Sales to EU Customers and the GPSR

The EU has implemented a new General Protection Safety Regulation (GPSR) with little advanced noticed that creates onerous additional requirements for small businesses and artists selling to customers in the EU. These include formal safety assessments of products, including individual one-of-a-kind artworks, and hiring a legal representative in the EU. The EU has empowered customs agents to seize and destroy non-compliant orders shipped to EU customers. Presumably, the effect on artists and small businesses is unintended fallout from targeting larger businesses, and will be clarified or corrected at some point. Unfortunately, we do not have the resources to comply at this time. We will be unable to sell to customers in the EU until such time as they are able to refine the regulations and provide reasonable exceptions, or until we find an alternative path to compliance.

New Look!

The Pop Up Card Shop has a new look! This new design should be a little faster and, we hope, a bit easier to use.

Sales and Shipping to the UK

Due to changes associated with the separation of the UK from the EU (“Brexit”), as of the start of 2021, the collection and filing requirements for VAT have become odious. Small sellers in other countries (we are in the USA) are now required to collect 20% VAT and file fairly extensive paperwork at additional cost. Like most small US sellers, we will have to cease service to the UK at this time. Please accept our sincere apologies for not being able to accommodate these orders. We look forward to serving you again when the UK is able to remedy this untenable situation.