courier services

[cslee81]

Hi all, newbie here.

i wish to ship parcels to different destination around the world, can u suggest the best courier company with the best cost.

i am comparing Royal Mail and UPS at the moment, (DHL is out when cost too high)

more appreciation if u can post their shipping cost chart, including air mail and air parcel.

many thanks

xiexie

[gingerdad]

UPS will be similar to DHL, if you are sending a lot the rate will come down by upto 50-60% depending on what it is and where its going.

if its worldwide you have

DHL
TNT
FedeX
UPS

If its in europe you can add

DPD

If its in the uk

CityLink
APC
ANC (though are part of UPS now i think)
Business Post (UKmail
DPD (Parcelline / interlink....

hope that helps

Mike

[cslee81]

thanks mike, i wanted to add shipping cost to my website. do you have any information of their shipping cost (fedex, ups, tnt) or RM.

[KidsBeeHappy]

You need to find these out yourself. The rates vary depending on whether you've got an account, or are just simply using PAYG with a reseller. you also have to take your packaging etc all into account. Highlands and Islands cost more than rest of the UK. 24 hours is more expensive than 48 hours. How big are your items, if there less than 2kg then the post office will usually always be the cheapest.....
lots of variables.