to export/import authentic branded products to/from another geographic region), and other intellectual property laws.
Starting points for finding more information about intellectual property can be found below:
eBay International Market (eIM) sites allow buyers from the following countries to shop on eBay. You can't list directly on these sites but you can make your fixed price listings visible at no extra cost.
The eIM sites are:
How to make listings visible to eIM buyers
- Specify international postage in your fixed price listings
- Offer PayPal as payment method
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