Waldo   96 #1 Posted June 12, 2020 Hi,  Can anyone recommend a good (reliable, not too expensive) courier to ship a medium sized parcel to Canada? It's about 2.5kg in weight, so I think Parcel Force is out.  Thanks,  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mandem   13 #2 Posted June 12, 2020 Try I post They are based at Templeborough Rotherham I have used them a few times and haven't had any problems Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Waldo   96 #3 Posted June 12, 2020 Thanks chaps.  I can't seem to find them, do they have a website?  Also, are DHL reliable? Not bad at around £30: https://send.dhlparcel.co.uk/quotes?col=219&dest=218&br=false&mdd=0&p=1~2.5|31|31|10"etype=Default0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
tinfoilhat   11 #4 Posted June 12, 2020 FedEx or UPS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Waldo   96 #5 Posted June 12, 2020 15 minutes ago, tinfoilhat said: FedEx or UPS. Thanks TFH.  I think sending via UPS is around £50 (so, £20 more), how do they compare to DHL? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
tinfoilhat   11 #6 Posted June 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Waldo said: Thanks TFH.  I think sending via UPS is around £50 (so, £20 more), how do they compare to DHL? I think DHL are German based so they maybe a bit better for German deliveries. I don’t use DHL so cant comment but for stuff coming in from the eu and far beyond my suppliers use FedEx or ups. Neither are massively cheap as you point out. Depends on the value of what you are sending.  Key thing for any courier, package it properly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
casualbystander   0 #7 Posted June 13, 2020 UPS in my opinion never lost anything of ours and always on time.  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Waldo   96 #8 Posted June 13, 2020 8 hours ago, casualbystander said: UPS in my opinion never lost anything of ours and always on time.  I've used them a few times sending stuff to Europe. I was anticipating similar for sending to Canada, nope, was around 3.5x more expensive. Went with DHL in the end. *fingers_crossed* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
tinfoilhat   11 #9 Posted June 13, 2020 34 minutes ago, Waldo said: I've used them a few times sending stuff to Europe. I was anticipating similar for sending to Canada, nope, was around 3.5x more expensive. Went with DHL in the end. *fingers_crossed* 90 odd percent (and much more than that) that are packaged and labelled properly get through absolutely fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...