posted on May 5, 2006 04:47:34 PM new
This is the first time i have been asked to ship to Estonia.(europe).The postoffice here says to p.o. box. only for delivery. Can any one shed any light on this country for shipping or postage.? He also said that he will pay with pay pal.
he has just bid on 3 B.I.N. articles. and still has a bid on a $150.auction. One more thing he says. wants it shipped by slower and cheaper method. WHAT say you guys.? Thanks.
posted on May 5, 2006 06:13:56 PM new
I wouldn't hesitate to ship to Estonia by any method. (Is this guy's feedback okay?)
We've spent time in the Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), mostly Lithuania, and the countries are modern with democratic governments. Good people over there!
Even back in the 90s as they were pulling away from Russia, we could send supplies there.
[ edited by roadsmith on May 5, 2006 06:14 PM ]
Arms, munitions, and parts and accessories thereof.
Coins, bank notes, currency notes; traveler's checks; securities payable to bearer; platinum, gold, or silver (manufactured or not); precious stones, jewelry, and other valuable articles.
Explosive and pyrotechnics articles; combustible materials.
Perishable infectious biological substances.
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Radioactive materials.
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Articles subject to customs duty may not be sent in ordinary or registered letter-post items.
Flour and preparations of cereals are permitted to private persons subject to inspection by quarantine officials.
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Wireless transmission equipment is subject to addressee's compliance with import restrictions, permits, or quota conditions.
Observations
None.
Customs Forms Required (123)
Letter-post: PS Form 2976 or 2976-A (see 123.61)
Parcel Post: PS Form 2976-A inside 2976-E (envelope)
Size Limits
Letter-post: See 243.2
Parcel Post: Maximum length: 42 inches
Maximum length and girth combined: 79 inches
Postcards and Postal Cards (250) $0.75
Aerogrammes (250) $0.75 Enclosures NOT permitted
Airmail
Letter-post Rates
Weight
not over
(ozs.) Letter-
post
Rate Weight
not over
(ozs.) Letter-
post
Rate Weight
not over
(ozs.) Letter-
post
Rate
1 $0.84 12 $8.05 44 $21.85
2 1.65 16 9.75 48 23.65
3 2.40 20 11.45 52 25.50
4 3.20 24 13.10 56 27.35
5 4.00 28 14.80 60 29.20
6 4.80 32 16.50 64 31.05
7 5.60 36 18.30 blank blank
8 6.40 40 20.10 blank blank
Weight Limit: 64 ounces (4 lbs.)
Note: Ordinary air parcel post includes indemnity at no cost based on weight. For an item not over 1 pound, the indemnity is $62.84, and the indemnity increases $3.03 per pound or fraction up to a maximum of 70 pounds, which has an indemnity of $271.91. (See 280.)
Airmail
Direct Sack to One Addressee - M-Bags (260)
Weight Not Over 11 lbs. $40.70
Each additional pound or fraction of a pound $3.70
Weight Limit: 66 pounds
Global Priority Mail (GPM) (230) NOT Available
Economy Mail
Letter-post Rates
Weight
not over
(ozs.) Letter-
post
Rate Weight
not over
(ozs.) Letter-
post
Rate Weight
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(ozs.) Letter-
post
Rate
16 $6.00 36 $10.60 56 $14.50
20 6.90 40 11.35 60 15.30
24 7.85 44 12.15 64 15.75
28 8.85 48 12.95 blank blank
32 9.80 52 13.75 blank blank
Weight Limit: 64 ounces (4 lbs.)
Note: Ordinary economy parcel post includes indemnity at no cost based on weight. For an item not over 1 pound, the indemnity is $62.84, and the indemnity increases $3.03 per pound or fraction up to a maximum of 70 pounds, which has an indemnity of $271.91. (See 280.)
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Direct Sack to One Addressee - M-Bags (260)
Regular
Weight Not Over 11 lbs. $17.60
Each additional pound or fraction of a pound $1.60
Books & Sheet Music, Publisher's Periodicals
Weight Not Over 11 lbs. $11.55
Each additional pound or fraction of a pound $1.05
Weight Limit: 66 pounds
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Books and Sheet Music Rates (295)
Weight
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(ozs.)
Rate Weight
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(ozs.)
Rate Weight
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(ozs.)
Rate
16 $3.35 36 $6.45 56 $9.05
20 4.00 40 7.00 60 9.55
24 4.65 44 7.55 64 10.00
28 5.30 48 7.95 blank blank
32 5.95 52 8.50 blank blank
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Weight Limit: 64 ounces (4 lbs.)
Matter for the Blind (270)
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Economy Mail
Publishers' Periodicals Rates (294)
Weight
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(ozs.)
Rate Weight
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(ozs.)
