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Preferred shipping outside USA?

Started by gobbler74, January 01, 2012, 10:36:25 PM

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gobbler74

I've used usps to ship outside the US a couple times and wondering if anyone has used fedex or ups? I was thinking ups may be the way to go if their people keep their hands on it until delivered, I'm not sure who the usps uses once it leaves our borders. Last ship to canada took a little over 3 weeks. 
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Old Gobbler

I get asked constantly about domestic/international shipping alternatives { work for UPS } , and the best way to handle it , is to transfer all responsibility to the customer and inform them of all the various options make them aware of the import duty risks and service levels ,insurance and  let them make the choice , that way if anything goes wrong , its on them not the shipper   


UPS and FEDEX are going to be within 3% on the rates of each other and the service will be comparable A + ,insured ,reliable but pricey . UPS is a all brown operation in Canada with the exception of ultra rural locations - all domestic UPS packages{not letters} have a automatic base insured value of $100 , each additional $100 unit will cost 37 cents each -

Stay well clear of US/DHL operations , and I will leave it at that - a nightmare

USPS has been a very cheap alternative , but US mail only delivers to US addresses , after that it gets handed over to the partner carrier , like every one -I have heard of quick service and I have heard of very slow service

Be cautious of import duties and taxes , UPS's policy is that  your declared value for customs and receipt for purchase price must match each other and that is where certain items may get taxed like crazy { by the Canadians}  , but I think in the case of US turkey call makers there is no  issue - cheapest alternative is to declare the calls as a gift {$0}and take a chance on insurance in case it comes up missing



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gobbler74

Personally I loathe fedex. I have had packages get beat all to crap by them incoming to me. Poor delivery, late, packages held in a warehouse an hour from me for days on end due to "inclement weather" when the big brown truck rolled past my house on those very same days. Only time I deal with fedex is when I get wood or something when the shipper uses them. Fedex seems to be a popular carrier up northeast way. 
"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail"