Shipping to the United States

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This article attempts to describe the most cost effective methods of shipping from different countries. This is mainly useful for international eBay buying. And to verify how much is the seller trying to cheat you on shipping. The following options are listed by country of origin.

Contents 1 Domestically 2 Canada 3 Germany 4 Italy 5 Greece 6 United Kingdom

[edit] Domestically

For shipping medium-sized items, usually a few hundred grams (but it's really the volume that matters), Global Priority Mail (GPM) Flat-rate Envelopes [1] are the most economical. Items heavier than 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs) require Parcel Post Surface Parcel Post.

[edit] Canada

For shipping of small items, the most cost effective is Canada Post’s Small Packet class [2]

[edit] Germany

http://www.gls-germany.com/online/paketstatus.php3

[edit] Italy

Economical shipping methods from Italy to the United States include:

• Second-class mail: [3]
• First-class mail: [4]

[edit] Greece

http://212.205.82.71/trackandtrace/

[edit] United Kingdom

For most items it’s best to use Small Packet: http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/content1?catId=400036&mediaId=400347

For example a small packet to Europe, up to 500 g is 3.09 GBP.