Shipping small packages to US

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    Shipping small packages to US

    Hi all, looking to set up a small business here in HK, that would eventually need to ship small packages to the US, around 1kg. Seems like HK Post is the cheapest per package. Not sure if anyone else has any ideas?


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    Depends what is being shipped.

    Courier companies tend to be a bit picky these days on what they ship.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Dankleness:
    Seems like HK Post is the cheapest per package. Not sure if anyone else has any ideas?
    What's the problem you need to solve?

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    just wondering if there would be deals like if i had a certain number of packages during a month i would get a bulk deal... have been working on an online tea shop for a while now and am now to the point to be looking at actually shipping the tea to customers in the US, or elsewhere i guess. dont really want to nickle and dime for shipping so trying to figure out how to include the charges in the prices, etc etc...


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    And you'll need fast shipping in case the tea goes cold.

    Any scones?


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    yeah i will include a separate hot plate fashioned to the cup itself which hopefully will keep it warm, not piping hot but warm enough hopefully when the customer gets it they wont be complaining. scones? that might be bit much but lets see!


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    Best mix of cost & speed is HK Speedpost.