Ordering From US Wholesalers That Don't Ship to Your Country.
One way around websites that do not ship to your country is to set yourself with a company like USGlobalMail, who specialise in international mail and package forwarding services. They offer international shoppers the opportunity to rent their own US mailbox and receive mail & merchandise from any US company.
Some companies will charge you very high shipping rates or an extra fee to ship to your country, to cover the employee that has to go to the Post Office to send you your package. Once you are a member, you can take advantage of the free shipping offered at any of the sites on the list, then the mail forwarding company offers low cost international shipping rates on all forwarded packages.
Another way to import from overseas wholesalers is to ask the company if they allow buyers to organise their own shipping. You can hire an agent to go to the company, pick up and deliver your items anywhere in the world. Check out this directory of international shipping and moving companies to find the lowest shipping cost to overseas destinations.
With USGlobalMail, once they receive your package, they immediately notify you via e-mail, then you can login to your account and find the detailed information of your package including the sender's name, the brief description of the package, quantity, weight etc.
USGlobalMail ship with DHL, USPS, UPS, and FedEx, four of the largest and most highly respected international carriers. This allows them to choose among the four and offer the best price to your location. They also give you the choice of how fast your mail will be delivered.
USGlobalMail then re-package or consolidate multiple packages into one to reduce your shipping weight. Customs charges and import tax still apply on your package but they will declare whatever you tell them to. Honesty is of course the best policy.
Registration requires that you fax, email, or mail a copy of two forms of identification and the front and back of your credit card.
Wholesalers also require the address that they are sending the goods to be the address on your credit card, so you need to either change the address on your current credit card to the one that the forwarder gives you, or apply for a credit card that is dedicated to buying from overseas. Statements for that card will then be sent to the overseas address and you will need to organise with your forwarder to get those to you.
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You'll find the DHL published rates here.
Compare rates with those offered by USGlobalMail.
Starting Small.
If you choose to sign up with USGlobalMail, there will be no need to search for wholesalers that agree to ship to your country, you can just take your pick of the ones that you wish to work with.
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