Shipping personal items to the US

[kotze13 0]

Hi all, I'm wanting to ship a couple of boxes of personal items to the US when I move there in may... Any advince on how to get it there or who to use? It's not furniture, and not a lot, maybe two boxes of stuff. Any advice would be helpful, thanx!

[TimeTravel 78]

Weight for 2 boxes?

[kotze13 0]

Weight for 2 boxes?

Will probably be heavy, as most of it will be books I used during my studies. Haven't packed or weighed yet, just wondering what's the best way of getting stuff there

[TimeTravel 78]

Will probably be heavy, as most of it will be books I used during my studies. Haven't packed or weighed yet, just wondering what's the best way of getting stuff there

How heavy it can be? It really depends. I sent over 80 pounds stuff from India thru Fedex air mode.

[kotze13 0]

How heavy it can be? It really depends. I sent over 80 pounds stuff from India thru Fedex air mode.

It should actually be the same as that... Is FedEx the best? Actually what I'm also trying to figure out is, if it's best sending it in a normal box, or a suitcase, or a barrel or what? I sent a barrel from the US to south Africa and that was a nightmare, although I did it thru a shipping company

[TimeTravel 78]

It should actually be the same as that... Is FedEx the best? Actually what I'm also trying to figure out is, if it's best sending it in a normal box, or a suitcase, or a barrel or what? I sent a barrel from the US to south Africa and that was a nightmare, although I did it thru a shipping company

Normal box would be good. Fedex is good, reliable & safe. But better to find fedex local agent, as they can offer you good price thru Fedex.

[Miss M 54]

Hi.

We used Aspiring Logistics http://www.capegrape.co.za/ out of Cape Town though. I believe they use British Airways Freight. Took 4 days for our 4 boxes to get from Cape Town to San Francisco, and then another 3 days to be cleared. Check them out and see if they ship from wherever you are. I thought their rates were pretty good and we opted for them to handle customs for us, which made it more convenient.

Edited April 28, 2012 by MNyarai