Best reliable shipping method to the US ?

[Sgt GrizZ]

Might need to post a mini playfield to the US.

Just Royal Mail it ?? Or ??

Want it tracked and insured - though it's not high value - and not take forever and have to deal with buyer asking where it is every other day

Chiz. GrizZ

 

[jagman]

i always use royal mail tracked , might cost more but they have never let me down, and after receiving items from other courier types i think i will stick with royal mail

 

[ian866]

UPS, one company all the way to the door

 

[strobey]

UPS but bought via Parcel2Go you'll probably pay around £40

 

[Deleted member 2463]

DHL

 

[Banzaipinabll]

I always use UPS, decent price and have been 100% reliable for me

 

[s000m]

Wouldn't rely on the postal service for international deliveries.

It will end up in the USPS hub of hell somewhere.

Send it via UPS/DHL/DPD etc. Use parcel2go as suggested. It will get there fast, yet more expensive than traditional post.

 

[Alpha1]

DHL, UPS or FedEx via www.parcelmonkey.co.uk or www.parcel2go.com

 

[AlanJ]

I’ve sent stuff all over the world. royal mail tracked and signed for small to med. UPS are usually competitive for larger/especially heavier to USA as they go on size rather than weight.

 

[Ant-H]

I use DHL when sending expensive or hard to replace items to the US. I’ve also used UPS which are just as good, but prefer DHL.

I sent something last week to the US via DHL and it arrived at its destination within 3 days.
Problem I find with using Royal Mail is it will be handed to usps when it arrives and that’s when delays can happen.

 

[Paul]

Parcel2go prices are on a par with Royal mail, since they now process official parcel shipping from the RM site (i say RM - might be parcelforce).

Parcelmonkey are probably your best bet....

 

[russdx1]

Fedex

 

[Sgt GrizZ]

Thanks troops. I’ll have a look.

I have used Royal Mail in the past , but as pointed out the tracking can go a bit quiet as soon as it enters the US system.

 

[Sgt GrizZ]

Used FedEx - picked up Monday, delivered today Thursday , so that was pretty good. Tracked all the way.