Trying to send a knife to Austria
DHL AND UPS ARW $179 and $219
USPS is $60 but I don’t trust them
Anyone have any suggestions?
TIA
DHL AND UPS ARW $179 and $219
USPS is $60 but I don’t trust them
Anyone have any suggestions?
TIA
Shipping from USA to Europe
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If you’re insuring and declaring it at full value (and it’s an expensive knife) it’s going to cost a lot to ship, and a lot to receive after customs I’m afraid.
Fwiw I have had no issues with USPS shipping to the UK, if anything it’s easier than the big name couriers.
Fwiw I have had no issues with USPS shipping to the UK, if anything it’s easier than the big name couriers.
I only sent USPS to Austria once and it did works fine, takes a bit of time tho
Are you using Pirateship for the rates? Direct is like 2-3x more expensive.
No i was just checking directly with shippers
Do I need a commercial account to use them? Or can just do single parcel?
Pirate ship 100%
You do not need a commercial account, I have used them as a one off for personal use.
I use shippo but it seems pirateship is a little cheaper. About 50¢ per $100 insurance at least.
I was sending via a postal annex and it was $18-25 to ship anything domestic and now I pay $10-20 depending on location/insurance.
I’m sure the rates are cheaper for international as well
I was sending via a postal annex and it was $18-25 to ship anything domestic and now I pay $10-20 depending on location/insurance.
I’m sure the rates are cheaper for international as well
The 3rd party insurance from pirateship is also infinitely better to deal with than carrier insurance in the even of the worst
Pirate ship is a move. I have a few Shopify businesses and ship through those. Wayyyyy cheaper than direct. Pirate ship should be similar.
I have used Shippo in the past for EU packages but switched to Pirateship this year.
Pirateship is fantastic. They have outstanding customer service too. I emailed them to confirm I had inputted the right specs for a tube box for my label, and a real person got back to me with a very helpful response within a couple of working hours. 
They did this automatically? Or you updated after you sent it?
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Another supporting vote for pirateship. I shipped a knife to France last year, full declared value around $800 and it was around $60-$80 IIRC.
US domestic rates are a huge money saver too, typically around $12-$15 for knives fully insured.
US domestic rates are a huge money saver too, typically around $12-$15 for knives fully insured.
