Showing posts with label USPS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label USPS. Show all posts

Sunday, July 01, 2007

Info on the Blog Postings/Entries for June, 2007 About, For or On Italy

Here are the titles for my blog postings/entries for June About, For or On Italy:
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* = Blog entry has been updated.

The above links are current. If anyone has any suggestions for other sites, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry. For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

Please note: I do NOT represent or endorse any of these links nor do I receive payment for listing them in my blog.

The reason that I list these links is to provide information for individuals who are dreaming, considering a move or traveling to Italy. It is my intent to share these links (web sites) with like-minded individuals who are in the process of considering, have made the decision to move or travel to Italy for whatever reason. I have attempted to group these links and to categorize them.

These blog postings and entries are not static. As I come across new information, I'll update the appropriate blog entry periodically.

I have found in my research on the Internet that by changing the wording of the search argument or the order of the wording of the search argument on a search engine, e.g., Google, you may get different results. There is so much information to choose from on the internet. Unfortunately, there's a lot of junk that clutters up one's search. I believe in my presentation format that it eliminates the need for one to do multiple searches. Also, I believe this information is a baseline or starting point for an individual to conduct their own search and they do not have to reinvent the wheel or start from scratch.

I am open to suggestions and solicit comments from the readers of this blog entry for your feedback.

That's it for Sunday, 1 July 2007: domenica, 1 luglio 2007.

Ciao, Ben

Today’s quote is an Italian proverb, author unknown.

"Roma non fu fatta in un giorno."
"Rome wasn't built in a day."
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Friday, June 29, 2007

Info on shipping books and printed materials via USPS M-bag to Italy

Here are the links on shipping books and printed materials via USPS M-bags to Italy:

INFORMATION
USPS (UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE)
COMMENTS/OBSERVATIONS
The above links are current. If anyone has any suggestions for other sites, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry. For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

As quoted above, "M-bags is a special service to send books or printed matter to an international address at a reduced postage rate.". As noted by some of the discussions above, sometimes they don't show up at all and there is no way to track them. However, the price is right to send books and printed material to Italy or an international address.

M-bags are now going by air as of May 14, 2007. The days of low cost, surface shipping of book and printed material via M-bags and USPS are gone. The current rates are listed in Country Conditions for Mailing — Italy section of the IMM Issue 34 - International Mail Manual. However, M-bags are a bargain in comparison to commercial shipping, e.g., FedEx, UPS, etc.

That's it for Friday, 29 June 2007: venerdì, 29 giugno 2007.

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is an Italian proverb, author unknown.

"Mal comune, mezzo gaudio."
"Trouble shared is trouble halved."
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Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Info about prohibited items that you cannot send to Italy via DHL, FEDEX, UPS, USPS

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 7 April 2009)

Here are some links about prohibited and/or restricted items that you cannot send to Italy via DHL, FEDEX, UPS, USPS:

DHL
FedEx – FEDERAL EXPRESS
UPS – UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
    • Verify for Export – "Restricted and Prohibited Items" – Source: Support section of UPS
    • UPS Store – "locations offer a full range of shipping services through UPS and other domestic/international air carriers."
USPS – United States Postal Service
MISCELLANEOUS
The above links are current. If anyone has any suggestions for other sites, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry. For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

For the above international carriers, it is assumed that the originating location is somewhere in the USA and the destination is somewhere in Italy. When you read the various regulations on either restricted or prohibited items, you may ask yourself, "are they serious" and the answer is YES.

Also, remember on the form for the declared value of the items in the package, if these items are "USED", please state so on the form and note do not list their respective replacement value. There are any number of stories that can be quoted and related by expats who had to pay the equivalent of $50.00 or more for an item that originally sold in the USA for $5.00 or less. This in not limited to just Italy but to other European countries and other countries around the world.

Remember when sending any package outside the USA, there are different rules for shipping than across state lines in the USA. Also. the recipient has to deal with the respective customs/import procedures for packages and its bureaucracy for the country they are living it.

That's it for Tuesday, 22 May 2007: martedì, 22 maggio 2007.

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is a Italian saying, author unknown.

"Una candela non perde niente illuminando un'altra candela."
"A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle."

Please read my wife's blog about our life in Italy:

Friends and Family in Italy

Going to Spain, read my new blog:

Info About, For or On Spain – a source of links About, For or On Spain for those individuals traveling or already living in Spain.

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 7 April 2009)
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