So you're planning to send a courier internationally? Vega Express provides a range of cost-effective service options for you to choose from whether you're shipping to the USA, Canada, or Australia. We will get your package where it needs to go.
Let's say you have some important documents you need to expedite to your business partner in Canada or maybe you're planning to send an application for a college in the USA.
With the help of Vega Express, you can be assured that your parcel will reach your destination within 2 - 4 business days.
Well, some exceptions apply.
For Example, You have this box of home-made sweets.
You want to send these home-made sweets to your son in Australia from Bangalore. The parcel needs to arrive before his birthday which is two weeks from now.
You could use a free flat rate box from your local post office and ship using Standard Courier service. The parcel will be delivered in about six to ten business days.
Oh wait, but what if the birthday is next week?
Using Standard Courier service to deliver your parcel can delay the package delivery. To ensure that the sweets reach your destination quickly, you can use the International Priority Courier express.
The International Priority Courier Express ensures that the parcel reaches the destination in three to five business days.
But the customers need to keep in mind that the International Priority Express costs a little extra as compared to the Standard service.
Check out our Rate calculator to find the estimated cost for shipping your parcel.
Once you've selected the right parcel service, the customers have an option to opt for additional international shipping insurance or extra services as required.
After selecting the shipping options, make sure you follow certain guidelines.
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Ensure that you've checked the restricted items list for the destination country to make sure you are not sending any prohibited items
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Make sure you meet the size and weight limits for your international shipment
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You need to label your package with the appropriate address, postage, and customs information.
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You can assist with guaranteeing that your courier shows up securely and on time
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Utilize an unbending box with folds unblemished
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Eliminate any names, risky materials pointers, and other past shipment markings on the crate that is not, at this point appropriate
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Wrap all things Separately
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Utilize satisfactory padding material
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Utilize solid tape intended for transportation
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Try not to utilize string or paper over-wrap
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Utilize a solitary location name that has clear, total conveyance and bring data back
How to Pack Your Parcel
If you’ve ever sent a package that ends up looking like this…
You should try a few of these tips the next time you're shipping your parcel.
Choosing the Right Box
Selecting the right size, strength, and shape of your shipping parcel is a key to successful courier. It’s a good idea to select a box that is slightly larger than the content you’re putting into it.
If the box is too small, it can get overstuffed, forcing the box to bend, tear, or break open. Whereas if it’s too big, your content can shift and shake inside the box as it’s transported, possibly damaging your goods.
Bubble Wrap your Package
Stress from outside the box can cause it to collapse or crush. That’s why it’s important to reinforce the box from within. The content you place inside might provide some natural reinforcement, but you don’t want your content to bare the brunt of the load. You want to stuff bubble wrap, crumpled paper or other soft absorbent materials along the bottom, sides and top of the box.
Sealing the Package
Reinforce the box from the outside, by properly closing the box and adding packing tape along the folds and edges. Ensure that you reinforce the bottom, so heavy items don’t fall through. When adding tape, be careful not to mask any labels.
If the parcel is fragile or you feel it may sustain damage during shipping, the package can be double boxed.
Here is a YouTube video explaining how to double-box your parcel:
Packaging Guidelines for Heavy parcels
For materials that weigh more than 70 lbs. (31.5 kgs), it is essential to assess your couriering materials to guarantee that they are sufficient for heavier parcel substances. Utilize these rules to pack your hefty parcel securely and safely:
Boxes should be emphatically built, ideally with creases that are sewed or stapled, not only stuck. Weight limits imprinted on the Box Maker's Certificate (found on the base folds of most boxes) are expected for palletized cargo shipments, not for shipments through little package transporter conditions. Following the UPS Box Strength Guidelines will help guarantee your parcel is of satisfactory solidarity to give adequate assurance.
Utilize new boxes that are at their original capacity and that have not been undermined by mugginess or the mileage of past use.
Seal your container with rock-solid tape (ideally fortified), by applying three strips to both the top and lower part of the case, so the center crease and the two edge creases are fixed.
Utilize just thick padding material to secure your hefty parcel substance. Extended Polystyrene Peanuts and folded paper won't ensure your shipment successfully on the grounds that the two materials pound and move under weighty burdens. Redone layered board or designed froth walled-in areas are more powerful and fortify the inflexibility of the external box.
Additional Points to Keep in Mind
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Make sure that the fragile items are individually wrapped or stuffed. Add heavier, sturdier items on the bottom. And make sure the corners and sides of the box are well braced, but not overstuffed.
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The shipping content plus the packing materials should fill up the entire box. If there are empty spaces within the box, compensate by adding more packing materials.
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It is also encouraged to include the, to and from information on a card on the inside of the box, in case the box gets damaged or the label falls off.
Planning to Ship Parcels from Bangalore to Abroad?
Vega Express has created a wide network for international courier services. Our international food courier service ensures that your food items are delivered at the earliest. We use air and sea freight services to deliver your parcel depending on the delivery time of your goods. Contact us today.
