european postal charges query

glasgowjim · Post by **glasgowjim** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:56 pm

Does anyone know of a reasonable overseas delivery company.

I might to need to send a 5.5 kg parcel to europe. (Scandanavia)

So far have found a price of Ã‚Â£43 the other was Ã‚Â£87
maybe I am looking in the wrong place any ideas folks its driving me mad.

Yossarian · Post by **Yossarian** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 6:56 am

Send it Royal Mail 1st class as a "packet", should be about Ã‚Â£10-15.

Murf · Post by **Murf** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 9:31 pm

I might be going back to France in the summer, i could take a detour and drop it off? Only if you cover petrol and it fits in an MX5 though

chriskay · Post by **chriskay** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:21 am

Yossarian wrote:Send it Royal Mail 1st class as a "packet", should be about Ã‚Â£10-15.

Royal Mail limit is 2Kg.

Yossarian · Post by **Yossarian** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 5:56 pm

Not so. Within the U.K it appears to be up to 20kg (1st class), and 1000g (2nd class), if it's a "packet".

I don't know if a limit applies to overseas post, but this suggests 5kg as a limit for "International Signed For" mail.

chriskay · Post by **chriskay** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 8:12 pm

From the Post Office website.

"Books and pamphlets are the only items over 2kg that can be sent by Royal MailÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s international services. These can be sent via Printed Papers up to a maximum weight of 5kg; for each additional 20g add 10p to Europe or 20p to World Zones 1 and 2."

It looks as if only Printed Papers can exceed 2Kg.
For the U.K., things are quite different.