Well I managed to sweet talk myself into UPS's new program and these are the lowest rates for air shipments I have ever seen!
How does the program works? I have to accumulate a number of European orders together and they are shipped as a single shipment and then broken up into their own shipment by UPS staff. That's why the delivery time may be up to 3 weeks on average. If I don't have enough packages, it may take a little while longer, but it definitely will be quicker then sending it surface. The best shipping rates start at 5 lbs to a max of 10 lbs of product. You need to stay under 10.5 lbs. It's cheaper to send 2 shipments of 10 lbs, then 1 shipment of 20 lbs!
You will notice that you now have to pay your countries' applicable VAT, if that country is in this program. However that still works out to a significant reduction even when combined together.
| Example order shipped to the UK | NOTE EACH COUNTRY HAS A DIFFERENT RATE | ||
| Item | Weight | ||
| 2 x 4 mil Dual Pocket Resealable | 3.40 | ||
| 4 x 4 mil inner sleeves | 4.00 | ||
| Box | 0.55 | ||
| Weight | 7.95 | ||
| $ CAD | UPS Consolidated | Standard Air | Surface |
| Order value | $87.26 | $87.26 | $87.26 |
| VAT | $17.48 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Shipping – Air | $17.50 | $72.27 | $78.69 |
| Total | $122.24 | $159.53 | $165.95 |
| Customer Savings | $37.29 | $43.71 | |
| Shipping Cost /lb | $2.20 | $9.09 | $9.90 |
| Shipping time | Approx 3 weeks | 5 – 7 days | 8 to 12 weeks |
Countries I have updated into the program:
| AUSTRIA |
| BELGIUM |
| BULGARIA |
| CROATIA |
| CZECH |
| DENMARK |
| ESTONIA |
| FINLAND |
| FRANCE |
| GERMANY |
| GREECE |
| HUNGARY |
| IRELAND |
| ITALY |
| LATVIA |
| LITHUANIA |
| LUXEMBOURG |
| NETHERLANDS |
| POLAND |
| PORTUGAL |
| ROMANIA |
| SLOVAKIA |
| SLOVENIA |
| SPAIN |
| SWEDEN |
| UNITED KINGDOM |
Weight per item
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If your country isn't listed, you will still have "surface" and "air" shipment choices.
Thanks
Mike