Reasonable courier rates for new website

smyth1979

Hello,
I currently run a shop and have yet to dip my toes in E-Commerce. We are getting increasingly asked for website and shipping of our items. I'd love to get cracking, just want to check the feasibility of it with shipping rates. I had a quick look about the net and thought here might be the best place to start. Does anyone know of good couriers for international shipping. Items would genereally be 1 - 10 Kilos., some larger packages awswell of artwork prints so would have to work by dimersional weight. Fastway are fine for Eire, but struggling for international.
If anyone is currently running either an online site or bricks and mortar shop, could you give an example of rates. When I would buy items online, I could ship 5.5 Kilos for example to Birmingham UK for 19.96, New york 49.96 Euro. But when i check courier site as a member of public, its 5 times that amount.
Appreciate any help.
Smyth

Karma

sorry mate, this was used for dublin bike messengers, and not for international work. securispeed/intercity have a international service. an post is not the worst but pod is reccemended. falcon courisers are up north.
having a account with dhl or such would be cheaper.
oh try FDS they are off dorset street. i hear they have a good international service. if you cant find them try First Direct, thier sister company.
good luck