Have any of you ever shipped to Australia?  I've gotta ship a 68' longbow to a friend in Australia.  I'm gonna ship it in a PVC pipe. How long can it be?  

Any other info I need to be aware of?

Thanks in advance...

Steve

You will have to ship by UPS or Fed Ex. Too long for USPS. Will cost over $255.00

I've had a couple of longbows shipped to me in New Zealand via Fed Ex.

The cost was $US140,,can't see it costing much more then that too Oz.

That was the UPS price.  Don't know the Fed ex price.

About $200.00 for Fed Ex economy.

Whats a plane ticket cost for it? Would it be cheaper to ship it to Cali. to a friend and then they ship it from there?

Well, Craig Ekin ships longbows to me for US$115 via FedEx, which is pretty darn good consdidering the distance. They arrive good and fast, too.

No matter what the bow - longbow or take-down recurve - Black Widow ship via UPS for the price of US$95.

I don't know how these two companies find such a good deal, but they do.

Yep, Ben is on the money.


ak.

Takedowns are much cheaper to ship by US Post Office. I checked the cost on shipping arrow shafts this week, and for five pounds weight the cost is $46 and change, by Priority Mail International. A takedown bow would be similar.

I just shipped a 62" Blacktail longbow to a friend in Australia in a PVC tube.  It cost $48!  I shipped it USPS.  It took less than 2 weeks.

Keith, I think you got lucky. If you have someone at your end who will accept that length, you're in with a chance - someone who doesn't know the regulations. The problem, as I understand it, doesn't lie with USPS; rather, it is Australia Post that imposes the 48" restriction. If somebody at USPS lets it in, you might be lucky, and the Australia Post worker might also accept it. If you're unlucky, the Autralia Post receiver might send it back.

Make it a take down  longbow

Cheapest I found that I could ship a one piece longbow to Aulstralia was 250.00.  What we ended up doing was have 2 guys each buy a bow and ship them both in one tube so they each paid 125.00.  It really bites to find out others are able to ship the same thing for much less.  Chad

Shipped a recurve to Oz a couple of years ago, and it was $175.00, US. With that and the import duty those poor guys have to pay, it's a wonder that any of them shoot foreign equipment. Says a lot about their dedication.

Ben,your postal people must be related to ours.

Makes little sence to me,,,but what can ya' do huh!?

Sounds to me like some people in Oz need to start making top end bows.  They would have a strong customer base since shipping runs prices up so high.

Some of the better bowyers in OZ can't keep up with demand,an there are a few that make very nice stuff.

Last time I looked at the Huntsman web site,he'd stopped taking orders he had that many to build.

Shipping prices don't matter a hoot to me when I take a magnificent game animal with a magnificent bow from the USA. The price is forgotten real quick.

I have bought 4 take down bows into Australia in the last five months the most expensive was $56 US registered & insured & most under $50 US.I would love a couple of good one piece bows but the freight is a little expensive one at a time.Mark Kimber from Huntsman bows is back taking orders again & for an Aussie made takedown recurve you wont find better,I've had two the last one for ten years,sold it at the end of last year to go lighter,at 70# it was a little heavy for me now.

Have shipped several dozzen shafts via usps for $52. My takedown bows would fit in the same size box and weigh the same. Would have to add insurance of course, but shouldn't run over $60 acording to the usps site. It does say max length for package is 56" but I would check with them because they are allowing 78" overall demensions.
Bigjim