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by wfujkramer » Wed, 05 Jun 2013 2:09 pm
Hi, I have about 6-7 boxes maybe 15-20 pounds each to send to San Francisco, and haven't found an inexpensive way of doing so.. it looks like the post office and any other carrier I can think of wants $200-$400 PER BOX. Since I don't care how long it takes for the boxes to arrive I would have thought that a cheaper, sea mail option would exist?
Anyone have any suggestions? Would it be practical go ask moving companies if it might be possible to put them in a shared container? Or would this likely be more than the $1000+ I am currently looking at?
Thank you!
PS we found a M-Rate quoted on the post office website, but it seems like this is only for books and media - we are shipping mainly used clothing.
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by beppi » Wed, 05 Jun 2013 3:34 pm
You won't find anything cheaper than Singpost.
There, a 10kg surface mail parcel to USA is S$150 (US$120), see speedpost.com.sg.
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Graze Boxes
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Anyone know where I can find good graze boxes? Any shops that would still be open or willing to accommodate requests for Christmas or New Year? It's...
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Hi haohao, what is a graze box? I did a google search and all I found was a snack subscription service based in the UK. Is that what you were...
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Fri, 26 Feb 2021 12:06 pm
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Shipping few boxes SG to Belgium - best provider?
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I will be moving from Singapore to Belgium, and need to send a few boxes (about 5-8 boxes) of my things to Brussels. I won't be moving any...
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I’ve heard good things about Allied Movers. Reliable and inexpensive.
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Mon, 18 Oct 2021 10:26 pm
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Tax/GST from sending items over from overseas
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Hi all. Looking at the current covid situation. It will probably be some time before we could travel back to home country and have decided to do our...
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7% GST|Duty on full value of both ring and shipping costs.
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Sun, 25 Oct 2020 2:58 am
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Sending items overseas
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What courier service company do you use to help your helpers ship their items back home? ie: phil and Indonesia.
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Look into easyparcel. They offer rate comparison so you will be able to find a pretty good deal there. For individual couriers I tend to just use DHL...
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Mon, 08 Feb 2021 12:18 pm
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Sending helper for home leave, can she come back?
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If one sends the helper back for home leave, is she able to return back from Philippines Or Indo?
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Hi, did you go through with this? My helper would also like to take her home leave this year after deferring it in 2020. Keen to know if it’s easy to...
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