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Started Jul 14, 2021 | Discussions thread
cba_melbourne
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Re: Japan shipping
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Tom Caldwell wrote:

cba_melbourne wrote:

Raist3d wrote:

Wow that was fast. Shipped through DHL - a German "international shipping UPS" I Guess? I sort of heard of them but you don't see them usually in the USA that often I guess. but they are here.

That was fast. DHL is majority owned by Deutsche Post, the German equivalent of USPS.

http://wap.dhl.com/info/history.html

I have bought several things from Japan over the years - their courier shipping is ultra fast and reliable. One item arrived on my desk in rural Australia in three working days from order - amazing. Also amazing clearance speeds on entering Australia and local delivery.

I agree. For me, shipments from Japan arrive faster than from Sydney which is just 1000k away. They have very efficient logistics. The downside is, shipping charges from Japan are often on the high side.

Not restricted to DHL.

Japan Airlines used to have a 20% stake in DHL, but sold it 20 years ago.

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