Etsy is a marketplace of independent sellers, not a delivery company — so the courier that brings your order is chosen by the seller, not by Etsy. Through the Etsy Shipping Labels program, sellers buy discounted postage from a fixed set of carriers, which is why the delivering company depends on where the seller is based and which service they picked at checkout.
In the United States most Etsy items are small, lightweight handmade or vintage goods, so USPS carries the large majority, with UPS and FedEx used for heavier or faster orders. In the United Kingdom — one of Etsy's largest markets — sellers ship with Royal Mail or Evri, and Canadian sellers use Canada Post. For orders that cross borders, Etsy's Global Postal Shipping option (run through its partner Asendia) consolidates the parcel, moves it internationally, and hands it to the destination country's postal service for the final mile.
This page lists the carriers known to deliver Etsy orders in 2025–2026, what each one does, and how to recognize their tracking numbers. If you'd rather not guess which carrier's site to paste your number into, 24hTrack auto-detects the carrier across 3,200+ networks and follows the parcel through every handoff in one timeline.
The default carrier for the majority of US Etsy orders. Because most Etsy items are small, lightweight handmade or vintage goods, sellers overwhelmingly choose USPS Ground Advantage and First-Class services through Etsy's discounted labels. USPS also completes final delivery for many international parcels handed over by Etsy's Global Postal Shipping. Tracking numbers: Long all-numeric numbers, most commonly beginning with 9
Offered through Etsy Shipping Labels at negotiated rates for heavier or faster US shipments. UPS carries the parcel end to end once the seller tenders it, so the full transit history appears under the UPS tracking number. Tracking numbers: Starts with 1Z followed by 16 characters (e.g., 1Z999AA10123456784)
Available to US Etsy sellers at discounted rates for larger or expedited orders. FedEx moves the parcel through its own Ground or Express network from pickup to delivery. Tracking numbers: 12- to 15-digit all-numeric tracking numbers
The most common carrier for UK Etsy sellers — the UK is one of Etsy's largest markets. Sellers buy Royal Mail labels directly through Etsy — including tracked services and Delivered Duty Paid options for international orders — and Royal Mail runs both the domestic and export legs. Tracking numbers: Tracked services use two letters, nine digits, and a country suffix such as GB (e.g., AB123456789GB)
A UK courier (formerly Hermes) available to Etsy's UK sellers as an alternative to Royal Mail for both domestic and international parcels, with tracking included. Evri collects from the seller and runs the parcel through its own hub-and-courier network to the doorstep. Tracking numbers: 16-digit tracking numbers, sometimes beginning with a letter such as H
The service behind Etsy's Global Postal Shipping option, a discounted international method for lighter parcels (up to about 4 lb, excluding Canada). Asendia consolidates cross-border parcels, runs the international linehaul, and hands each one to the destination country's postal service — USPS, Royal Mail, or another national carrier — for final delivery, so tracking often continues under a second number after the handoff.
The carrier for Etsy sellers based in Canada, who buy Canada Post labels through Etsy for domestic and international orders. Canada Post handles the parcel within Canada and tenders cross-border shipments to partner postal services abroad. Tracking numbers: 16-digit all-numeric tracking numbers
Etsy does not deliver anything itself — each seller chooses the carrier. In the United States most orders arrive by USPS, with UPS or FedEx for heavier or faster items. In the United Kingdom sellers use Royal Mail or Evri, and Canadian sellers use Canada Post. International orders often travel through Etsy's Global Postal Shipping (powered by Asendia) before the destination country's postal service completes delivery.
Because each Etsy order is shipped by a different independent seller who picks their own carrier and service. One seller might use USPS, another UPS, and a UK seller Royal Mail or Evri. Etsy simply provides discounted label options; the seller decides which one to buy, so the delivering company changes from order to order even when you buy on the same day.
Global Postal Shipping is Etsy's discounted international shipping option for lighter parcels, offered through its partnership with Asendia — a global cross-border postal specialist. Asendia consolidates parcels, carries them internationally, and hands each one to the destination country's postal service (such as USPS or Royal Mail) for the last mile. That handoff is why an international Etsy parcel can pick up a second tracking number partway through its journey.
A tracking number is usually created when the seller prints the label, so it can show 'label created' with no scans for a day or two before the carrier physically collects the parcel — especially over weekends or for makers who ship in batches. For international orders, long quiet gaps are normal while the parcel moves by air or ocean linehaul and clears customs, where few scans are generated. Updates typically resume once the parcel reaches a destination-country facility or is handed to the local postal carrier.
First check around side and back doors, mailboxes, parcel lockers, and with household members or neighbors — parcels are sometimes scanned delivered shortly before the actual drop-off and appear within a day. If it still hasn't turned up, message the seller through Etsy and open a case in Etsy's Purchase Protection flow; the seller and the delivering carrier can confirm where the parcel was left, and Etsy's protection program covers qualifying orders that don't arrive.
There is no single Etsy format, because the number belongs to whichever carrier the seller chose. A USPS shipment is a long all-numeric number often starting with 9; UPS uses a 1Z code followed by 16 characters; FedEx is typically a 12- to 15-digit number; Royal Mail tracked mail uses two letters, nine digits and a GB suffix; and Evri uses a 16-digit number. International orders may show a postal number that continues on the destination country's carrier after a handoff — all of them still refer to your order.
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