Does Smyths Ship to the US?

No, Smyths doesn’t ship to the US. Despite being one of the largest toy retailers in Europe, Smyths hasn’t built out international shipping from its website, so a US address won’t be accepted at checkout on any of its country sites.

Why Doesn’t Smyths Ship to the US?

Smyths has grown into a genuinely large retailer, over 300 stores across Ireland, the UK, Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland, and the Netherlands, generating close to €2.5 billion in revenue. Despite that scale, it’s grown almost entirely through opening physical and online stores in specific countries, rather than building a single site with broad international shipping. Each country it operates in gets its own local Smyths site, selected from a country dropdown on smythstoys.com, but the US isn’t one of those countries, and there’s no separate international shipping option layered on top for markets Smyths doesn’t already operate in.

How to Get Smyths Items Shipped to the US?

Since Smyths won’t ship to a US address directly, the way around this is a UK forwarding address. You use it at checkout instead of your own, Smyths ships the order there as it would for any UK customer, and the forwarding service sends it on to you afterward.

How Does Package Forwarding from UK to US Work?

The process is straightforward once you’re set up:

1. Sign up for a free Atvido account and get your UK shipping address.
2. Shop Smyths as normal, using your Atvido UK address at checkout instead of your own.
3. Your package arrives at Atvido’s UK facility, and you’ll get a notification once it’s in.
4. Choose your courier and shipping speed, and Atvido forwards it on to your US address.

A couple of things happen behind the scenes that are worth knowing about too. Every package is inspected and photographed before it ships onward, so you can see exactly what’s arrived before deciding what to do next. And if you’re shopping other UK retailers alongside Smyths, Atvido can consolidate everything into a single shipment, which is usually where the real savings come from compared to paying for separate international deliveries. Customs paperwork is handled on Atvido’s end too, so there’s nothing extra for you to sort out on arrival.

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How Much Does It Cost to Ship Smyths to the US?

There’s no single flat number here, the total depends on what you’re buying and how you ship it, but it breaks down into a few predictable parts:

• The Smyths product price itself
• Any UK delivery fee Smyths charges
• Atvido’s forwarding and consolidation costs
• The international shipping leg from the UK to the US
• Any customs duties that apply once your package reaches the US

Combining multiple items into a single shipment through Atvido is where the real savings show up, since you’re paying that international leg once instead of per item. This is worth checking in particular for larger toys, since size and weight affect the shipping cost more than they would for something smaller.

Alternatives to Ordering Smyths in the US

Checking Toys”R”Us in the US. Given the history above, it’s worth knowing the Toys”R”Us brand still exists as a separate operation in the US (through Macy’s), unrelated to Smyths’ European stores, worth checking if you’re after a specific toy rather than Smyths specifically.

Secondhand and resale platforms. Smyths-exclusive toys, especially collectibles and region-specific releases, do show up on eBay, sold by shoppers in the countries Smyths operates in.

Asking someone in the UK or Ireland to buy and post it on. For a smaller, one-off order, having a contact in one of Smyths’ operating countries purchase and mail the item directly is sometimes simpler than setting up a forwarding account.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Smyths the same company as Toys R Us?

No. Smyths is an independently owned Irish company that acquired Toys R Us’s operations in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland after Toys R Us went bankrupt in 2018, and rebranded those stores. The two are unrelated as companies today.

Does Smyths ship to Canada?

No, Smyths’ shipping is limited to the countries where it operates its own local stores and sites, which doesn’t currently include Canada or the US.

Which countries have Smyths stores?

Smyths operates in Ireland, Northern Ireland, Great Britain, Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland, and the Netherlands, with over 300 stores total across those markets.

Will Smyths ever ship to the US directly?

There’s no announced plan for this. Given Smyths has grown by opening stores in specific countries rather than building broad international shipping, a UK forwarding address is likely to remain the most realistic option for US shoppers.