Rico226 Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Hello, first time shipping some bindings internationally from USA to UK via USPS, do I have to get a forwarder or is it possible to ship without a license ? Thought it would just be filling out the customs form in addition to paying postage. Thanks for any advice on cheapest alternative to resolve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Jordan Posted October 11, 2015 Baller Share Posted October 11, 2015 They should be able to tell you at post office....I have had a bunch of stuff sent from the U.S. to Canada and USPS has ways been the cheapest option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller OldboyII Posted October 11, 2015 Baller Share Posted October 11, 2015 Not sure about UK, but probably it is everywhere the same - if value of shipment is within customs limit you just get parcel from office. If value exceeds limit you pay import duty in office. Anyway carrier deals with customs on your behalf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skislalom Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Check your import duty, and handling fees,fro the UK, in NZ it's cheaper to freight from the states with USPS but FedEx have cheaper handling fees at my end so works out cheaper in the long run, also had better experience with FedEx customer service, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico226 Posted October 11, 2015 Author Share Posted October 11, 2015 Appreciate the advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller dbski Posted October 11, 2015 Baller Share Posted October 11, 2015 I've shipped several of my skis internationally using USPS, no problem. Just fill out the forms at the post office, hardly took any more time than shipping in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gregy Posted October 12, 2015 Baller Share Posted October 12, 2015 I owned a business. We shipped all over the world. I even overnighted about 80lbs of auto parts to sweden on time via FedEx. I'd say Usps is the easiest to deal with. Its all pretty easy though. Canadian customers were always asking me to say the items were gifts so they didn't have to pay import taxes. There are some forms the shipper will have to fill out. We did a lot of them online through UPS'S or whoevers website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Waternut Posted October 12, 2015 Baller Share Posted October 12, 2015 USPS gets around the import tax somehow. I can understand when the Canadians ask for USPS for that very reason. I got some snow ski boots shipped a couple months ago from someone in Canada and paid almost 10% extra because of it. Really cuts into the deal that you thought you got.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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