sending packages abroad

[mark]

A friend from the UK has asked me to mail her some pashminas. anyone have any experience mailing packages abroad?



what would be the price, time to delivery, etc of post vrs. courier service, and are there any other options? Also any firms in Hyd that'd pack it professionally looking?









cheers guys.

[The Jackal]

Fedex,DHL, and most of the major companies are in hyderabad.If you think they are expensive,there is always Speed Post.

[mark]

Fedex,DHL, and most of the major companies are in hyderabad.If you think they are expensive,there is always Speed Post.

how long would all those take to reach the UK would you guess?

[Jaszalcatraz]

Maybe 3 days at the latest.



But they're pretty expensive when compared with prices abroad

[Jaszalcatraz]

Fedex charges 1200 Rs for every 500 grams

[lizard king]

Also check out the cargo handling cmpanies if its a hell lot of shawls.

it kind of works out cheaper. the offices would be located near the cargo division of he airport, i guess in the lane next to Shoppers stop (begumpet)...

not very sure though.

[Mayavi Morpheus]

A friend from the UK has asked me to mail her some pashminas. anyone have any experience mailing packages abroad?

sent loads of applications to universities thru speed post.

what would be the price, time to delivery, etc of post vrs. courier service, and are there any other options? Also any firms in Hyd that'd pack it professionally looking?

cheers guys.

speed post: 250 gm - 500 Rs. Minimum

Dunno if its fed ex and DHL, but one of them has a plan which charges 6000 Rs for 10 KG to US. Will be cheaper for UK.

[Reality.]

when on the same topic , how long does it take for a package to reach the USA by speedpost and how reliable is it.?



The reliability isssu e comes up coz once a friend of mine sent an applicatiom to the US and it ended up in south africa. He was lucky that the person who recieved it was kind and courtious enough to call him and ask him what to do with this package she found in her mailbox.. so how reliable is each of them?

[lizard king]

A friend from the UK has asked me to mail her some pashminas. anyone have any experience mailing packages abroad?

what would be the price, time to delivery, etc of post vrs. courier service, and are there any other options? Also any firms in Hyd that'd pack it professionally looking?




cheers guys.

actually.. why dont u use the british east india company?

[CtrlAltDel]

sale/purchase of pashminas are actually illegal in india now...so do not declare what yr shawl is made of....and get a better informed opinion on the legalities first.



i had sent a package to a remote town in phillipines last yr and it took 5 working days to reach. UK shud be faster.



abt tariff, Speedpost wud be the cheapest but cannot say when it wud reach.



u can spk to ppl at the DHL counter at Cyber Towers for more info

[mark]

sale/purchase of pashminas are actually illegal in india now...so do not declare what yr shawl is made of....and get a better informed opinion on the legalities first.

i had sent a package to a remote town in phillipines last yr and it took 5 working days to reach. UK shud be faster.

abt tariff, Speedpost wud be the cheapest but cannot say when it wud reach.

u can spk to ppl at the DHL counter at Cyber Towers for more info

well i meant pashmina in a generic sense, not one actually made out of pashmina wool. just a cheap silk/wool mix shawl really.



thanks for the info guys. anyone know how speedy speedpost is?

[The Jackal]

When I was applying for my Universities,pakages took 10 days.But they were all letters.That was to the states.

[CtrlAltDel]

well..i have sent a few parcels abroad via speedpost and never had any problems...but it might take abt 3-5 days more than the regular private courier services.



speedpost being govt. owned n all dat, u can expect how it wud work...but its not bad at all...in some unlucky cases there cud be prolonged delays, but i am sure it wud reach the destination.

[san]

sale/purchase of pashminas are actually illegal in india now...so do not declare what yr shawl is made of....and get a better informed opinion on the legalities first.

i had sent a package to a remote town in phillipines last yr and it took 5 working days to reach. UK shud be faster.

abt tariff, Speedpost wud be the cheapest but cannot say when it wud reach.

u can spk to ppl at the DHL counter at Cyber Towers for more info

I could be wrong but it is illegal to buy/sell shahtoosh (an endangered wild Tibetan antelope) not pashmina.

[CtrlAltDel]

sale/purchase of pashminas are actually illegal in india now...so do not declare what yr shawl is made of....and get a better informed opinion on the legalities first.

i had sent a package to a remote town in phillipines last yr and it took 5 working days to reach. UK shud be faster.

abt tariff, Speedpost wud be the cheapest but cannot say when it wud reach.

u can spk to ppl at the DHL counter at Cyber Towers for more info

I could be wrong but it is illegal to buy/sell shahtoosh (an endangered wild Tibetan antelope) not pashmina.

i think u r right....i was having Shahtoosh in mind when i wrote that!

[san]

sale/purchase of pashminas are actually illegal in india now...so do not declare what yr shawl is made of....and get a better informed opinion on the legalities first.

i had sent a package to a remote town in phillipines last yr and it took 5 working days to reach. UK shud be faster.

abt tariff, Speedpost wud be the cheapest but cannot say when it wud reach.

u can spk to ppl at the DHL counter at Cyber Towers for more info

I could be wrong but it is illegal to buy/sell shahtoosh (an endangered wild Tibetan antelope) not pashmina.

i think u r right....i was having Shahtoosh in mind when i wrote that!

Teek hai teek hai. Hum pareshaan hogaye ki illegal stuff ko itna khulam khula kaise bech rahen hain.