Shipping a guitar abroad

VJIves

I have to return a faulty guitar to keymusic in Belgium, is there a courier I should go with? Anything I need to know? I've packaged it to death.
Thanks!

hyperben

UPS easily the best for international. I book them through interparcel.

guitars4you

hyperben said:

UPS easily the best for international. I book them through interparcel.

ditto

VJIves

Seems conclusive, cheers guys!

vincechu89

Not to hijack the thread, but does UPS offer decent insurance cover too for loss and damage? Asking as I may need to send a high value guitar abroad in future. When I’ve tried they often have loss only or value restrictions aren’t sufficient.

hyperben

vincechu89 said:

Not to hijack the thread, but does UPS offer decent insurance cover too for loss and damage? Asking as I may need to send a high value guitar abroad in future. When I’ve tried they often have loss only or value restrictions aren’t sufficient.

Depends on the value obviously but through interparcel you get their cover. I think you’re covered up to £2/2.5k

jaymenon

I think through Interpacel there's a ceiling (used to be £1000).

But if you book directly through the UPS website, you can insure to a higher value.

Or at least it used to be that way.

ToneControl

VJIves said:

I have to return a faulty guitar to keymusic in Belgium, is there a courier I should go with? Anything I need to know? I've packaged it to death.
Thanks!

surely they should arrange it?

hyperben

jaymenon said:

I think through Interpacel there's a ceiling (used to be £1000).

But if you book directly through the UPS website, you can insure to a higher value.

Or at least it used to be that way.

I’ve used interparcel recently and got £2000 cover using UPS

VJIves

ToneControl said:

VJIves said:

I have to return a faulty guitar to keymusic in Belgium, is there a courier I should go with? Anything I need to know? I've packaged it to death.
Thanks!

surely they should arrange it?

They're refunding with the cost of the guitar once it arrives.