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Best courier service to use?

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  • #32
    tiegan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 613 ✭✭✭tiegan


    grimeire wrote: »
    Im was also having the same issue on parcel2go when i select UK mainland to ireland. When i reduced the size of the parcel it worked fine.

    What was the custom fees like with parcel2go? Did they open the item and use its value to determine custom fees or did they request a receipt or something?

    I use parcel2go - I always select DPD as drop off or collection. They have a very simple process. Once DPD has received parcel they send you a text with a link to pay. When you book DPD they ask for the value of the parcel - so they charge you VAT and their handling fee of 5 euro. I don't want to say the wrong thing here, but I am a bit "shy" with stating the actual price, and so far they have not opened one box, and took my valuation at my word. UPS are a disaster, addresspal worse. I have found this method to work very well for the last two months. Hope this helps!!
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  • #33
    grimeire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 423 ✭✭grimeire


    tiegan wrote: »
    I use parcel2go




    Thank you. will definitely try them the next time.


    Out of curiosity have you used this on ebay, I used to buy most things from ebay and I am wondering were most of the sellers Ok with you using your own courier?
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  • #34
    Danick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭Danick


    What is the cheapest way to send a parcel to the UK these days? I used to use parcel motel in the past but sending a parcel to UK is no longer an option - it's Ireland only in the send menu. I have Addresspal but I think that is just for receiving parcels. Any ideas greatly appreciated. I have to return an item to an ebay seller.
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  • #35
    con747
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    Danick wrote: »
    What is the cheapest way to send a parcel to the UK these days? I used to use parcel motel in the past but sending a parcel to UK is no longer an option - it's Ireland only in the send menu. I have Addresspal but I think that is just for receiving parcels. Any ideas greatly appreciated. I have to return an item to an ebay seller.

    https://www.parcel2go.com/ie/ Used them before and found them ok.
    Post edited by whiterebel on

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  • #36
    TomOnBoard
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    con747 wrote: »
    https://www.parcel2go.com/ie/ Used them before and found them ok.

    Tried them recently for a 5kg parcel to UK (50x40x30)..

    Approx €25 IIRC..

    :eek::eek:
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  • #37
    con747
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    TomOnBoard wrote: »
    Tried them recently for a 5kg parcel to UK (50x40x30)..

    Approx €25 IIRC..

    :eek::eek:

    So who did you use? post the name if it was cheaper so the OP know's.
    Post edited by whiterebel on

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  • #38
    VG31
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,572 ✭✭✭VG31


    TomOnBoard wrote: »
    Tried them recently for a 5kg parcel to UK (50x40x30)..

    Approx €25 IIRC..

    :eek::eek:

    Parcel2Go is just a booking site for couriers.

    UPS is €18 for a parcel of that size and weight. I doubt you'll find anywhere cheaper than that.
    Post edited by whiterebel on


  • #39
    TomOnBoard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭TomOnBoard


    con747 wrote: »
    So who did you use? post the name if it was cheaper so the OP know's.

    Eeeasy on there!

    Didn't send it in the end! Customs Duty/added VAT over there made it non-viable.
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  • #40
    con747
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    TomOnBoard wrote: »
    Eeeasy on there!

    Didn't send it in the end! Customs Duty/added VAT over there made it non-viable.

    Wasn't being smart or anything, just meant if you sent it cheaper to post it!:)
    Post edited by whiterebel on

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  • #41
    TomOnBoard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭TomOnBoard


    con747 wrote: »
    Wasn't being smart or anything, just meant if you sent it cheaper to post it!:)

    No probs..
    Post edited by whiterebel on


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  • #42
    silver2020
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    Danick wrote: »
    What is the cheapest way to send a parcel to the UK these days? I used to use parcel motel in the past but sending a parcel to UK is no longer an option - it's Ireland only in the send menu. I have Addresspal but I think that is just for receiving parcels. Any ideas greatly appreciated. I have to return an item to an ebay seller.

    if its under 2kg and you can fit it in the size of a shoe box (small packet rate - length, width and depth no more than 90cm combined) - An Post will charge €14. A 5kg parcel will be €23

    Make sure the contents have a stated value of under £39 and stated as a gift so that it does not attract extra uk charges


    From gov.co.uk

    The Gift allowance is £39 in value, gifts above this amount are liable to Import VAT. Customs Duty also becomes payable if the value of the goods is over £135.

    To qualify as a gift:

    the customs declaration must be completed correctly
    the gift must be sent from a private person outside the UK to a private person(s) in the UK
    there is no commercial or trade element and the gift has not been paid for either directly or indirectly by anyone in the UK
    the gift is of an occasional nature only, for example, for a birthday or anniversary
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  • #43
    Raven_k42
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 365 ✭✭Raven_k42


    Afternoon all - hoping someone can offer some advice or suggestions. I'm looking to get some items couriered from Dublin to my brother in the UK. Just some items from a clear-out of our Mam's house, e.g. boxes of magazines, an old chair, a few paintings, etc. Sentimental only and of no value. Seems tailor-made for a "part load". Has anyone done anything similar...and could recommend how best to do this ?. Individual AnPost-type parcels not an option - I need someone to collect/deliver.

