Best option for sending 8 kg package to the UK

[KhunJH]

Hi there. I have to send an approximately 8 kg package from Bangkok to the UK. The content is valuable for sentimental reasons, not money value, so want to ensure it gets there. Would like the shipment to be traceable, so I can see where it is in the process. Also perhaps insured if it goes missing - although it cannot be replaced?!

 

Any suggestions? I looked at Fed Ex just now and they want > 19,000 baht ???? which means it would be cheaper to but the package a one way ticket on a flight. Another option I have thought about is Thai Post, but how reliable are they? Any experiences?

 

Any help on this topic will be highly appreciated.

[CharlieH]

You wont use Thaipost for any (air) service to the UK at present. Your only option is a shipping company, long time period (months) or using a courier like DHL but that as you have found is not cheap.

 

If you could find a forwarding company in China, you could use Thaipost to get it there and then have it forwarded to the UK, that might be worth exploring.

[mike787]

fedex is BEST....Thaipost usleless. 

[KhunJH]

1 hour ago, CharlieH said:

You wont use Thaipost for any(air) service to the UK at present. Your only option is a shipping company, long time period (months) or using a courier like DHL but that as you have found is not cheap.

 

If you could find a forwarding company in China, you could use Thaipost to get it there and then have it forwarded to the UK, that might be worth exploring.

This is just in the new today. Seems Thai Post is opening up:
 

 

[KhunJH]

14 minutes ago, mike787 said:

fedex is BEST....Thaipost usleless. 

Yeah, but sending a package worth 2,000 baht probably and paying above 19,000 baht for the shipment is pretty crazy... ????

[Canuck1966]

Just now, KhunJH said:

Yeah, but sending a package worth 2,000 baht probably and paying above 19,000 baht for the shipment is pretty crazy... ????

Thai post will be about 3-4k (once they start sending to the UK again)

[2 is 1]

Take a flight , visit UK and bring there 30+ 10kg stuff! Soon you can do it whit 30k! If you rush to get your stuff to UK then you sent whit delivery you trust most!

[NightSky]

Call Fedex again and request a 10kg promotional box. It will cost about 5,000 baht to send to Uk.

[Monomial]

You can send Thailand Post, surface parcel post to the UK. Get it with registered tracking. Note that Royal Mail does not make waypoints for registered mail available online, so you won't actually see any tracking information except for the scan reaching Bangkok, and then the final scan once it is delivered in the UK.

 

It will also take 8 weeks or so as the delivery will be via ship.

 

But it will have a tracking code which you can use to launch an internal investigation if you haven't received it in 3 months or so.

 

You can expect the price for 8kg to be around 2000 baht.

 

[CharlieH]

1 hour ago, KhunJH said:

This is just in the new today. Seems Thai Post is opening up:
 

 

You clearly didnt read the article. The UK is not even mentioned and EMS service would be expensive even if it was available to the UK which it us not.

 

There is a current list of available services and countries PINNED in the Post Office Topic at the top if this forum.

 

https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1064881-thai-post-office-customs-information-2020/?do=findComment&comment=15415930

 

[KhunJH]

5 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

You clearly didnt read the article. The UK is not even mentioned and EMS service would be expensive even if it was available to the UK which it us not.

 

There is a current list of available services and countries PINNED in the Post Office Topic at the top if this forum.

 

https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1064881-thai-post-office-customs-information-2020/?do=findComment&comment=15415930

 

Well, I actually did read the article and checked the link mentioned under courier services, where UK is mentioned. Perhaps you didn't read it fully? ???? This is the link from the article.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OGkBLRXkgaOuA-x2N-I2fLe0faBrUXeu/view

[CharlieH]

12 minutes ago, KhunJH said:

Well, I actually did read the article and checked the link mentioned under courier services, where UK is mentioned. Perhaps you didn't read it fully? ???? This is the link from the article.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OGkBLRXkgaOuA-x2N-I2fLe0faBrUXeu/view

The ONLY service on there is SURFACE which takes months as previously explained.

 

I have tried to advise, you insist on arguing so I will leave it to you. Best of luck.

[KhunJH]

3 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

The ONLY service on there is SURFACE which takes months as previously explained.

 

I have tried to advised, you insist on arguing so I will leave it to you. Best of luck.

Chill mate, appreciate the advise. I am just trying to explore all options. Don't get upset - no need to.