Shipping Bows Overseas

[SELFBOW19953]

Hubi,

I just checked the Fed Ex website and for an 8 lb package to Munich, th cheapest rate was $165.  The length of the package was never requested.  

What am I doing wrong on these websites?  I can't seem to get the low prices everyone else does.

[LongStick64]

Call them up or visit them, tell them the size and weight of the package and they will fill you in. UPS told me a price and then told me it could go higher per customs and independent carrier in country.

[2treks]

I sent a 64" 1pc. longbow to Norway. I used a well padded tube over all length had to be close to 70",I don't remember the dia.
I used USPS international express, Less than $80
with all the insurace and tracking.
The usps website does not allow this but I have done it twice from my small town P.O.
I sent a smaller,56x4x8, box to Aus. with the same service and had no problems.
I would go ask a human.

Another thought is DHL. I used to ship to forign countries alot in a prvious life,and DHL was the best for that. My packages would be of smaller size most often back then.

Chuck

[saumensch]

Ive bought several bows from the US but all were takedowns (for that reason) so i cant really say anything to shipping of one piece bows.

[wingnut]

Well someone is cheating and getting away with it.  All of the foreign countrys except Canada have a 60" max size with USPS.  Don't complain about it but I know our post office won't let it happen.  I've tried .. . LOL

Mike

[2treks]

It has been over a year since I shipped it that way, but I had to tell them what I needed ,"international express", Otherwise it was not gonna happen. Maybe I got lucky(twice) but I only paid 70-80$ and the bows went to the right place.           )


CTT

[Ben Maher]

I have had plenty of bows shipped from the USA to here in Oz . Occasionally a bowyer will ship for less than $100 dollars ... but in the main it will cost me between $180US AND UP TO $290US .

Shipping length is never a problem ... the cost of it is . I have been a dealer for years for numerous bowyers and it is just the way it is ... doable but expensive .

Yep, occasionally we get one cheap and I think that is more the bowyer luckily finding an agent who gets it done cheaply ... but it is very rare .

[Kaninmaskwa]

Mmmm I just bought a 60" Buffalo Bow coming from Texas to Australia cost $80 via USPS priority international.
Originally I was buying a Cari-bow from Abe but we could not scource shipping from Canada for less then $270 even looked into sea freight etc.
When I was on the hunt for a bow I had several offers from the US shipping varied from $80-$120 quotes for $80 were both from FedEx and USPS. Only one was $120 and that was FedEx.
I could not explain the difference from Abes bow coming from Canada vs a Bow coming from US so I checked the cost shipping the Cari-Bow to 90210 Beverly hills (only zip code I could think of) the cost $260! Maybe I did something wrong but I tried it twice.
Contacted a few other Bowyers and quotes for 1pc 60" bows were from $50-$100 insured with tracking.
Maybe it's not so much of sneaking it past as much as some people getting served and or resistance from post offices that don't know it is allowed or are unwilling to look outside what they normally ship to find the service that allows it.

When I looked at the USPS website there was a shipping priority international and no measurement restriction givin.
FedEx offers one I found but can't remember off hand what it was called but it was the only one to offer service over 1.5m it allowed maximum length as 2.0m
I hope this info is of some value.
Fwiw my bow is in transit but I'm tracking it and have a copy of the reciept

[Osagetree]

To answer your question; priority international

[D. Key]

I just shipped (this week; Wednesday) a 60" longbow to Australia in Sch. 40 PVC Pipt via USPS Priority and insured.  Cost for the shipment was $83.30 (9.5 Lbs.).  The buyer informed me the bow was in Australia (customes) on Thurs.  That to me is pretty good service.  Don't know how long it will be in Customs though.