Shipping from Europe to USA

[Patrick Finnegan]

The automated package sorting I'm told includes dropping packages from
one conveyor belt to another, and stuff can fall up to 6ft (though
more likely when something gets clogged/jammed up and packages fall
off of the conveyor system).

39kg/90lbs is heavy enough that it probably should be
palletized/crated and go freight.

I'd probably pick a postal service, or DHL as my first pick for
shipping ~50lb internationally.

Pat

On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 2:30 PM Henk Gooijen via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
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> A few weeks ago I shipped approx 39 kilos from The Netherlands to USA (HP A990).
> At least in Holland, most shippers do not accept such heavy stuff (max 30 kilos).
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> Only UPS did … and yes, the “horror” stories *are* true. They managed to drop the package.
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> Not from 4 inches above ground, but more, because a *steel corner* had a dent!
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> I thought I packed it well (enough), but my advice is: using UPS you cannot get it packed well enough ☹
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> Van: cctalk <cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org> namens Steven Stengel via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> Verzonden: Thursday, August 22, 2019 7:31:46 PM
> Aan: Cc <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> Onderwerp: Shipping from Europe to USA
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> How do I ship a 50 pound computer from Europe to the United States? Who has good rates?
> Thanks-
> Steve
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