International reshippers, youshop etc

[R650R]

After previously being happy with the Youshop operation compared to some of the other outrageous rates the yanks charge it seems the pricing has crept upwards...
I think NZ post may have spiked my drink as my wallet is sore and the other side of my bed is empty where some new bike bling should be...
In the interests of helping fellow bikers not ending up being violated as well I thought if we contribute in this thread what we each paid for certain size packages we could reverse engineer the pricing structure to see what the best options are before nasty surprises.
After a bit of googling I found a write up by nzpost themselves where they even admit they don't set out to be the cheapest option but to be there for sellers that don't ship internationally.
Also looking at the latest tracking it looks like my goods must be going seafreight with some refugees instead of airfreight like other items have...
Anyway feel free to add relevant goods descriptions, shipping costs and who you used.

[pete376403]

http://www.shipito.com/shop-pricing

[R650R]

http://www.shipito.com/shop-pricing

Had a play with their quote thing, they are dearer than youshop then dearer again if those quotes are in USD???

[oneblackflag]

Last thing I got was a 3 Gallon tank for the WRR. Ebay sellers were charging $90 NZ so I thought I'd do the youshop in hope of a better deal.... Ended up the same pice, should have been packed in a smaller box; damn 'volumetric' pricing

[RDJ]

www.usabox.com

Have been using them for years in different parts of the world before I came home, still using them for US shipping. Good service, fair rates. IMO. A helpful benefit is they will repackage for free so multiple packages become 1 box and $$ saved.

The screwing starts when NZ Customs gets involved.

[R650R]

Well I might have to email NZpost later. The package has been repacked so it smaller to save shipping cost, cool. But they bill their fancy Volumetric charge based on original packing size LxWxH/5000.
I paid for a Volumetric weight at 2.39kg but measuring the box it came in its only 1.74kg... And they've lost the instructions the goods shipped with but lucky pretty straighfoward operation...
Anyway for a pair of heated winter gloves shipping was NZD 36.25

[The Reibz]

30.3kg worth of Turbo bits split into 4 packages.
Around 500 shipping. FEDEX was over 1200! Only 2 packages stopped by customs. Around 450 in GST and biosecurity levies paid.

Im happy with youshop. System works well.

[Blackbird]

I've used YouShop for a lot of purchase and like many others, I'm really happy with them overall. However, it still pays to look about if you've got items at either end of the volume/weight scale. This week, I bought some North Face outdoor clothing through Amazon USA as I couldn't find exactly what I was looking for on eBay and the direct shipping through them was cheaper than YouShop for a couple of relatively light items.

[Mental Trousers]

Here's an actual one done through YouPost from the US

Package:
weight: 0.6kg
value: US$87
dimensions: 21cm x 15cm x 4cm

YouPost:
cost: $22.00
sent: 09/05/14
recv: 15/05/14

Shopito:
cost: $47.70
estimated: 6-10 business days via USPS Priority Mail

I've been looking around for ages and in the end I just keep using YouPost.

We get screwed for living out the back of nowhere.

[Blackbird]

Just to add to MT's shipping cost example, a pair of Keen brand walking shoes from a US supplier cost NZ$35 to ship. Paid US$88 for them compared with over $200 here so it was a pretty substantial saving.

At the heavier end of the scale, we bought a set of Circulon cookware from the USA. It was a box about 60 cm along the sides and weighed 11 kg. Shipping cost was NZ$145 and the purchase price was US$306. In Stevens, the same set is close to $750.

[R650R]

Some good replies people keep the info coming, btw the gloves were packaged at 16.6x16.5x32 and originally measured by post as 22x32x17...

Another package due soon will update what happens there...

[cynna]

Last thing I got was a 3 Gallon tank for the WRR. Ebay sellers were charging $90 NZ so I thought I'd do the youshop in hope of a better deal.... Ended up the same pice, should have been packed in a smaller box; damn 'volumetric' pricing

thats what put me off using them - i have often got a small item in a massive box so based on the volemetric pricing its a gamble on what the cost will be

[yevjenko]

I looked at bringing over an exhaust for my Aprilia RSV

from a purely financial viewpoint not taking into account delivery times

8kg's, 50cm x 20 x 25 (volumetric weight is 5kg)

Shipito (Oregon) = $97.85 (i'm guessing that was USD)
Shipito (California) = $89.90 (but you have to manually select CA and this would only work for second hand items otherwise there's Californias 8.25% sales tax)
USABox (Florida) = $126 (plus 6% sales tax on the value of the item)
reship.com (Oregon) = $97
Myus.com (Florida) = $111/$133 for non premium members (plus 6% sales tax)
comgateway.com (Oregon) = $100 slow or $120 fast
Youpost = (Oregon) NZD$88.50 + 6 for insurance (which in is USD $76.27 + 5.17 = $81.44 all up)

This doesn't take into account any additional fees like repacking or service charges for having the mailbox. Or Sales tax (http://si.wsj.net/public/resources/i...0512182106.jpg) which can vary from 3% to 8.5%

The other thing is that these are all prices from the US to here. If I ship form UK to here, YouShop is the same figure. Shipito is $334.94 and you have to get it to Austria first!

Well that wasted an hour

[R650R]

Well I've crunched the numbers and post really ripped me on my boots, cost worked out same as what I could have got them from Boyds in Hammertown...
The USA supplier did put the Gaerne box inside another box with some screwed up brown paper, YouPricks opened it according to their sticky tape on outside then closed it up and sent it.
Now that box inside would have been fine with some brown paper or bubble wrap around the outside.
The full volumetric charge of the bigger box was 10kg (about $100NZD) while the Gaerne box itself works out at 4.3kg volumetric...

[yevjenko]

Bugger. I think it says on you post website that they won't repack if it comes in a retail box like shoes

sent from my phone (so scuze auto correct typos)