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Shipping heavy boxes to Seoul

 
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CaliUSA



Joined: 30 Jan 2011

PostPosted: Sat May 07, 2011 8:32 pm    Post subject: Shipping heavy boxes to Seoul Reply with quote

I'm moving to Korea soon and need to ship at least two pretty heavy boxes of books and papers. Is it possible to get them from the USA to Seoul in, say, 2-3 weeks without spending a huge amount of money? I've been to the USPS website and they just seem to have options for their preset envelopes and small boxes. What I have to send doesn't fit in those rectangular things you see at USPS and FedEx.

Thanks!
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mmstyle



Joined: 17 Apr 2006
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PostPosted: Sat May 07, 2011 8:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Via USPS, I believe that once you hit 4 lbs (not absolutely sure about the number) they require that you send it priority. Priority usually gets here in about 10 days, give or take a few. Depending on how heavy your stuff is, it may get pretty expensive. I don't know of any cheaper ways to get stuff here. UPS and Fed-Ex are, in my experience, even more expensive.
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krats1976



Joined: 14 May 2003

PostPosted: Sat May 07, 2011 9:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I haven't tried this in awhile, but ask about book rate... used to be that books & papers & stuff got a cheaper rate.
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catatonia56



Joined: 06 Mar 2010

PostPosted: Sun May 08, 2011 5:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do you really need these books and papers?

I'm only asking because everytime I've had something sent to me I've been charged so much by Customs and/or the Shipping Company who wanna make a fast buck off Johnny Foreigner (300,000 "warehouse fee" anyone??).
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