I am buying a MTB rear shock from the UK but seller does not ship to NZ but has free UK shipping.
Any recommendations on a suitable forwarding company to use for the UK. I have used USGoBuy for my purchases from the US and they have been great. Just need similar for the UK now.
What is NZ Post YouShop like as I see they do UK shipping?
Thanks, never heard of OPAS I see they do UK.
I see YouShop charges NZ GST on all items :(
I've used OPAS a couple of times shipping from the US. The processing was a lot faster than YouShop and they were way cheaper. They have a pretty decent sign-up discount too, or they did when I used them at least.
I use Youshop a bit (most recently about a month ago) and while they are not cheap, they are reliable. You get notifications every step of the way and can see the parcel tracking very easily on the website.
I have never had any issues with them so happy to endorse.
OP, have you tried USgobuy "pick up " service ? Do they pick up from local stores like walmart or bestbuy stores in US when we order for curbside pick up?
I have not used that feature. I have just ordered from a number of US shops over a month and used the free consolidation option and reduced packaging to save on shipping costs.
For USA most of the forwarders tend to charge GST even if below threshold. Might be similar to uk.
As you identified youshop uk will charge GST.
USGoBuy didn't charge GST last time I used them about 18months? ago but that might have changed since. I guess they all do more than $60,000/yr in transactions and are now GST registered now so they can do that which makes it a fair playing field for NZ companies.
I have used YouShop in the past - many years ago.
It worked fine (I don't recall any issues at least). I can't remember what it cost, and it would be out of date anyway, so cannot comment on whether it is good value or not.
There is also OPAS which I haven't used myself - not sure if they ship from the UK to NZ or not:
https://www.cheapies.nz/deals/opas.com