Zone 3

[reza]

As of the 1st Royal Mail has moved the US to world zone 3 , so a well packed tracked and signed lp will now cost £21.23 , thats an increase of about £7

https://www.royalmail.com/internatio...nes#worldzone3

[IAN]

It's something to do with Trump. Didn't have the mental strength to delve deeper.

I'm sending records to the US via Landmark Global now, up to 3 LPs tracked for £15

[eine]

Got stung by this today. Landmark Global eh? Thanks for the tip.

[Shere Khan]

I thought we were just getting our own back at their ludicrous postage costs.

[IAN]

Got stung by this today. Landmark Global eh? Thanks for the tip.

Think you have to go through a third party website to use them - I generally use Parcel2go.com. I send all my LPs this way now, only use Royal mail to send 45's.

[Paul-K]

£15.80 for one record to USA. Im no longer selling to there

[Nizbit]

No point not selling there, you’re not paying.
Wages there are are 2nd or 3rd highest in the world so they can afford it.
On the upside the registered option has barely changed so won’t affect the expensive lps postage costs really.

[reza]

No point not selling there, you’re not paying.
Wages there are are 2nd or 3rd highest in the world so they can afford it.
On the upside the registered option has barely changed so won’t affect the expensive lps postage costs really.

Wages for working class people are awful in the US they are below us in the UK re minimum hourly wage ?
and the registered option as I said in my first post has gone up 7 quid , you are looking at prices for Zone 3 of which the US is the only country in it ?

[Tom B]

The registered option as I said in my first post has gone up 7 quid , you are looking at prices for Zone 3 of which the US is the only country in it ?

I sent an LP to the States by Royal Mail yesterday and I was quoted £15ish for regular and around £16.50 for recorded.

[reza]

I sent an LP to the States by Royal Mail yesterday and I was quoted £15ish for regular and around £16.50 for recorded.

I just based my figures on 750g to be fair as I tend to overpack for anything of value
cant really see US buyers ordering cheaper stuff now as they're not only paying tax but higher post prices too

[Tom B]

I just based my figures on 750g to be fair as I tend to overpack for anything of value
cant really see US buyers ordering cheaper stuff now as they're not only paying tax but higher post prices too

Agreed, though the thing I sent was a £5 Peddlers LP and the buyer seemed fine with the new rate. Go figure...

[someblokecalledfuz]

It's something to do with Trump. Didn't have the mental strength to delve deeper.

I'm sending records to the US via Landmark Global now, up to 3 LPs tracked for £15

I was wondering IAN if you can vouch for this service? Any problems with it? What are the time scales like? many thanks Sir...!

[Turboellis]

No shipping from Japan to the USA at all (and hasn't been for 3 months), unless you're rich enough to use DHL.

[Milesago]

Landmark is the Belgian post office. belgpost or bpost is the parent company.

[proteus]

I was caught out with this the other week, four 750g LP packages, so £28 short on postage. To make matters worse I've had a two records warp in the post – never known it before and with the postage hike I'm a fair bit out of pocket.

Landmark reviews don't make good reading but might have to look at it.