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?
tiegan wrote: » I use parcel2go
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.
con747 wrote: » https://www.parcel2go.com/ie/ Used them before and found them ok.
TomOnBoard wrote: » Tried them recently for a 5kg parcel to UK (50x40x30).. Approx €25 IIRC.. :eek::eek:
con747 wrote: » So who did you use? post the name if it was cheaper so the OP know's.
TomOnBoard wrote: » Eeeasy on there! Didn't send it in the end! Customs Duty/added VAT over there made it non-viable.
con747 wrote: » Wasn't being smart or anything, just meant if you sent it cheaper to post it!:)
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
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
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......😂
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,
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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looking to buy a bike frame from UK
which is the best courier company to deal with door 2 door?
thanks
John
anyone move anything recently from Uk to Ireland?
how do i determine VAT etc on an item sent from a family member?thanks
See first post here: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2055862554/new-import-duty-vat-thread-read-post-1-for-rules#latest
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
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
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.
No I got the most expensive quote from DHL and was 7 days
Maybe DHL don't have a hub out there
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.
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.
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
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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