parcel post from U.K. to U.S.A. ?

From: Carlini, Antonio <Antonio.Carlini_at_riverstonenet.com>
Date: Tue Jul 17 13:01:46 2001

>I would very much appreciate the help of a U.K. resident in
>calculating postage to ship an approx. fifteen pound box of
>manuals (and floppies) from England to the U.S. We need to
>do this without mortgaging the farm, so a slow boat across
>the pond is preferred. The originating location is:

        The originating location is (I think) irrelevant
        as long as it is within the UK mainland
        (which yours is, unless Cheshire has been
        badly flooded lately ...).

        If noone else chips in first, I'll have a play on
        the scales tomorrow. That would give a price
        via Parcelforce (or whoever the Royal Mail
        use). I don't have much experience with
        shipping in either direction but I'll ask
        to see if anyone in the office can find out
        how DHL or UPS calculate their charges.

        As a very rough estimate, work out how
        much the reverse route (i.e. US->UK)
        would set you back. I would be surprised
        if there is more than a factor of two (but
        I bet UK->US costs more !)

        A 2kg manual cost about $20 US->UK
        about a year ago.

        Antonio
Received on Tue Jul 17 2001 - 13:01:46 BST