Parcel UK to Canada

jeffuk

Hello, I have to send a parcel to Canada, 3kg, 29cmx27cmx19cm, thepackagedeliverycompany quote £19, has anyone used this company recently? Any tips on shipping to Canada welcome. Thank in advance.

texranger

jeffuk wrote: »

Hello, I have to send a parcel to Canada, 3kg, 29cmx27cmx19cm, thepackagedeliverycompany quote £19, has anyone used this company recently? Any tips on shipping to Canada welcome. Thank in advance.

these are like a lot of online courier companies thepackagedeliverycompany is a parcel broker and will not be delivering your goods they have accounts with the majors couriers DHL, UPS, TNT, Interlink.

so it will be delivered by one of these couriers, which if you look on their own sites £19 is a good discounted price.

Pembroke

The only tip I know about posting to Canada is make sure your return address label is on the front of the package. Some countries don't mind if it's on the back or side but Canada will insist that it's on the front, to the point of delaying or not delivering you package at all.

martindow

jeffuk wrote: »

Hello, I have to send a parcel to Canada, 3kg, 29cmx27cmx19cm, thepackagedeliverycompany quote £19, has anyone used this company recently? Any tips on shipping to Canada welcome. Thank in advance.

That is very good price - is it airmail or surface?

Pembroke has a very good tip for Royal Mail/ Canada Post, but a carrier will probably have their own standard forms, or they may want you to provide several copies of your invoice to show the declared value for customs clearance.

Carriers usually provide a certain level of insurance in the delivery price but you can increase the cover by paying extra if necessary. Some have a lot of exclusions so look at their small print.

jeffuk

Thanks for all the replies