Quickest shipping option? - UK to US

[PGowdy]

What's the quickest way to ship an item from the UK to the states? (AZ)
I told the guy Royal Mail tracked should only take 8-9 days... true?
Is there a better option?

 

[walkie]

May I ask the size of the item? Royal Mail Airsure can be as little as 4 days

 

[PGowdy]

The item is a box of trading cards/packs. So not dissimilar to the size of an MOC in a star case tho heavier probably about 3-4 kgs. Last time i had it weighed and quoted at the post-office it was only £15 to send tracked.
How much would arisure cost?

 

[edd_jedi]

I've had items sent via FedEx economy delivered in as little as 48 hours (California too!) but you're talking £30+ at least, I don't think it really makes sense to use a courier for small low value items.

 

[PGowdy]

I've had items sent via FedEx economy delivered in as little as 48 hours (California too!) but you're talking £30+ at least, I don't think it really makes sense to use a courier for small low value items.

Well i don't need it quite that quick. We're talking more like a week. The guy just doesn't want to be waiting 2-3 weeks and i'm not sure i can guarantee that sending it by Royal Mail tracked. Or can i?
Also it's not that low value. Around £300.

 

[walkie]

royal mail have a handy online calculator to give you a price for shipping on there main website.

 

[plantman]

as royal mail doesnt have "live" tracking you cant guarantee the time, ive had airsure take a week, and another time time take over 2 weeks. the only way to be sure id to use fedex ect, i think it would cost you about £18 with £50 insurance but your best off running a quote.

 

[edd_jedi]

Yeah Royal Mail overseas can take anything from 4 days to a month, there is no guarantee even with the tracked services. If they want it within a specified time, a courier is going to be your only choice I'm afraid.

 

[Grant]

Yeah Royal Mail overseas can take anything from 4 days to a month, there is no guarantee even with the tracked services. If they want it within a specified time, a courier is going to be your only choice I'm afraid.

Parcel Force Global Priority is pretty good. Usually 6 days max from the UK to US.

 

[lee gray]

I use global express when I want it there quickly,

Once it arrived in 3 days.

I like the american USPS services, marked as a 30 dollar gift
comes to me no hassle at all in 4 days, 2 of which inc weekend
http://www.stamps.com/shipstatus/submit/?confirmation=EC200989007US

 

[PGowdy]

Yeah Royal Mail overseas can take anything from 4 days to a month, there is no guarantee even with the tracked services. If they want it within a specified time, a courier is going to be your only choice I'm afraid.

Parcel Force Global Priority is pretty good. Usually 6 days max from the UK to US.

What sort of price? Where/how does one post? Sorry, never used anything other than Royal Mail so a bit of a noob.

 

[plantman]

go onto parcel2go.com and run off a quick quote, they will come back with a quote from all the major couriers including parcelfarce, you will find fedex the cheapest probably, then pay and the courier picks it up from your house ect.

 

[Grant]

Yeah Royal Mail overseas can take anything from 4 days to a month, there is no guarantee even with the tracked services. If they want it within a specified time, a courier is going to be your only choice I'm afraid.

Parcel Force Global Priority is pretty good. Usually 6 days max from the UK to US.

What sort of price? Where/how does one post? Sorry, never used anything other than Royal Mail so a bit of a noob.

Hey PG,

I'd say its about £40-£50 to send a box that would hold a MOC. Roughly dude.

Regards

Grant.