Shipping to the UK from Canada

SweetDaddyLou
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Not sure if there is an existing thread on this, but I was at the postal office yesterday getting a quote for shipping a poster to the UK. I was is shock when they gave me a price of $77.28 + $16.81 fuel surcharge for a whopping total of $94.09 (8 day express post international) 

Is this correct? Has anyone shipped to the UK lately from Canada? I still think there's a mistake...how can it be so much...

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  • GP179117
    GP179117 Posts: 369
    That's why i stopped shipping stuff outside north america.  too expensive.   Hell, even to ship a poster to the USA is like $30+ with tracking
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  • StevieG73
    StevieG73 Dublin, Ireland and New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 454
    edited September 2022
    I was quoted $72 to send a small envelope with 2 keys from Canada to Ireland.  No tracking number and no guarantee of delivery.  Sometimes I feel like Canada Post tries to discourage people from using them.
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  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 98,322
    StevieG73 said:
    I was quoted $72 to send a small envelope with 2 keys from Canada to Ireland.  No tracking number and no guarantee of delivery.  Sometimes I feel like Canada Post try to discourage people from using them.
     
    If you think Canada Post is bad, FedEx & UPS are the worst! 
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 98,322
    GP179117 said:
    That's why i stopped shipping stuff outside north america.  too expensive.   Hell, even to ship a poster to the USA is like $30+ with tracking
    Last time I shipped to Vancouver was almost 5 years ago? And that was over $30 CDN. I'm afraid to see what they would charge me now.
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 98,322
    SweetDaddyLou said:
    Not sure if there is an existing thread on this, but I was at the postal office yesterday getting a quote for shipping a poster to the UK. I was is shock when they gave me a price of $77.28 + $16.81 fuel surcharge for a whopping total of $94.09 (8 day express post international) 

    Is this correct? Has anyone shipped to the UK lately from Canada? I still think there's a mistake...how can it be so much...

    It's correct and it sucks! 
  • drfox
    drfox Posts: 1,505
    I’m in the U.K. - from my experience postage from Canada to the U.K. is the highest in the world via Canada Post. Costs like $80 or so vs $27 if you are in the US or €20 in Europe and posting to the U.K. 

    However a Canadian guy I bought something from around a year ago sent me a poster by Asendia. It was significantly cheaper, like $25-30 or so. I suggest you try that
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  • SweetDaddyLou
    SweetDaddyLou Posts: 1,378
    This is a screenshot from the Post Office, the second quote of $49.98 is via ship or donkey as it takes at least 2 months and no tracking option. I believe these prices do not include 13% GST on top of the below rates. 


  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 98,322
    SweetDaddyLou said:
    This is a screenshot from the Post Office, the second quote of $49.98 is via ship or donkey as it takes at least 2 months and no tracking option. I believe these prices do not include 13% GST on top of the below rates. 



    No tracking on the $50 rate? Damn!

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