Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Overseas Shipping

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ijens
08-11-05, 01:45 AM
Hi.

Does anyone have experience with shipping frames overseas? How much do one usually have to pay for shipping a frame from the us to europe (sweden)???

thanks/jens :)

womble
08-11-05, 02:05 AM
You can figure this out via the UPS, Fedex or USPS websites. Just plug in box dimensions and weight.

The things to watch though are taxes and duties.
Nicodemus
08-11-05, 04:34 AM
Yeah, they'll screw you on the taxes. Fargin' iceholes!

filtersweep
08-11-05, 05:51 AM
We had to ship a baby jogger to a friend in Norway (who mail ordered it from a company that wouldn't ship it overseas). It was oversized, and would have cost over $100 US to ship conventionally. We set up an account with a company out of NJ where we shipped it to them, and they shipped it very cheaply in a container. If faced with oversized charges, you might want to look at that sort of option.
travsi
08-11-05, 07:05 AM
it depends on a lot of things. if heard that ups and fed ex can charge up to 100-150 u.s. dollars. i got my frame shipped to switzerland by house of track via u.s. postal service for 50 u.s. dollars, and i didn't have to pay customs! the guy (neal) said he shipped it as used and a value of around $35, that is kind of risky though, if the package gets lost there is no insurance...