shuppin wa chakubarai desu.

topic particle

Breakdown of shuppin wa chakubarai desu.

• です: to be
• 出品しゅっぴん: listing an item for sale
• 着払ちゃくばらい: recipient-paid shipping

Questions & Answers about shuppin wa chakubarai desu.

What does 出品 mean here, and how is it read?

出品 is read しゅっぴん.

By itself, it literally means exhibiting or listing an item for sale. In online shopping or marketplace contexts, it often refers to the item/listing being offered.

So in this sentence, 出品は is understood as something like as for this listing/item.

What does 着払い mean, and how is it read?

着払い is read ちゃくばらい.

It means postage/shipping paid by the receiver upon delivery. In other words, the sender does not prepay the shipping cost; the person receiving the package pays it when it arrives.

In marketplace English, this is often explained as shipping paid by the buyer on delivery.

Why is は used after 出品?

は marks the topic of the sentence.

So 出品は着払いです literally has the structure:

As for the listing/item, it is cash-on-delivery / postage-due.

Japanese often presents information as topic + comment. Here:

• 出品は = as for the listing/item
• 着払いです = it is sent postage due

A native English speaker may want to translate は as is, but it is better to think of it as a topic marker rather than a direct English word.