Heads up: postal shipments to the US over 1 pound

[monza]

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20101117a5.html

From what I have been able to ascertain this applies to all countries.

I have a customer in France who wants to return a lens, but he can't ship it back via air post...only via Fedex/UPS/DHL, which costs considerably more.

 

[jlm]

liked this part:
"The company said it will accept packages from senders that use a service enabling them to pay after delivery instead of beforehand, a service designated for regular customers, even if a package weighs 453 grams or more."

so now a terrorist could mail explosives and if they go off, not even have to pay the postage!

 

[BlasR]

liked this part:
"The company said it will accept packages from senders that use a service enabling them to pay after delivery instead of beforehand, a service designated for regular customers, even if a package weighs 453 grams or more."

so now a terrorist could mail explosives and if they go off, not even have to pay the postage!

I think you still need to pay if you don't die:lecture:

 

[Vivek]

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20101117a5.html

From what I have been able to ascertain this applies to all countries.

I have a customer in France who wants to return a lens, but he can't ship it back via air post...only via Fedex/UPS/DHL, which costs considerably more.

I will check this with TNT (postal service here).

When a package goes over 453 gms (or 1kg), it has been (for a few years, AFAIK) the standard practice here that they will be X-ray scanned (or opened and searched) before dispatch.