I just shipped a 9'X12' oriental carpet to Germany from the US. It cost $400 via DHL (although it did weigh 70 lbs)
DBT |-----Original Message----- |From: MoPo List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Helmut |Hamm |Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 5:16 AM |To: [email protected] |Subject: [MOPO] German Shipping Costs | |Sad, but true. German Mail goes gone completely |cuckoo with their international rates in recent |years. |As long as you can ship letter mail, it's still |halfways within reason, but any rolled item must |ship parcel post, and their rates are simply |outrageous. | |The cheapest way to get a tube to the US via air |mail these days is EUR 27.30 (almost $35.00). |Now, this does NOT include any insurance or a |tracking number. | |The lowest rate for insured delivery to the US is |EUR 42. NO air mail at this rate, mind you! Air |mail delivery is another EUR 32! Plus, if you use |a tube instead of a box, they'll charge you |another EUR 1.50. | |Total EUR 75.50 or (hold your seats) US-$96.00(!) at today's rate. | |Let's not forget: This rate only includes insurance of EUR 500. | |Of course, you can still ship surface mail in a |box at EUR 12.90. Hopefully, you don't mind that |this may take anything between six weeks and |forever. | |Nowadays, I'm actually saving money by shipping |UPS! Plus, me and my clients can track the |package and they usually deliver to the US within |three days. | |Helmut Hamm |Galerie filmposter.net | |>O Heaven for just 7.75 shipping! |> |>I just paid 52 Euros(!) to ship a poster from |>Germany (rolled). All I can say is it better be |>hand delivered by a golden-haired fraulein in |>cutoff lederhosen for that price. |> |>Sadly, I'm guessing I'll have to schlep to the |>PO to pick it up myself in about 6 weeks... |> |>Wouldn't worry about the neg. I think most volk |>look and see the reasons/who sent it and can |>figger this stuff out pretty well as to who's |>doing right and who's doing wrong. |> |>--Peter |> | | Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com | |___________________________________________________________________ | How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List | | Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L | | The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
