I had an ASR33 shipped to me from the US. I had the vendor ship the machine in 3 different boxes. The case, base&typing unit, and stand were in separate boxes with plenty of packing. The cost of shipping was high, but the machine arrived in tact. Shipping the machine from Seattle to Calgary was about US$350.00. I would recommend having a piece in a box within a box with plenty of padding between the item and between the inner/outer box should allow the item to survive. The heavier the box, the more likely it will suffer rougher handling. --barrym On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 8:17 AM, Bill Sudbrink <wh.sudbrink at verizon.net>wrote: