Posting from UK to China?

Dabb

Have any of you shipped things to China?

I need to ship a rubbery model that's very light and will fit in a 10x10x10cm box and I just wanted to know what's the "best" way to ship it to China?

I know Royal Mail is cheapest at around £5, and that Airsure and Internationally Signed for is useless when shipping to China - this is quite risky though.

Has anyone got any experience with Royal Mail to China? I remember sending a card to my relatives and it took a month even though Royal Mail states 5-7 working days!

forgotmyname

Couple of posts on this recently, Its mad sending to china, One item i bought would cost more to send it there
than i paid for it and delivery.

soolin

forgotmyname wrote: »

Couple of posts on this recently, Its mad sending to china, One item i bought would cost more to send it there
than i paid for it and delivery.

It's exactly the same price as sending to The US or Australia and can be a very lucrative market in collectables .

The Far east isn't a huge market for me, maybe half a dozen things a year go there all vintage or antique. I do just use standard airmail and just box appropriately if item is delicate. It does seem a little slower than stuff going to places like the US- I usually reckon on 3 weeks to get to China or Japan.

Dabb

I just hate how the price gap between using Royal Mail and private couriers is so massive! The cheapest courier will probably still set me back around £20, whereas Royal Mail will cost about £3-4. I wish there was a more "economical choice" with the couriers, something like delivery within 1 week for about £10.

jwil

I recently sent two items to one buyer in China and both were not received. I suspect I had a dodgy buyer to be honest (changed feedback to private after the sale amongst other things), or the parcels were held up in customs. Anyway, I'm now out of pocket around £100 unless (hopefully) RM refund me.

lovinituk

Dabb wrote: »

I know Royal Mail is cheapest at around £5, and that Airsure and Internationally Signed for is useless when shipping to China - this is quite risky though.

Airsure is not available to China anyway but with ISF you can increase the insurance. What is your item worth? If it's worth less than £46 then you may as well use standard airmail, if it's worth more then use ISF.

Dabb

I'm just going to risk it with regular Airmail and see what happens. I'll post the results for future reference for others.

lovinituk

Just make sure you keep your proof of posting receipt in a safe place in case you need to make a claim.