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Sea Freight Shipping

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Josh_Jibz
Posts: 236 - Karma: 28
Hey guys and girls i am currently buying a set of skis from an ns member in Washington and need to get them sent to Aus. Does anyone know a cheap sea freight service that ships packages like skis and stuff?
Aug 31 2008 12:10PM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 150
There are length restrictions using USPS (Equivalent to Australia Post) which generally cancels out the opportunity of sending skis (There have been cases where a USPS worker has just turned a blind eye or forgotten, so they have got through though)..

This is why international couriers are used e.g. Fedex, DHL, UPS etc - and they are far more expensive. You could expect to pay anywhere between US$100-200 to ship skis using any of these couriers (Depending on who the sender is, as businesses often get a volume/industry discount)

Theoretically, I guess you could use a large sea freight company like NYKLine but with any of these large freight companies I think you generally purchase a portion of a shipping container, which most certainly wouldn't work out financially..

I think the best bet is to use a courier, it's expensive, but it's quick and reliable.

Which skis are you looking to get and for how much? I'm in Aus and there should be some good deals floating around..
Aug 31 2008 5:29PM
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ben802
Posts: 565 - Karma: 16
what he said^
Aug 31 2008 5:36PM
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