Rate Weight
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(ozs.)
Rate
1 $0.81 12 $2.73 44 $7.48
2 1.00 16 3.32 48 8.07
3 1.19 20 3.92 52 8.67
4 1.38 24 4.51 56 9.26
5 1.57 28 5.10 60 9.86
6 1.76 32 5.70 64 10.45
7 1.94 36 6.29 blank blank
8 2.13 40 6.89 blank blank
$0.25 per pound discount for drop shipments tendered at the New Jersey International and Bulk Mail Center.
Weight Limit: 64 ounces (4 lbs.)
Special Services
Certificate of Mailing See 313 for fees
COD and Certified NOT for International Mail
Insurance (320)
Available for parcel post only (see 324.2 for required markings)
Insured Amount
not over
Fee Insured Amount
not over
Fee
$50 $1.95
Add $1.05 for each additional $100 or fraction of insurance coverage.
100 2.75
200 3.80
300 4.85
400 5.90
500 6.95 $2020 max. $23.75
International Business Reply Service (373)
Fee: Envelopes up to 2 ounces $1.25; Cards $0.85
International Money Order (371)
NOT Available
International Reply Coupons (372) Fee: $1.85
Recorded Delivery (360) NOT Available
Registered Mail (330) Fee: $7.90
Maximum Indemnity: $44.86
Available for letter-post mail, including postcards
and postal cards, aerogrammes, and matter for
the blind. Not applicable to M-bags.
Restricted Delivery (350) Fee: $3.70
Available for registered mail with a return receipt.
Endorsements: A remettre en main propre.
Return Receipt (340) Fee: $1.85
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Insurance (215.5)
Insured Amount
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Fee Insured Amount
not over
Fee
$100 No Fee For document reconstruction insurance or non-document insurance coverage above $800, add $0.75 per $100 or fraction thereof, up to a maximum of $2,499 per shipment.
200 $0.75
300 1.50
400 2.25
500 3.00
600 3.75
700 4.50 blank blank
800 5.25 $2,499 max. $18.00
Size Limits (217.4)
An item must be large enough to hold on its face the postage
and the plastic pouch that carries the Global Express
Guaranteed Air Waybill/Shipping Invoice (shipping label).
The shipping label is approximately 5.5 inches high and
9.5 inches long, and the plastic pouch that carries it is
approximately 7 inches high and 12 inches long.
Maximum length: 46 inches
Maximum width: 35 inches
Maximum height: 46 inches
Maximum length and girth combined: 108 inches
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Global Express Mail (EMS) (220)
Weight
not over
(lbs.)
Insurance (221.3)
Available for EMS merchandise shipments only
Insured Amount
not over
Fee Insured Amount
not over
Fee
$100 No Fee For insurance coverage above $600, add $1.05 for each $100 or fraction thereof, up to a maximum of $5000 per shipment.
200 $1.05
300 2.10
400 3.15
500 4.20
600 5.25 $5000 max. $51.45
Articles Admitted Required Customs
Form/Endorsement
Correspondence and business papers. PS Form 2976, Customs - CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender's Declaration (green label). Endorse items clearly next to mailing label as BUSINESS PAPERS.
Merchandise samples without commercial value and not subject to customs duty. PS Form 2976, Customs - CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender's Declaration (green label).
Merchandise and all articles subject to customs duty. PS Form 2976-A, Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note CP 72, inside a PS Form 2976-E, Customs Declaration Envelope CP 91.
Size Limits (223.2)
Maximum length: 36 inches
Maximum length and girth combined: 79 inches
Return Receipt Service (221.4): NOT Available
Note:
Coins; banknotes; currency notes, including paper money; securities of any kind payable to bearer; traveler's checks; platinum, gold, and silver; precious stones; jewelry; watches; and other valuable articles are prohibited in EMS shipments to Estonia.
Reciprocal Service Name: EMS
Country Code: EE
Areas Served:
EMS is available only to the following locations:
Area I: Postal Codes 200001-200902 - Tallinn
Area II:
Hiiumaa
Jarvamaa
Jogevamaa
Kohtla-Jarve
Laanemaa
Laane-Virumaa
Narva
Parnu
Polvamaa
Raplamma
Saaremaa
Sillamae
Tartu
Valgamaa
Viljandimaa
Vorumaa
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. - Albert Einstein
posted on May 5, 2006 06:24:13 PM new
Yo! Pebbles!
What country are you in? USA?? ELBONIA?? Down Under??
