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Koreabound2004 · Joined: 19 Nov 2003

I heard that if you just send what is considered paper goods through the mail, you can get an even cheaper rate than shipping by boat?

Anyone know if this is true, and what the rates are?

I got a pile o books to send home soon, and want to do it cheaply.

Grotto · Joined: 21 Mar 2004

by ship is pretty cheap, the price depends alot on the weight and size of the package. The box you can get from the post office. 2 years ago I sent home a 20 kg box for about 45,000 won. It took about 3 months but got there safe and sound.

Ekuboko · Joined: 22 Dec 2004 Location: ex-Gyeonggi

Classification:
http://www.koreapost.go.kr/english/html/business/internal/general/general_01.jsp

Rates:
http://www.koreapost.go.kr/english/html/business/internal/rates/rates_03.jsp?bLink=false

You might want to compare the rates with normal parcel post.

P.S. The Korean for 'Printed Matter' is �μ⹰ - might come in useful when you are trying to explain it - otherwise the post office clerk will most probably charge you some other rate.