Ship 356 part to Europe-best way?

[Tom Coughlin]

I need to ship a 356 part to Europe. What's the most cost effective way? Thanks in advance. Tom

[Dave Mitchell]

How big of a part? I have had real sucess using the USPS from fan shrouds to crankshafts. Go online and set yourself up an account. You can pay the charges and print the customs documents right from home. You can order supplies like boxes and they will ship them to you for free. You can even package up the stuff and have your letter carrier pick up everyhting other than overseas packages. Those you have to drop off at your local PO but if you have done everything already all you have to do is hand the package to the clerk and say thank you!

I recently had 37 items listed on e-bay and almost half went out of the country. EVERYTHING was recieved on time and undamaged.

Just my $.02 by a happy customer.

BTW FedEx was a real problem fo both me and the new owner of a seaback from an "A" I sent to Canada last year.

[Michael Eker]

I have bought many items in the US and had them shipped to Europe.

From a Bose hifi system for an Audi to half price Mahle P&Cs for a 356.

I always use USPS, it is the cheapest, but not necessarily the fastest.

They haven't lost or damaged anything yet.

Even if they do the next time I have already saved the cost over using dearer shippers.

meker

[Martin Hirst]

USPS is also the cheapest clearing customs for the recipient as they work together with other national postal services. It's always worked very well for me but reliability may depend on the destination country.

[Mark Pribanic]

I was an International Account Manager for UPS for several years. With that being said I competed for business against USPS, FDX, DHL & freight forwarders. All have their advantages & disadvantages.

So:

What are you shipping?
What is its size & weight?
What country are you shipping to?
What is the value of the item?
How fast do you need it there?

Once I get the answers to these questions I can give you a better recomendation on which to ship as most cost effective

[Tom Coughlin]

I'm shipping a pre-A dashboard to Europe-possibly Norway. The box is 4 feet by 1 ft. by 6" and weighs 8 lb. Value $500, speed can vary with price. Thanks, tom

[Mark Pribanic]

I'm shipping a pre-A dashboard to Europe-possibly Norway. The box is 4 feet by 1 ft. by 6" and weighs 8 lb. Value $500, speed can vary with price. Thanks, tom

If it were me...I would go online and call some freight forwarders for pricing. Perhaps a FF who has a strong presence in Norway. You could also ship it USPS. I would check each carriers website and get a quote....

Hope that helps,

Mark

[Michael Foster]

USPS (United States Postal Service) works well and beat UPS cost by large margin.

Michael

[Tom Coughlin]

The main problem with USPS is that the length of the package is over 22", their max. It's actually 48". Thanks, Tom

[Jerry Haussler]

The main problem with USPS is that the length of the package is over 22", their max. It's actually 48". Thanks, Tom

the max. dimensions are quoted by the destination country. in the case of Norway the max. length is 60 inches. additionally, the max. length + girth is 108 inches. your package is well within these limits. i don't understand where you're getting your information. have you tried www.usps.com ?
best
jerry
...a former USPS employee who had nothing to do w/ field operations in the U.S. or Norway.

[Tom Coughlin]

I got my info from the local USPS desk clerk, and thank you for sending me to the website where I found that the max. length is 46" (which this package actually is).
I've printed out the webpage and will visit the local tomorrow. Thank again. Tom