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TobyWhite · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Gumi

Does anyone know an affordable way to ship things home? I have more stuff than I can (or would like to) haul on the plane with me back to Canada. I had an American friend a year ago who went home with his Korean wife and he told me it was dirt cheap to ship a bunch of boxes home. So far all the places I've called are way too expensive. Does anyone have any experience? Should I just mail stuff?

Loyal · Joined: 05 Jul 2003 Location: Back in the UK!

I have a Korean GF and we are planning to ship alot of my stuff home in a week or so, if you have a week, drop me a Message and i`ll let you know how we went about it.

At the moment I think we are just going to use the postal service, I sent some little things home last year and it came to 35,000 for the mid sized BOX, I think i could fit alot more in that box this time. (that was with postal insurance i think).

batman · Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 8:49 pm Post subject:

I just started shipping some stuff home. I have been using the post office.
Which I have used before and never have I had a problem with the place.
I picked up several boxes (size four) which cost me 800 won each. Been packing them up with clothes, bedding, books, pictures, etc and they have been costing about 30,000 won fully loaded. Of course, I have been shiping them by surface mail (airmail is much more expensive). Will take a couple of months for the boxes to arrive home but, with my planned trip to Thailand, I have the time to wait.
Hope this helps.

Bulsajo · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

Read the FAQs at the top of the Forum pages.

bucheon bum · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

just got my stuff today. Sent it surface on Nov. 2nd and it got here today (Dec. 8th). I was pleasantly surprised; thought it would have taken longer. Cost me 26,000 won for a 7.5 KG heavy box.

Eunoia · Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 4:22 am Post subject:

(With all due respect to Bulsajo and his referral to the board FAQ's... I couldn't find the relevant info there.)

I have something that is just too large (and probably too heavy) to fit in the post office's largest box, and need to find an alternative way to ship it home before next spring. FedEx or DHL would be a last option, as they will likely be horrendously expensive... any advice?

Blue Flower · Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 8:59 pm Post subject:

Unaccompanied baggage?

bucheon bum · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

jaebea · Joined: 21 Sep 2003 Location: SYD

Isn't it possible to get in contact with some freight forwarders to help you here?

I'm involved in a lot of exporting (from Australia) and for anything from a box of paper to several pallets of chemicals, it was just a matter of calling up the freight forwarder to book some space on a flight/ship outbound and it was done and done.

You'd need to arrange a courier with the right paperwork to pick it up from the other side, but there shouldn't be a problem if you stick to the right kinds of goods (ie, not food etc) and have all the paperwork set from the beginning.

I'd guess there a different procedures for civilian and commerial freight, but I wouldn't be surprised to hear places that specialise in this sort of thing.

Maybe try and ask some Koreans if they know anyone who emigrated overseas, and what freight forwarder they used to get their gear over there.

Obviously, this is really only useful for those big things you really want to keep, or if you have loads of gear. Small packages in short periods of time, you can't really beat EMS. Pay through the nose though... :)

jae.

matthews_world · Joined: 15 Feb 2003

Anyone used Asian Tigers Transpack? I may check into them when I relocate home.

I'd like to hear some stuff about them.

Very Happy

Chonbuk · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Location: Vancouver

Remember if you are Canadian you will need to click a box on your reentry form that says that you have shipped things home or you will be charged duty on your goods- Seriously-

I forgot to do this, had to pay the duty charges, even though they weren't new things and than received a rebate after I explained my mistake to cutoms!!!

All because I forgot to say that I had more stuff arriving through ship-

a huge headache.

take care,

Chonbuk

matthews_world · Joined: 15 Feb 2003

I heard that DHL is the company to use.

Anybody got a website?

Very Happy

Mr. Pink · Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Location: China

I used Korean post to send some "extra" stuff back to Canada. The boxes were VERY heavy. The heaviest one cost me 40,000 won by surface. It was all books. The second box cost me like 30,000 won by surface. It was a mix of books and other stuff.

If you send home clothes the weight should be very cheap. Also in my experience Korean Post is WAY cheaper than Canada Post.

Don't go the DHL or courier route, those guys are way way way too expensive.

I could also suggest you pay for additional baggage at the airport. 1 extra bag of say clothes would cost about what you would pay to ship it by Korean Post.