shipping to China, How?

[cmg]

I might be shipping a frame to china later this week. box size is going to be 41"x 21"x 9" or 101" lenght +girth USPS. USPS website says they can ship for $140+/-. anybody done this? is it trackable? any other options? horror stories?

[Steve in SLO]

This is not in the least bit helpful, but I didn't know you could ship anything to China… I thought it was a one-way pipeline.

[bikinchris]

Try DHL.

[likebikes]

This is not in the least bit helpful, but I didn't know you could ship anything to China… I thought it was a one-way pipeline.
Wow.

[blessthismess]

I don't think USPS is trackable once it leaves the United States. One reason I am always weary of shipping internationally. As suggested above maybe try DHL.

[cmg]

thanks, didn't think of DHL. yea, all major carriers go to china with USPS being the cheapest. I had left the auction open to international shipping but the winner is in the states.

[EricEstlund]

USPS connects to EMS. Ask them about options for full system tracking.

[yashcha]

Had a 9000 group shipped here through EMS, no problem. Once it clears customs, it is probably a day or two in country.

[David Kirk]

I've used DHL and Fed Ex..........DHL was cheaper and fed Ex was easier.

dave

[Louis]

One thing we know, given our current trade imbalance with China the US west-coast to China leg of the trip has to be super-cheap. All those containers have to somehow cycle back to China - might as well fill 0.0000000000000000000000000000000000001% of them with used bike frames.