Parcel to Canada

WLM21

I am selling a pair of trainer, the auction ends tomorrow.

Now, at the last minute a prospective bidder from Canada asks if I can ship to Canada and of course, what the postage will be.

He has asked for a cheap service, Royal Mail Surface Mail or Airmail Small package if possible.

I had allowed for UK postage, in a shoe box, but sending to Canada, I assume would be cheaper just wrapped in bubblewrap and brown tape.

The parcel weighs just under 500g and dimensions are

330 mm x 150 mm x 120 mm

As I'll not be able to take it to my local PO before the deadline, I was wondering if anybody could give me a price.

For UK deliveries I usually use recorded delivery, but a signed for parcel to Canada may be too high ...

or should |i just use that, to prevent any hassles and 'lost parcels'

thanks

Obviously_the_best

never use signed for abroad, for a price use https://www.seajays.org.uk/postage

sarah69696pink

I posted a shoe box size parcel to Canada Xmas time....it didn't have shoes in it but xmas present, so was probably a little heavier than shoes, although it felt quite light to me. To my shock it costs me £17 at the cheapest rate through the post office!

WLM21

Obviously_the_best wrote: »

never use signed for abroad

Why not ?

Obviously_the_best wrote: »

for a price use www.seajays.org.uk/postage

that's great, thanks very much for the link

custardy

sarah69696pink wrote: »

I posted a shoe box size parcel to Canada Xmas time....it didn't have shoes in it but xmas present, so was probably a little heavier than shoes, although it felt quite light to me. To my shock it costs me £17 at the cheapest rate through the post office!

airmail price for about 1.5Kg

kerri_gt

There is a price calcualtor on the Royal Mail site for the various servcies offered, and you can also try quotes from www.parcel.2.go.com (though I imagine this would be quite costly)

Obviously_the_best

WLM21 wrote: »

Why not ?



that's great, thanks very much for the link

ISF hardly ever tracks, and is a complete waste of money at an extra £5 a shot

Pembroke

Just a tip, Canadian customs are very particular about how you address packages, you MUST make sure that your return address is in the top left hand corner of the front of the package or it may get delayed or even returned to sender.

WLM21

Pembroke wrote: »

Just a tip, Canadian customs are very particular about how you address packages, you MUST make sure that your return address is in the top left hand corner of the front of the package or it may get delayed or even returned to sender.

Thanks for that, a very important point I had not known about.

I actually always add a 'sent by' sticker and sometimes put it on the back and sometimes top left ... so I'm glad I saw your posting

Norman_Castle

http://www.royalmail.com/price-finder

http://www.royalmail.com/delivery/delivery-options-international/airmail/details