Originally Posted by
Gargoyle
OK, so look at the link I posted to a luggage forwarding service. They'll pick up three suitcases in Benin and deliver them to an address in the U.S. in 3 to 5 days for $2,833.00. They'll handle all payperwork. That makes DL very price competitive. Yes, the DL prices jumped, so did all int'l shipping prices in recent years.
$3K? That's craziness. To bring some perspective, I shipped 55kg boxes to ROB recently for about $350 each via DHL. They too "handle all the paperwork," for whatever good that'll do you.