Articles, guides, and tips to help you learn the ins and outs of international shipping.
With a distance of over 6,000 miles, shipping an item from the United States to Japan seems daunting. Thanks to modern advancements, sending a parcel internationally is now fast and easy. However, it is still important to be familiar with international shipping best practices to ensure that a package arrives on time, in best condition […]
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Relocating abroad can be an exciting venture but moving your belongings can make the process seem daunting and complicated. On the contrary, shipping your stuff, particularly furniture, can be carried out conveniently and easily. Below are some tips that will help you make shipping your furniture abroad a success. Inspect each furniture you plan to
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Shipping items abroad requires a little more care and effort than if they were being sent domestically. Remember that your package will not only be handled by your local carrier but also by your destination country’s carrier. Handling procedures and facilities differ from country to country. Packaging that may work in your domestic shipments may
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The United States Postal Service offers safe and cost-effective ways to send your packages abroad. The post office has 3 international shipping options, namely USPS Priority Mail Express International, USPS Priority Mail International, and USPS First-Class Package International Service. Each of these services offers shippers a variety of cost-effective options depending on such factors as
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Distance should not prevent you from sending friends and loved ones living overseas with presents during special occasions. Packages bearing gifts make the trip everyday and you, too, can safely send presents to other parts of the world without any glitches if you know how to properly pack and ship presents abroad. Here are some
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Shipping in bulk can get tedious and expensive. It gets even more difficult when shipping abroad. Thus it is best to hire the services of an international shipping company when sending a large quantity of goods or personal effects internationally. However, there are many factors that need to be considered when choosing an international container
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Are you planning to ship an item abroad? Before sending out the package to your shipping company or local post office, make sure that you have made the necessary packing precautions to ensure that the item remains fresh, intact and in good condition when it arrives in its destination. Below are 10 factors to consider
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Shipping furniture internationally can get insanely expensive not to mention stressful. You have to make sure that each piece is packaged properly to prevent getting damaged during transit. Some people would rather buy new furniture than ship their old ones to their new destination and face all the hassles of shipping furniture abroad. You can
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While airsoft guns themselves are legal in many parts of the world, there are some countries that have specific restrictions in owning, selling and importing these kind of items. When shipping an airgun abroad, it is best to know the Import and Export laws of the country you are shipping to. If airguns are not
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The US Postal Service is a good and economical way to send items that are not too big or heavy. Shipping items using the postal service is easy and straight forward if the guidelines below are followed. Prepare the items to be shipped. Make sure that you have everything you want so that you can
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Like most electronic gadgets, laptop computers are especially fragile, not to mention valuable. So when you are shipping a laptop, it is imperative to be extremely careful. Below are practical tips on how to safely pack and ship a laptop computer: After backing up any important data from the laptop, detach all cords from the
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Here are practical tips on how to pack and ship cookies abroad. Place a piece of waxed paper between two cookies and stack the cookies bottom to bottom. Just wrap the waxed paper around the cookies, keeping them in stacks of two. (You can wrap the cookies individually, but wrapping them two at a time,
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