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Leafs42084
Joined: 31 May 2009
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 Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 7:38 am Post subject: shipping a box to Canada |
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was wondering if anyone had any ballpark rates for sending a box by boat to Toronto from here.
Not gonna be too heavy, it'll mostly be winter clothes... im thinking a box the size of a small suitcase.
anyone have any ideas on price or how long it takes? |
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moosehead
Joined: 05 May 2007
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| Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 11:54 am Post subject: |
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around 40,000 won, no insurance,
about 6 weeks, by sea (surface) |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 4:36 pm Post subject: Re: shipping a box to Canada |
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| Leafs42084 wrote: |
was wondering if anyone had any ballpark rates for sending a box by boat to Toronto from here.
Not gonna be too heavy, it'll mostly be winter clothes... im thinking a box the size of a small suitcase.
anyone have any ideas on price or how long it takes? |
Surface mail, 48k won to Canada and 6-10 weeks.
Get your #5 boxes from the post office. (the largest they let you ship to Canada by surface mail.
It may take 2 boxes but the cost is weight based not size (even though there is a maximum size of 200 linear cm). |
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Sooke
Joined: 12 Jan 2004
Location: korea
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| Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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Wow, a thread just when I need it...and without having to use the search function (which always works real well  )
I need to move quite a bit of stuff...winter clothes, bulky souvenirs, etc. in preparation for the big move home. Maybe a bit more than the post office can handle.
Does anybody know of/can anyone recommend a surface shipping company that can move some bulkier items (likely by sea container). A friend at school recommended his friend who specializes in shipping antiques, but the prices he quoted me were simply outrageous. Besides, I don't need to move any furniture.
Thanks in advance. |
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tsteele
Joined: 30 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Sooke wrote: |
Wow, a thread just when I need it...and without having to use the search function (which always works real well )
I need to move quite a bit of stuff...winter clothes, bulky souvenirs, etc. in preparation for the big move home. Maybe a bit more than the post office can handle.
Does anybody know of/can anyone recommend a surface shipping company that can move some bulkier items (likely by sea container). A friend at school recommended his friend who specializes in shipping antiques, but the prices he quoted me were simply outrageous. Besides, I don't need to move any furniture.
Thanks in advance. |
If you'd like a better way to search the forums, you might try this:
http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=006359271486458796786:_ooozypbm6u |
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siborg69
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| Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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| sent 3 boxes to canada recently, all of them around 18kgs. the biggest box you can send is a size 6 (these are the ones we used) and it was 48k for each of them. the post office can handle anything really, just a pain in the arse to get them there! |
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tsteele
Joined: 30 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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| siborg69 wrote: |
| sent 3 boxes to canada recently, all of them around 18kgs. the biggest box you can send is a size 6 (these are the ones we used) and it was 48k for each of them. the post office can handle anything really, just a pain in the arse to get them there! |
My boxes were bigger than size 6, but it goes by weight, with a max of 20 kilos.
My first box was 20 kilos and 700 grams. Guess what happened next?
A few days later, my next box was 20 kilos and 300 grams. This time, I didn't argue or plead before pulling out the swiss-army knife I brought for the occasion.
Should have used less packing tape; 300 grams less. |
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mr_moula
Joined: 25 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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I'm also interested in this. I'm preparing to start the process of sending things back to Canada. I want to ship some small furniture items as well as a Korean wooden door... Doesn't matter how long it takes.... the cheaper the better. Also if anyone has any experience sending, shipping, bringing their 24inch imac to or from Korea to Canada I would appreciate some advise on how to go about it...
cheers |
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tsteele
Joined: 30 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul
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| mr_moula wrote: |
I'm also interested in this. I'm preparing to start the process of sending things back to Canada. I want to ship some small furniture items as well as a Korean wooden door... Doesn't matter how long it takes.... the cheaper the better. Also if anyone has any experience sending, shipping, bringing their 24inch imac to or from Korea to Canada I would appreciate some advise on how to go about it...
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Ah, the iMac is an interesting problem. The key: pack it up in the box before you bring it to the post office, and then mark it as something ambiguous (but honest), such as "computer equipment" or "electronics". Otherwise, the post office, if they're like mine, will refuse to accept it, on the grounds that they're dumb. I had to play the old "I just read your name off your nametag, what's your manager's name so that I can file a complaint with the central post office & Korea Tourism" card to get my Macbook shipped to myself.
(Obviously, actually filing the complaint would be purposeless) |
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BobbyOrr
Joined: 01 Jun 2009
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Just did this:
Size 5 box to Canada filled with clothes, jackets etc.
36 000 won
God Bless the Korean Postal Service. |
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oldtactics
Joined: 18 Oct 2008
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| Same same as everyone else - label the boxes as 'used books' or 'used clothes' so you don't have to pay duties when they get to Canada. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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| oldtactics wrote: |
| Same same as everyone else - label the boxes as 'used books' or 'used clothes' so you don't have to pay duties when they get to Canada. |
You ARE aware that as a "returning resident" who has been away for a full calendar year that you are entitled to a special $10,000 duty/tax free (with a few restrictions)
IN ADDITION TO your regular $750 duty free allowance?
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/pub/bsf5113-eng.html
Former Residents of Canada are persons who are returning to Canada to resume residence in Canada after having been residents of another country for a period of not less than one year. Persons who establish themselves as residents of another country for a period of at least one year may make return visits to Canada (as non-resident visitors) without jeopardizing their former resident entitlement.
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turbo2
Joined: 14 Jun 2010
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| Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 5:12 am Post subject: sending clothes and misc to US |
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What about sending to the US in lieu of adding it as extra baggage on Japan airlines. I have to go to Wisconsin and want to know what is the best way to get stuff home.. 2 duffels, 2 carry ons, guitar and laptop and bookbag..
concrete suggestions pls as I have already gotten rid of all that I do not want to take home. |
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