When it comes to companies that offer a US forwarding mailbox there are two companies I’ve been using over the past few years, Shop & Ship and Borderlinx. I don’t have a favorite since each has an advantage over the other, I use Shop & Ship for my non-rush shipments because they’re affordable but slow and I use Borderlinx for shipments I need fast (but they’re also a lot more expensive).
How much faster is Borderlinx? Around four times as fast based on my recent shipments. I had a package that shipped out from the US on Friday and I picked it up in Kuwait on Sunday. In comparison with Shop & Ship, the quickest I’ve received a package recently was 6 days but in most cases it takes a week to ten days.
If you’re looking for speed and money is not an object, Borderlinx is fast.
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you should try myus.com fast and more features than aramex and Borderlinx
They’re more expensive than borderlinx and also use DHL to ship.
they’re using two companies fedex and dhl and I found the myus.com is cheaper than bordlinx
Well according to their price calculator on their website they’re more expensive than Borderlinx. I just calculated a 3lb package that is 10x10x10 and Borderlinx priced it at $62 while myus priced it at $73.5. Also if you factor in the membership cost of MyUS the price adds up more. But I guess it depends what you ship as well, if you’re ordering magazines myus can consolidate them into one package making them cheaper.
Can you explain to me how this shopnship works out ?
I mean u just create an account there..shop on amazon or elsewhere online…then ask the items to be shiped to the shipnship US account ? and then how does that get delivered to here in kuwait ? and to where does it get delivered..I mean when u said u just picked it up in kuwait..means where did u go and pick it up from ?
Yeah that’s exactly how these services work. Once the package arrives to kuwait you can choose either to pick it up from their offices or have it delivered to your home or office.
Gr8…so where is this shopnship office in kuwait where I can go to get my stuff ?
Ardiya
I use ws1.com it has 3 shipping options Aramex, DHL & Fedex and you could repack your items so when you order from more than one website you can repack them in one box so the shipping price would be cheaper. The worst thing about World Ship is that they calculate the dimensional weight and the actual weight and they choose the one that has more weight to be the shipping weight, but that’s in most shipping companies.
exactly same what I am talking about it seems to me like myus.com
based on their price calculator they’re cheaper than myus but more expensive than borderlinx.
Hi Mark,
Want to order a Tab from the US and am not in a hurry to get it but it needs to reach here safe and intact.
Who should I opt for ?
Shop and ship
what about customs and clearance fee?
where do i pay it? (for SnS)
and most important…what does it usually amount to?
Hi..
Do we have to pay custom charges or taxes? Port authorities etc
Or is it delivered door to door.. For eg. If I order a cellphone from amazon ebay etc..Use a po box service and ship to kuwait. ?
Try MyUS, it is the best.
Hi Mark,
I’m ordering from 2-3 different websites and I’m wondering if the package consolidation service from myUS would make a noticeable difference in shipping costs compared to aramex sns. Worth getting a myUS account?
it could sometimes
hi,, so i’ve been through almost every thread incl. comments re. Mail Forwarding Service Providers since 20xx & this is the latest..? i see you still favour DHL (BorderLinx) & Aramex (Shop&Ship) – the former for speed >>price no bar & the latter for cost effectiveness @@the cost of a few extra days.
i’m currently compiling an order on amazon – mostly books & a few non electronic accessories under 10kg (definitely under 15kg).
in terms of cost & time, which shipper do you suggest? dhl, aramex or amazon? (assuming neither lose package contents).
also since amazon hosts multiple sellers who ship @different schedules, do these shippers consolidate orders by opening & combining multiple packages or do they bundle the boxes as they are? what about shipping schedules? many thx