Shipping Canadian members - shipping to Germany help?

No idea about canada or shipping, but hocrap, 20 pounds was WAY too much. My kid delfs probably arent even a pound each, i dont think. Maybe check th eunidoll site for an estimate of how much tht doll would weigh, then add a little and use that. I'm pretty sure that wouldnt exceed 4 or 5 pounds at absolut emost @_@

 

for SD size you're looking at about 10. Depending on how you ship it it can cost between 40-100ish before taxes. Depending on the type of doll (some are heavier than others) and what else is all in the box, how much insurance you're putting on it and how you choose to ship it, the cost will vary.

Expedited is not as expensive but it can take hella long time to get there, but at least you can insure up to $1000 max. Surface is...well....iffy. Slow, but no insurance tracking or anything and the possibility of the box being destroyed en route increases.

 

I recently got a quote for my Delf El (SD) in his box and he weighed about 4kg which is around 9lbs. Expedited is cheaper than Express, just takes a bit longer, but I think that's for within NA only? You'd probably have to send it EMS. The highest quote I got was for NA only, from Atlantic Canada to California which was $63 for Express. So yea, International is going to be pricier. It'll probably be around $85-$90. Yay for shipping large expensive boxes? xD

 

Last year I shipped an MSD out to Italy and it cost about $80 and that was SURFACE shipping. Air mail would have cost me over $100 for some reason. T3T Canada Post is the devil. I would definitely check out DHL or other couriers and compare the rates.

 

Well, German customs aren't easy.
They basically don't care if you write "gift" or anything else on it. They buyer will still have to pay custom fees, even if it was a gift.
Yeah, stupid rules, I know.

The custom fees in germany are about 25% of the value marked on the package.

Bad thing is, that german customs filter out almoust every package, specially from America or Asia. Sometimes you are lucky and your package slips through, but in general the customs grab it and make you pay.

For this reason, many buyers from here ask to note a smaller value on the package in hope to pay less, what is pointless, cause you have to bring a paypal or creditcard printout to the customs, to prove how much you have paid for the item.

I hope this helps you