parcel post from U.K. to U.S.A. ? - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

17 Jul 2001

...
 I would very much appreciate the help of a U.K.
resident in
calculating postage to ship an approx. fifteen pound box of
manuals (and floppies) from England to the U.S.  We need to
do this without mortgaging the farm, so a slow boat across
the pond is preferred.  The originating location is: 
	The originating location is (I think) irrelevant
	as long as it is within the UK mainland
	(which yours is, unless Cheshire has been
	badly flooded lately ...). 

	If noone else chips in first, I'll have a play on
	the scales tomorrow. That would give a price
	via Parcelforce (or whoever the Royal Mail
	use). I don't have much experience with
	shipping in either direction but I'll ask
	to see if anyone in the office can find out
	how DHL or UPS calculate their charges.

	As a very rough estimate, work out how
	much the reverse route (i.e. US->UK)
	would set you back. I would be surprised 
	if there is more than a factor of two (but
	I bet UK->US costs more !)

	A 2kg manual cost about $20 US->UK
	about a year ago.

	Antonio