    Many thanks,

    K

    Post edited by whiterebel on


  • #44
    andrewfaulk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 438 ✭✭andrewfaulk


    TbH that’s a hard one at the moment.. A lot of freight companies steer clear of personal effects shipments price private individuals are willing to pay isn’t justified for the amount of work involved.. Doubly so with Brexit, the relative lack of customs experience in IE-U.K. operators and the backlog of import clearances into the U.K. after the expiry of the import customs exemptions that were in place for the first 6 months of the year

    Also, so you are aware, for customs purposes there is no such thing as having no value..

    Your best option would be to load up a car and go visit your brother or get him to do the same

    Post edited by whiterebel on


  • #45
    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,396 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    Personal effects are a nightmare unless you get a specialised removal firm to do it. You can't insure it as a Freight Forwarder and they have no idea if it was in good or bad condition when they got it. We did a job like this years ago when I worked in that business, an MD of a large client rang me to pick up his daughter's personnel effects in West Cork and ship them to Germany. Our MD had given explicit instructions not to. MD gets on to MD and our guy decided, against his better judgment, to do it. He had been told that it was a load of old junk, and worthless. Half a 40' trailer worth of junk goes to Germany and the day it delivers we get an irate call that the "antique" cast iron range/stove had a leg broken, and it was now quite valuable, apparently. Queue much falling out between MDs, and my guy ringing me to tell me to ignore him if he countermanded his own instructions in future......😂

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  • #46
    Raven_k42
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 365 ✭✭Raven_k42


    Thanks guys - think a run over to Holyhead myself might be the answer !!. Prob not even a full car load. Might this avoid a more complex customs drama ?. Really is personal stuff only - 3 boxes of old Billboard magazines, LPs, etc.

    Thanks,

    K

    Post edited by whiterebel on


  • #47
    ctbfashion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 101 ✭✭ctbfashion


    hi All,


    just wondering what people find is the best option to send parcels to the Uk i find AN POST expensive. my item weights are usually 400g 800g or 1.2kg and would be envelopes or small parcels A4 size.


    thanks in advance

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  • #48
    seanin4711
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    11

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  • #49
    seanin4711
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,281 ✭✭✭seanin4711


    looking to buy a bike frame from UK

    which is the best courier company to deal with door 2 door?

    thanks

    John

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  • #50
    seanin4711
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,281 ✭✭✭seanin4711


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119613257#Comment_119613257

    anyone move anything recently from Uk to Ireland?

    Post edited by whiterebel on


  • #51
    seanin4711
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,281 ✭✭✭seanin4711


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/116372193#Comment_116372193

    how do i determine VAT etc on an item sent from a family member?thanks

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  • #52
    whiterebel
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119621519#Comment_119621519

    See first post here: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2055862554/new-import-duty-vat-thread-read-post-1-for-rules#latest

    Post edited by whiterebel on


  • #53
    Electric Nitwit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,576 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    Does anyone know of a courier who would collect a very large (2m, 60kg) item from the mainland and bring it to the North?

    Ideally to their own warehouse around Newry so I could collect it myself

    Looking at all the major companies, they seem to have a 25kg limit

    Post edited by whiterebel on


  • #54
    mrcheez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    I'm sending an envelope abroad to South East Asia.. UPS are 50% cheaper than DHL, and somehow say they will deliver from Dublin to the final destination in TWO days!?!

    DHL say it will take 7 days.

    So in this case DHL are double the price and more than double the time.

    Are UPS reliable?? How can they get a parcel from Dublin to the far reaches of South East Asia in 2 days?

    I mean that's the time it takes to fly there on Emirates



  • #55
    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,396 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    Probably different levels of service. DHL express could probably do the same.

    UPS out of Dublin tonight to Cologne, transfer quickly and out to their Asian hub overnight.



  • #56
    mrcheez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    No I got the most expensive quote from DHL and was 7 days

    Maybe DHL don't have a hub out there



  • #57
    Strumms
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,813 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    Only ever received inbound shipments from UPS from a particular EU based clothing retailer and found their service and staff 10/10…. As well as their online tools for tracking etc….couldn’t knock them… really impressed. Nothing ever went wrong.



  • #58
    VG31
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,572 ✭✭✭VG31


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121047975#Comment_121047975

    I haven't used them much recently, but I sent 2-3 parcels a month with UPS from 2020 to 2022 and have nothing negative to say. I can schedule a collection as late as 2/3 pm and have it collected the same day. All my shipping was to Ireland, the UK and mainland Europe so I can't comment on worldwide shipping. However I've received packages from the US in 2 days with them before. One time a delivery was delayed in customs for about a week but that was the only issue I've had. Of course like any courier, service might vary depending on the driver in your area.



  • #59
    mrcheez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    Odd that UPS are 50% cheaper for sending an A4 envelope than DHL... and for half the time.

    I read online that UPS are supposedly always more expensive



  • #60
    mp3ireland2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,894 ✭✭✭mp3ireland2


    I've to return defective headphones to amazon. Normally it's just a freepost job to portlaoise but as these have lithium batteries an post don't take them. Amazon will only refund postage up to £9…..I'm struggling to find any way to ship them for less than €23….they are only worth £33. Anybody know of an economical way to ship them?

    The ferry to and from UK only €12 each way at the moment, could make a day of it :-D

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  • #61
    drury..
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    MOD <SNIP> Read the forum charter please.

    Post edited by whiterebel on


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