| People who have shipped an item anywhere in the | | | | the destination of the parcel. It may cost far |
| world know that costs often vary per shipment, | | | | more to ship to Singapore than it would to ship an |
| but just how are these costs applied? | | | | item to Quebec. Again, dimensional weight and |
| Well, international shipping rates have many | | | | height are factored into the overall costs when |
| determining factors and rates of calculation. Below | | | | considering location; however travel difficulty and |
| are a few of the ways in which a parcel or | | | | distance can factor into pricing as well. When |
| freight handling service will calculate these | | | | considering shipping your item, try to research the |
| international mailing rates. | | | | location that you intend to ship to so you can |
| 1. Weight of shipment - An item's weight will | | | | understand a bit more about how the international |
| greatly determine the cost of sending it to it's | | | | mailing rates are applied. |
| target destination. Defining this shipping weight is a | | | | 3. Type of item being shipped - cars, furniture, |
| rather simple process that combines mass | | | | and other fundamentally large structures will cost |
| properties with the height of the item. Most | | | | a bit more to ship internationally than baggage or |
| shipping services use a scale that automatically | | | | clothing. A large portion of this cost will be due to |
| determines these factors. Crated items are of | | | | having to crate the items. The cost of crating |
| course, assessed a bit differently. These items | | | | itself can be a bit expensive, with a shipment as |
| are priced by determining the length, weight and | | | | large as a car pricing at $5,000 or more. You |
| height of the property (L x W x H). On other | | | | could of course, shop around a bit to locate the |
| words, it is appraised by total cubic meters as | | | | best deals in regards to international shipping |
| well as the weight. An individual can also choose to | | | | rates, however, when it comes to important |
| have their shipment placed on a pallet instead of a | | | | properties, like your automobile, it would pay to |
| crate. Pallets are generally calculated based on | | | | ship with the best of the best. |
| "load". For example-is it less than a truck load | | | | Additional Pricing |
| (LTL) or less than a (plastic) container load (LCL). | | | | Additional costs can be added to international |
| In the end, the manner and method in which you | | | | shipping rates depending on if you need certain |
| choose to ship an item will depend on what it is | | | | supplies to help send your package. For instance, |
| and how much you can reasonably spend to ship | | | | if you need a box or envelope, the price is added |
| it. | | | | to the overall costs. It pays to be prepared and |
| 2. Target location and shipping address - | | | | acquire these things prior to your visit to the Post |
| international shipping rates are also classified by | | | | Office, Parcel or Freight Shipping Company. |