Anyhoo, here's Messr.Ralphie duDaug's INTERNATIONAL Policies:
1) NEVER ship SURFACE! Takes 3-4 months from JAX to AUSTRALIA / takes 4-8 weeks from JAX to EUROPE. No matter what the buyer says beforehand, once ya ship, they begin to P&M after about DAY 5:"Where's my packie, you THIEF...you CROOK, etc,etc" ALWAYS ship some flavor of AIRMAIL
2) ACCEPT PAYPAL only for amounts yer willing to throw into the toilet! With INTERNATIONAL PP PAYMENTS, yer butt is literally flapping in the breeze, without even the BOGUS semi-protection of PP's SELLERS UNPROTECTION PLAN.
Many here say they NEVER had any problems. Yeah, well, nothing is a PROBLEM until it IS a problem, and then you EAT $50 or $150 or $1000 -- WHAT IS YOUR RISK TOLERANCE?
3) WE DO ACCEPT:
A: INTERNATIONAL POSTAL MONEY ORDERS
B: DIRECT BANK-TO-BANK WIRE TRANSFERS
C: Good ole USA Greenbacks! (course, ya cannot say THAT in yer listing)
posted on May 5, 2006 06:39:31 PM new
Tom is right,you get no paypal protection and slow mail to Estonia?'forget it,tell him you will ship EMS.
I am not even sure Estonia is one of the countries Paypal is offered,did you check??
/ lets all stop whining !! /
Slow (or cheap) shipping + PayPal = recipe for charge back or reversal. Also applies for any country, but doubly so outside Canada and UK - the only two countries covered by PayPal's less than satisfactory SPP.
Suggest bank check in USD or USD cash (available at Bureau d'Changes).
posted on May 6, 2006 07:55:11 AM new
Hello everyone. My apoligies for not answering you all sooner. I have had a busy day. been preparing for my trip out bush to my opal mines. Still building the camp. So collecting materials all day.
thank you all for your input. For those who dont know, i am in australia. In Queensland.
It is certain that i wont be shipping by sea mail as was requested. And what ever way i ship the parcel, it will be insured with DSI.
I did phone paypal today to try to get some info. The person i spoke to promised to email me some info that i was told. but he did not.
He did tell me to make sure that i send it to a confirmed address that they have on their records . In other words the address in the email that comes when they let you know when it is paid. They said that they actually confirm the address by their credit card billing address. None of you seem to trust paypal in another country. Advice i will heed.
I know some of you dont like western union.
I have used it on occasions like this and it was always successfull. I can also accept credit cards direct. Failing that i can also get him to T.T. the monies to a bank account here in aust.
mikes4x4andtruckrepair. Thank you for the list of prohibited articles for ESTONIA.
roadsmith His feedback is 100% 21 AND 78 actual.
tOMWiii and Messr.Ralphie duDaug's INTERNATIONAL Policies: Thank you for your policies. all will be heeded.
hwahwa PAYPAL is available to Estonia. I did check that today. thank you.
agitprop U.S.D. in cash is very difficult for us to get here in aust.
Now, to see if i can stir up paypal for telling me lies.
[ edited by agate18 on May 6, 2006 07:57 AM ]
posted on May 7, 2006 04:28:51 PM new
G'day Bruce! (obligitory Monty Pythonesque salutation to Aussies)
Sorry about that cobber. Your Estonian buyer could probably get AUD plastic bank notes (just as easily as USD) at any Bureau d'Change, since many Aussies pass through the Baltics on their OE. Credit cards are a good option but follow normal precautions for foreign orders; request they email a copy of recent card statement showing their billing address and confirm it matches the shipping address. You should get some proof of shipping from your Post Office (or whatever your credit card processor recommends) to protect against any charge back for non-delivery.
Forget about wires or SWIFT transfers as Aussie banks have a well-deserved reputation as ripoff artists. Any decent Aussie credit union or similar non bank is often a better option. (FYI I have all my European payments credited to one of my European bank accounts with no transfer charges deducted and at wholesale exchange rates. It's been a great hedge against the falling NZD/AUD/USD...)
p.s. remember if you get trapped by a cave-in down one of your opal mines, don't settle for less than $1.5m for your exclusive news story. After all the boys in Tasmania are probably getting $1m a piece!
posted on May 7, 2006 05:31:08 PM new
G/DAY agitprop. Thank you for your advice. I actually found american banks have the worst reputation for being the biggest ripoff. but then again i know that all banks are a big ripoff. not just aussie or usa banks.
there is no easy solution to the problem of receiving payment safely. especially when it comes back to a non reversal payment for the genuine sellers. Oh well we can only try.
Now as to opal mining, I dont do underground mining, the ground is too dangerous. i mine by open cut method. a 30 ton excavator.(track hoe ) i think you guys call them. So i guess i wont be able to sell my story for a fortune. On my lease we only have to go down to about 32 feet. but we have 5 different levels down to the 32 foot level.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. - Albert Einstein
