rico567
Well-Known Member
In a word, yes.
Just checked fedex, international economy rate for a 10 pound package: $217.26.
https://www.fedex.com/ratefinder/standalone
Yes, there are obviously cheaper rates if you are a frequent shipper and have an account with fedEx but overseas shipping is expensive.
Edit: that $217 is to Christchurch central from a fedex location in Omaha
Edit2: USPS Priority Mail International - Large Box (maximum 20 pounds) $58.50. But don't forget import duties etc.
Whoa! I had no idea. I guess I assumed you would have access to one of those shippers that combines everyone's parcels (and presumably packs a container) and sends it that way. I sold a set of aluminum wheels for my son's VW to a guy in Iceland, and I just shipped them to this outfit in Norfolk, Virginia, and they got them to Iceland. I sent them with a shipping label they sent, I paid them for everything, including the domestic shipping from Central Illinois -> Norfolk, VA. I know this was 5-6 years ago, but even so this was a pretty heavy set of wheels and the shipping could NOT have been all that high.