ShippingOptionSummary

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.

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 contextualLocation values in 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 contextualLocation values in the X-EBAY-C-ENDUSERCTX request header.

shippingCost

This is the estimated price to ship the item.

The price includes the value-added tax (VAT) for applicable jurisdictions when requested from supported marketplaces. In this case, users must do one or more of the following to see VAT-inclusive pricing:

• Pass the X-EBAY-C-MARKETPLACE-ID request header specifying the supported marketplace (such as EBAY_GB)
• Pass the contextualLocation values for the supported marketplace in the X-EBAY-C-ENDUSERCTX request header
• Specify the supported marketplace using the deliveryCountry filter URI parameter (such as filter=deliveryCountry:GB)

Note:For more information on VAT, refer to Your VAT Obligations in the UK & EU.

shippingCostType

Indicates the type of shipping used to ship the item. Possible values are FIXED (flat-rate shipping) and CALCULATED (shipping cost calculated based on item and buyer location).