Ray Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Have you ever shipped a board from the US to Europe? I am trying to find a shipping company who actually can ship at a reasonable rate. UPS and DHL are asking about $190. USPS does not accept the package at all, to big :( Any suggestions? Thanks Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Houghton Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 is the only one left? You definitely need a reputable carrier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 You want one of USPS's expedited services. Use Global Express Mail (GEM, I think that's the same as EMS other places). The limits there are 79" long (200 cm) and 108" length + girth. That should let you ship a 200 cm board that's 30 cm wide. EMS is the cheapest way to send oversized stuff. I import long packages from Japan a lot, and they send them EMS there, turns into Canada Post or Purolator here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncermak Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 check in the back of ski magazine. there are some independent services... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philw Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Donek will ship to Europe: they take care of all that stuff including duty etc. I regularly ship boards back here, but I tend to carry them myself. Otherwise, the price you quote sounds too much. Presumably if it's for export then there's no US sales tax? You may have a bit of duty and VAT to pay (the courier will collect it COD generally). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted December 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Checked the USPS website, and it looks that the guy in my post office is wrong. Or just had a bad day due to all that holiday shipping... He told me that 79inches was the max “combined” number, but it’s actually 108inches with max length of 79 inches. So that should work. Back to the post office…:D FedEx was $135... Thanks for the quick help you all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donek Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Ray, Your USPS guy is probably right. The 108" length plus girth applies to the US. When shipping outside the US via postal services, many other contries have restrictions on overall length. You can find these restriction on the international section of the USPS web site. We use FedEx on all our international shipments. We have a pretty hefty discount due to our volume. FedEx also offers something called great Rates to existing customers. Don't ask about them at your local shipper or from your driver. They don't know anything about them or are told to keep it under wraps. You'll need to call your FedEx sales rep to use such a thing. Great rates are only available to countries they frequently fly to and change on a daily basis. They are strictly based on space available on planes. They use them to fill planes that are not likely to be full. If you have any other questions, feel free to e-mail me or give me a call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamran Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 I could use some help too. But in the other direction. I have a board at my friend's house in germany for 3 months now. Fedex there asks 200 euros (almost 270$ ).Don't know what to do,...or I just should wait till someone brings it over. any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted December 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Sean, thanks for your help! You are right they all keep the special rates “under wraps”. I checked with our company rep and got totally different rates. I also went back to the "main" post office (with a printout from the USPS website) and had no problem at all this time. Certified and insured... Country Conditions for Mailing – Netherlands Size Limits, Letter-post: See 243.2 Air Parcel Post: Maximum length: 79 inches Maximum length and girth combined: 108 inches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywalker Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Hi, I'm looking for a cheap way to ship a board from the US to Germany. Does anyone here have any experiences with that? What is the cheapest service (from Aliso Viejo/CA)? Thanks a lot for your help!! (Board is 178, so it might ship under 180cm). Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Sub Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 thats what theyre talking about, skywalker..US to EU. USPS EMS is the best option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywalker Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Dear D-Sub, thanks a lot for this short translation!!! You're such a smart guy!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Sub Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 yeah Im fcking brilliant. you dont even know the half. watch out for my super laser death ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 strong the force it is with young Skywalker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Sub Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 ;) my schwartz is bigger than his Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywalker Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Dear D-Sub, there is no doubt about this. Even your German in twice as good as mine. I thought it was "Schwanz" ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Sub Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 heh. whats a schwanz? "schwarz" is from the movie "Spaceballs" where they lampoon starwars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagen Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 ...I guess his German isn't as good as you thought, Skywalker. :D ...b.t.w. a good online German/English dictionary is leo.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Sub Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 heh. schwanz! learn somethin new every day, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rick ferguson Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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