[Help] Shipping cost from USA to Europe?

[OlafOlaf]

I hope this is the right board for this question. Does anyone know how much the shipping is to ship a character key pin (the ones that PinPics sometimes sells) to Europe? When I want to order one PinPics asks $35 to ship to my country. At first sight this seemed like a lot.

Can anyone help me with this? I have a chance to use a US friend's address who can ship it to me through USPS but I'm not sure if that will be cheaper? I never want insurance or something, and my country tracks the customs number USA shippers get so I don't need to pay for extra tracking.

 

[Allie.Pin]

I would say that would be cheaper then the $35 pinpics price tag. I don't know how much PP charges for US shipping though, so not sure if it is that much of a difference.

 

[OlafOlaf]

PinPics asks $7,45 if it's a US address. I really love the character key pins but over $85 in total is a bit much lol.

 

[Poohlady5]

I know I shipped a packet of pins to the UK last month and it was close to $20 USD so it is pricey. But $35 does seem a little high. Maybe it includes handling fees?

 

[Speezard]

It's really dependant on weight. Those key frames are probably pretty heavy framed, so 35 doesn't sound out of the question.

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[kswiz]

Hi OlafOlaf, Perhaps these pages on the U.S. Postal Service's website will help:

https://www.usps.com/ship/compare-international-services.htm (there is a priority mail express international category that is $35, and another priority mail category for $29-- perhaps one of these is being used?)

https://www.usps.com/ship/prepare-international-shipments.htm

http://postcalc.usps.com/ (postage price calculator)

The price of shipping to Europe/Japan/Hong Kong from the U.S. through USPS took a real jump 2-3 years ago. Assuming PP is using one of the priority options, $35 does not seem out of line (and may be the least expensive option). Hope this helps!

 

[kswiz]

Hi OlafOlaf, Perhaps these pages on the U.S. Postal Service's website will help:

https://www.usps.com/ship/compare-international-services.htm (there is a priority mail express international category that is $35, and another priority mail category for $29-- perhaps one of these is being used?)

https://www.usps.com/ship/prepare-international-shipments.htm

http://postcalc.usps.com/ (postage price calculator)

The price of shipping to Europe/Japan/Hong Kong from the U.S. through USPS took a real jump 2-3 years ago. Assuming PP is using one of the priority options, $35 does not seem out of line (and may be the least expensive option). Hope this helps!