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Shipping Services
UK shipping is relatively straight forward, UK carriers such as
Royal Mail and Parcel Force,
provide domestic and business shipping services.
However, International shipping is more complex and expensive. It's often better to use different carriers for different delivery/time zones.
Parcel Force Worldwide has divided the world into twelve Zones, the first three covering the UK. The zoning structure provides a clear and logical grouping of countries together.
The main US
carriers
United States Postal Service (USPS) and
FedEx offer a wide range of shipping options such as domestic,
International and special delivery services. The following site is useful
and demonstrates USPS commitment to their on-line customer services, USPSWebTools.
The physical shipping of products is important, however, on-line
merchants also require simple but affect on-line, real-time, delivery
management solutions. Your business could be seriously affected by the
quality of service offered by the shipping provider both on-line and
off-line. Here is a short list of important services you'll need:
- On-time delivery.
- Call free customer
service centres.
- Easy to use shipment paperwork.
- Effective & fast customs clearance systems.
- Real-time tracking
and delivery confirmation.
- Proof of delivery on every invoice.
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