Buy from John Lewis in the UK and ship internationally

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John Lewis lists prices in GBP and usually delivers inside the UK only. UK Buying Agent buys from that store after you approve USD lines, then ships from our warehouse in the UK.

John Lewis is the British department store partnership, online at johnlewis.com, selling fashion, beauty, home, and electronics at GBP prices. Delivery is built for UK addresses. A foreign checkout often fails even when the item is in stock in London or a regional shop. Send the product code and size. We buy after you approve USD lines. Home furniture can be too large to export. Soft goods and small electronics are the realistic asks. We are not John Lewis.

What we actually do

You place the request on the order form. You type the British shelf price in GBP. Staff open the live page, check that the seller delivers inside the UK, and look for size, plug type, or bundle changes. We then write item lines and the service fee on your order page in USD. You approve that record before we pay the seller. We do not receive random parcels. Goods come to our warehouse in the UK only after that purchase. Questions and substitutions stay in order comments so the approval has a timestamp.

Service fee and the two payments

The service fee is published on pricing. We apply it when we write your order page. You see item totals and the service fee in USD before the first payment. International shipping is not guessed on this page. After the goods are at our warehouse, we weigh them and write a second USD total. Estimates, not final bills, sit on the shipping calculator. Enter the price you saw in GBP. We convert the working total to USD.

Combine sellers, then ship once

A pair of boots from one UK shop and a book from another do not need two international labels. Ask us to hold pieces at the warehouse. We combine them when the products and the paperwork allow it. Fragile pottery and heavy appliances may still need their own cartons. Service fee rules stay on pricing. Rough weight bands are on the shipping calculator. Final shipping is the weighed parcel, written in USD.

Details that save a rejected order

Tell us if the item is a gift, if it must stay sealed, or if you need a photo of the size tab. UK clothing sizes do not match US sizes. A UK 12 is not a US 12. British plugs are Type G, and mains power is about 230V. A kettle or hair dryer from the UK may be useless on a 110V outlet. Summer heat is hard on chocolate and some creams. Mention heat if the goods will sit before the second payment. We buy only the item you approved.

If you are still choosing a lane, these pages sit next to this one: UK Buying Agent International Shoppers, Buy From UK Ship Internationally, and Buy From UK Ship To Saudi Arabia.

Plugs, VAT, and click and collect

A low GBP price on John Lewis can hide a Type G plug or a 230V motor. Say which country the goods must work in. British shelf prices usually include VAT. We do not promise to strip that tax. Click and collect only works if the shop will also deliver to our warehouse, or if we agreed an in-store visit in order comments.