Does Carter’s Ship Internationally? Costs, Delivery Times and Getting Carter’s Abroad

Does Carter’s ship internationally? Not from carters.com. Carter’s US website only ships to US addresses, including US territories and military APO and FPO addresses, while separate local Carter’s sites and partners serve more than 15 other countries, including Canada and Mexico. For parents and gift-buyers in the UK, Australia, the Gulf or Africa, the US site is often where the range and prices are best. This guide covers Carter’s shipping costs, delivery times, tracking, its freight forwarding rules and how to get an order delivered abroad.

The short answer

Carters.com delivers only within the US. Carter’s points international customers to local websites for their countries, but many countries don’t have one. You can also send a carters.com order to a US forwarding address. Carter’s allows this, but says it’s at your own risk, and its responsibility ends when the parcel reaches the forwarder.

Carter’s shipping costs and delivery times

Carter’s says orders are processed in 1–2 business days before they ship. The options on its order and delivery page are:

• Standard. Delivery time after processing: 6–8 business days. Cost: USD 7.50, free on orders over USD 50.
• Expedited. Delivery time after processing: 2–3 business days. Cost: USD 18.
• Overnight. Delivery time after processing: Next business day. Cost: USD 28.
• APO/FPO military. Delivery time after processing: 7–14 business days. Cost: USD 7, free over USD 50.
• PO Box. Delivery time after processing: 6–8 business days. Cost: USD 7, free over USD 50.
• Pick up in store. Delivery time after processing: Usually ready within 1 hour, held 14 days. Cost: Free.

Delivery windows start the day after your order ships. Standard orders go by USPS or UPS, and expedited and overnight go by UPS. Carter’s Card holders get free shipping with no minimum. Carter’s and OshKosh B’gosh share the same checkout, so one order can include both brands.

How long does Carter’s take to ship?

How long Carter’s takes to ship is processing plus transit. A standard order usually takes 1–2 business days to process and 6–8 business days in transit, so allow up to about two weeks inside the US. Expedited and overnight cut that down a lot. If you’re forwarding abroad, add our processing time of 4–5 working days, then international transit of around 3–15 days, depending on the carrier you choose.

Carter’s pick up in store policy

You can order online and collect from a US Carter’s store for free. Carter’s holds the order for 14 days once it’s ready, then cancels it. This is useful for visitors staying in the US, but it doesn’t help if you’re ordering from abroad.

Where does Carter’s ship to?

The US site serves most US locations, including territories and APO and FPO addresses. Carter’s can’t change a shipping address after ordering, and suggests cancelling and placing a new order. Cancelling is only possible within about an hour, before processing starts. Carter’s has local sites and partners in more than 15 other countries. Canada and Mexico are the best known, and the flag menu on carters.com sends you to them. If your country isn’t listed, there’s no Carter’s site that delivers to you.

Is there a Carter’s site in the UK, Australia or the Gulf?

Check the country list on carters.com. Where a local partner exists, it may stock a smaller range at local prices. For the UK, Australia, Angola and many other countries, shoppers rely on the US site and a forwarding address.

Carter’s and freight forwarders: what the policy says

Carter’s addresses this directly on its order and delivery page. You can use a freight forwarder, but it’s at your own risk. Once your order is delivered to the forwarder, Carter’s isn’t responsible for it, and won’t give refunds for problems after that point.

In practice, this means two things. First, check your order when it reaches our warehouse, because that’s the point where you can still deal with Carter’s about a wrong size or missing item. Second, add shipping insurance for the international leg. Baby clothes are light and rarely break, but insurance covers loss in transit.

How to get Carter’s delivered abroad with Global Shopaholics

Step 1: Sign up for your free US address

Create a free account and get your US address at our warehouse in New Castle, Delaware.

Step 2: Shop Carter’s with our address

Shop carters.com or OshKosh B’gosh and enter your Global Shopaholics address, with your suite number in address line 2. Spending over USD 50 gets you free standard shipping to us.

In your Carter’s account, open Settings from the profile menu.

Click “Add New Address”.

Enter your Global Shopaholics address with your suite number in address line 2.

Shop carters.com and check out with that address.

Step 3: Pay no US sales tax

Delaware has no sales tax, so your order won’t be charged state tax at our tax-free address.

Step 4: We log and store your parcels

We log your parcel when it arrives. Storage is free for up to 30 days, so you can add more orders from Carter’s or other US shops. Paid plans give up to 210 days of storage.

Step 5: Consolidate and ship

Ask us to consolidate everything into one box, then choose DHL, FedEx, UPS or USPS. We process shipments in 4–5 working days and send tracking.

Insurance starts at USD 10, up to 2% of the declared value. If something’s wrong when it reaches us, we can return it to Carter’s in the US for USD 15. If Carter’s won’t accept your card, our assisted purchase service can place the order. Use the shipping calculator to estimate the cost of a box of baby clothes, which is usually light.

Carter’s order tracking and order status

When your order ships, Carter’s sends a confirmation email with a tracking number. You can also check your order status on carters.com by entering your order number and email address. Orders sometimes arrive in more than one box. When you use a Global Shopaholics address, we show each parcel in your account as it arrives. Once we send your consolidated box, you’ll get a new tracking number for the international journey. That’s all Carter’s order tracking needs: your order number and email address.

Shipping Carter’s to our main markets

United Kingdom

Import VAT and customs duty rules depend on what you’re buying and its value, and children’s clothing has its own VAT treatment. The government’s guide to tax and duty on goods sent from abroad explains the rules. See our UK page for delivery times.

Australia

GST applies to most low-value imports. The Australian Border Force sets out GST on low-value goods, and our Australia page covers delivery.

Saudi Arabia and the UAE

Carter’s is popular with our Gulf customers for baby basics and multipacks. VAT and customs duty can apply. See our Saudi Arabia and UAE pages, and ZATCA for Saudi customs.

Angola, Nigeria and Ghana

Without local Carter’s sites, forwarding is the main route. Bodysuit multipacks and sleepsuits are light and pack small. See our Angola and Nigeria pages.

Carter’s local sites vs forwarding from carters.com

• Available in. Local Carter’s site or partner: Canada, Mexico and some other countries. carters.com via Global Shopaholics: Almost anywhere we ship.
• Range. Local Carter’s site or partner: Often smaller. carters.com via Global Shopaholics: Full US range, including OshKosh.
• Prices. Local Carter’s site or partner: Local prices. carters.com via Global Shopaholics: US prices and sales, plus shipping and import tax.
• Returns. Local Carter’s site or partner: Local. carters.com via Global Shopaholics: Only easy while the order is still in the US.

Tips for buying Carter’s from abroad

Size up. Carter’s sizes go by age and weight, and babies grow fast, so buying the next size up is common, especially with international delivery times. Carter’s runs frequent sales and promotions, and its own site lists current offers, so check there rather than relying on an old Carter’s promo code found online. A Carter’s coupon code or discount code from a coupon site may well have expired. Multipacks offer the best value per item. Combine several orders within the 30-day free storage window. And remember that you can’t change the address after you order, so check your suite number first.

Frequently asked questions

How we checked this

We read Carter’s order and delivery page, which covers shipping options, processing times, store pickup, cancellations and freight forwarding, on 30 October 2026. Carter’s can change its rates and terms at any time, so check at checkout. Global Shopaholics details come from our current service terms.

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