Shipping some stuff back to UK from Brazil?

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Member since 04 March 2014

andyeverywhereMember04 March 2014 19:39:18

Hi All,

We're hoping to send some personal items back to London from Sao Paulo - but we're having problems getting any quotes or info.

Anyone help?

We're talking a few bags, cases and boxes - maybe together around 1.5m x 1m x 1m x <150kg

Thanks!

James ViP

Member since 20 June 2010

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JamesViP04 March 2014 21:40:38

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It will probably be much cheaper to box up everything and take it back to the UK with you as excess baggage. Check with your airline regarding their excess baggage policy and fees.

Cheers,
William James Woodward, Expat-blog Experts Team

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andyeverywhereMember05 March 2014 15:15:05

Thanks for the tip but:

Condor airlines (who do cheap flights back) are charging $26 per kilo. This might be because they are kind of a budget airline - we'll have a look at others but their tickets will be much more expensive.

Brazilian Post Office say 300 Reals for 20kg - $7 a kilo....

The shipping companies don't really say much...

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