Read our comprehensive large box shipping guide to learn about six shipping methods, or use the menu below to jump right to special considerations, mistakes to avoid, and detailed packing instructions. There are several ways for businesses and homeowners to move or ship large boxes across the country.

Homeowners shipping large boxes as part of a household move, including small apartment moves, college moves, estate distributions, and full household moves.

Business owners looking to ship large boxes to customers, the next step in your supply chain, or another location in your network.

If you’re shipping or moving large boxes, you likely fall into one of two categories: So, what’s the best way to ship large boxes? USPS and courier services like FedEx® and UPS® have strict weight and size limits and can quickly become too costly for large packages, especially if your boxes are also heavy or if they are traveling a long distance. Shipping large boxes, on the other hand, is a little more complicated. Mailing or shipping small boxes and parcels is fairly straightforward-in most cases, you can simply drop them off at your local post office or courier. (They tend to get a little rude if you come up unprepared.Ultimate Guide to Preparing for Your Moveĭisaster & Emergency Preparedness ResourcesĬan't find exactly what you're looking for? View all of our Resource pages here. When you get in line make sure you have all of your labels and forms filled out and put on the box to help things out for the others in line and the workers behind the counter. John tends to be a little (lot?) stressful.

If you ship items back home, be prepared for a long line at the PO and some extra forms you need to fill out. They usually tend to be pretty expensive as well (one time I got a quote for a $20 item shipped UPS to St.

We don't have UPS service on island and they use a local courier to complete a UPS delivery on St. They have a small and a large box for $8.95/$12.95. The USPS always has a 'goal' of 100% scan on delivery confirmation and they tend to be a little more attentive if the box has delivery confirmation and/or insurance on it.ĭepending on the weight of what you are sending, the flat rate priority mail boxes are usually the way to go. I also always put delivery confirmation on the boxes. Use all caps, no punctuation, like this:ĭon't put 'USVI' on the address, our state code is simply VI. A few tricks that usually speed up delivery via USPS is to use the boxes they provide and the labels they provide.

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