How much does it cost to mail an international package?

Question

If I wanted to send a package, about the size of a shoebox, 10 pounds or less from a US address to an international residential address in the UK, sweden, japan etc. How much would it be?

All the online quotes say it will cost like, $150. I don't care if the shipping is slow... Does anyone have experience with this?

Answer 1

I have went many packages (even bigger) than that through regular mail to Australia and it's never come close to that amount. I think the most was $30 or so and it was quite heavy and it was the slowest shipping.

Answer 2

Your question is very vague. If you look at the USPS site it gives you a listing, very specific about where and how much it weight. As an example it took me about 2 min. to look up usps and get the rate for a 10# package to London. It will run between $65 for 2 day and $35 to go in 7-10 days. All of the shippers have similar sites. I don't know what problems you had but something sounds strange. If you just call a local shipping store you might get a higher answer but price does depend on weight and/or size distance, and speed of delivery.pp

Answer 3

Go to USPS.COM (post office) or UPS.COM. They have places there you can enter the weight, size and destinations and figure the cost for international shipping.

$150 seems extremely high to ship something

I just ran the numbers on the USPS site for 10 pounds to Japan and it said:

Express Mail International: $63.25
Priority Mail International: $56.00
Priority Mail (Flat Rate Box): $37.00

Those were the post office prices, they give you a few dollars off if you print the postage online.

Answer 4

ups, fed ex, dhl are much more than post office....usps would be a lot cheaper...but a lot longer as well.... ups offers $100 of free insurance..