Courier service to Malaysia from UK
Apr 15th 2015, 3:10 am
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Courier service to Malaysia from UK
I have just picked myself up after being quoted GBP50-70 for a large envelope to be couriered from the UK to Malaysia 
Has anyone any better experiences they can share as I need to get some information shipped across, and this cannot be done electronically??
Has anyone any better experiences they can share as I need to get some information shipped across, and this cannot be done electronically??
Apr 15th 2015, 3:30 am
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Re: Courier service to Malaysia from UK
Have you tried parcel2go.com?
Apr 15th 2015, 7:07 am
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Re: Courier service to Malaysia from UK
Depending upon the size of the letter, "Royal Mail International - Tracked and Signed" should take about a week and cost about a 10 pounds.
Get a price | Royal Mail Group Ltd
Get a price | Royal Mail Group Ltd
Apr 15th 2015, 2:27 pm
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Re: Courier service to Malaysia from UK
Everything is dependent on weight use good digital scales to check then look at the likes of DHL etc.
If you don't have good scales or access to them get a quote as mentioned from Royal Mail, at least you get a free weigh in.
If you don't have good scales or access to them get a quote as mentioned from Royal Mail, at least you get a free weigh in.
Apr 16th 2015, 2:19 am
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Re: Courier service to Malaysia from UK
Thanks for the responses - looks like it'll be good old Royal Mail!
Apr 16th 2015, 6:43 am
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Re: Courier service to Malaysia from UK
Friend of mine had some documents sent from the UK for around GBP 30.00 using TNT. So you were definitely quoted too high a price!
Apr 16th 2015, 6:59 am
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Re: Courier service to Malaysia from UK
Agreed £30 seems to be the going rate for a courier which is definitely the fastest service available. I sent a large envelope to Malaysia using La Poste in France and it took a month to arrive.
Apr 16th 2015, 7:03 am
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Re: Courier service to Malaysia from UK
Royal Mail seems relatively cheap by comparison.
Apr 20th 2015, 8:26 am
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Re: Courier service to Malaysia from UK
Had a letter from the UK sent by "Royal Mail International - Tracked and Signed" on 2nd April and got here on the 15th April (so 13 days in transit), which was fine for me as they are tickets for use in May.
Apr 21st 2015, 11:02 am
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Re: Courier service to Malaysia from UK
I recently sent a letter from Bali to Essex, UK by DHL for IDR 500,000 (MYR140 or UK£26)
It was picked up at 11:00am on a Friday and tracked/signed as received at 10:30 the following Monday....and I thought that was outrageously expensive.
The letter authorised to sell shares and the price has since dropped by many thousands of pounds.....so thanks DHL for your speedy delivery!
It was picked up at 11:00am on a Friday and tracked/signed as received at 10:30 the following Monday....and I thought that was outrageously expensive.
The letter authorised to sell shares and the price has since dropped by many thousands of pounds.....so thanks DHL for your speedy delivery!
