Shipping from the US
Posted 23/03/2011 - 17:07
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Use USPS if you can - Royal Mail do the delivery at this end and if there are any extra duties to pay they don't add on such huge "collection fees" as UPS, FedEx, etc.
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Posted 23/03/2011 - 17:54
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I think DHL charge least at this end but who knows how these things change.
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Posted 23/03/2011 - 21:28
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I have used UPS for a very large, heavy item.
(The item was not available in Europe and therefore it was a case of pay the cost or not have the item).
(The item was not available in Europe and therefore it was a case of pay the cost or not have the item).
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Posted 23/03/2011 - 21:31
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any of the couriers will sting you on import charges where as usps do occasionaly slip the net...
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Posted 25/03/2011 - 14:44
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Royal Mail charge £8 on top of the import fees, or at least they did last time I bought something from the US. As regards how much you will be charged by Customs, this site is your friend:
http://www.dutycalculator.com/
http://www.dutycalculator.com/
Posted 25/03/2011 - 17:10
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AVOID UPS & Fedex.
Use USPS (United States Postal Service) which is their national 'Royal mail' equivalent.
If you add the item cost + the post cost and to that total add approx another 22% is roughly what you will pay.
Use USPS (United States Postal Service) which is their national 'Royal mail' equivalent.
If you add the item cost + the post cost and to that total add approx another 22% is roughly what you will pay.
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I was just wondering if anyone here has had anything shipped across and what service they used.