Pixelfill Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Hey guys, I’m guessing that many of you will have shipped items to Europe, and am looking for recommendations for shipping providers. The parcel I need to send is just above the Royal mail size limit for international shipping, sum of all dimensions is above 90cm, which pushes it into “Parcelforce global value”. Now the parcel weighs less than 2kg but their equivalent volume weight calc (w*l*d /5000) comes out at 7.25kg which to Spain means I’m looking at £60 shipping! The contents aren’t even worth that, lol. what services can you recommend? Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rider Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 DPD as they are reasonably priced, not the cheapest and have fantastic tracking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 (edited) I recently used myhermes and sent 15 items all over the world including Iraq with no issues and very well priced Their tracking isn't that great though but every part got to its destination Edited February 22, 2020 by Dnk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Ive always used Transglobal Express. They quote a bit like confused.com. they get prices (through an online system) for your parcel on its size and weight. You can easily sort insurance if any value. You just print the labels and attach. They use all of the typical shipping companies. I've shipped headlights and a range of other items to more countries than I can mention and they've always been rapid with any insurance payouts when the worst happens (they then claim it back off whoever you've used directly,DPD etc). Much like paypal. You get a range of prices so you can choose and compare. If nothing else it's great to get some prices for a comparison. I used to often post items past working hours of most places. UPS drop off points locally open until 10pm make your life easy but not an issue if you arrange collection. Just dont black wrap the boxes. They moan about conveyor issues. https://www.transglobalexpress.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayr Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Tnt are cheap, usually about 1-2 days on that weight id expect about £30 on 1-2days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelfill Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 thank guys, all helpful suggestions, I had a quick look around earlier, and UPS / DPD seem to be reasonably priced. I'll look at the others now. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Hey guys, I’m guessing that many of you will have shipped items to Europe, and am looking for recommendations for shipping providers. The parcel I need to send is just above the Royal mail size limit for international shipping, sum of all dimensions is above 90cm, which pushes it into “Parcelforce global value”. Now the parcel weighs less than 2kg but their equivalent volume weight calc (w*l*d /5000) comes out at 7.25kg which to Spain means I’m looking at £60 shipping! The contents aren’t even worth that, lol. what services can you recommend? Mike I tend to use Parcel 2 go and parcel monkey and make a choice from the results provided. In my experience though, even with the bigger companies like fedex, ups etc the insurance isn't worth jack. UPS recently lost a 40 year old "variator" of ours from a property in Paris and say because it was so old and obsolete it had zero value!! Fedex dropped a fibre fusion kit and refused to pay out on the claim as they said the packaging was insufficient, odd seeing it was the original packing the kit came in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 (edited) Pm me your parcel info, i have an account with myhermes so could give you price very quickly I just put in some made up sizes UK to Spain door to door 100 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm 2 kg weight and its £10.69 inc vat Edited February 26, 2020 by Dnk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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