Government Relations

In addition to tracking and managing a wide variety of ecommerce issues, the eBay Government Relations (GR) team focuses on several areas critical to providing a safe environment for our customers while giving them a voice in the halls of power around the world. These areas include:

Government Affairs
The GR team advocates for legislation and regulation that supports commerce, the interests of eBay, and its community of users around the globe. Our team interacts with government officials, politicians, and public policy thought leaders.

Advocacy Programs
Government officials listen best when they hear from their constituents. This is why the GR team offers a variety of advocacy programs that provide our customers with an opportunity to communicate with legislators on issues important to internet buyers and sellers.

Brand Relations
The Brand Relations team creates strategic partnerships with brands and industry stakeholders to reinforce eBay’s position as a trusted platform, protecting and optimizing brands asset and serving as a high value distribution channel.

Antitrust/Competition Team
The eBay Antitrust/Competition group ensures that eBay complies with the varied competition laws that exist in the many jurisdictions in which eBay operates.

Global Trade
eBay believes global trade rules should be modernized to ensure small business participation in technology-enabled global commerce.

Postal Policy
eBay supports postal policies that set the framework for a viable postal system, guarantee access to reliable and affordable shipping alternatives, and support the hundreds of thousands of small ecommerce businesses that use the eBay platform.

Tax Reporting
eBay believes that casual online sellers shouldn’t receive unnecessary, invasive and confusing tax forms for small-time transactions.

Small Online Business Inclusive Global Trade Report
Our findings reinforce that ecommerce enables small businesses to export regardless of their home market, the overall trade balance in their national economy, or the level of development of their domestic market.

EU Small Business Export Report
This report explores eBay small business exporting activity in the EU and how it dramatically exceeds that of traditional businesses, benefiting the individual companies, their local communities, and national economies by promoting growth and resilience.

Japan Small Online Business Trade Report
This report showcases how eBay is empowering Japanese small businesses and individuals by providing access to consumers across more than 190 countries and creating a 21st-century export success story that benefits Japan economically, socially, and environmentally.