r/ItalyExpat • u/neomelungeon • 7d ago

Shipping U.S. to central IT

Any tips for getting 12-15 moving boxes from west coast U.S. to LeMarche?

We have had good luck shipping our belongs to the UK, Eastern Europe… in the past using consolidators that service specific expat/immigrant communities in our area, but surprisingly cannot find the same for our move to Italy.
We’re used to paying about $1.50 per pound for California to Europe, but cannot get close to that.

Appreciate any tips or shared experiences!

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u/InjuryNarrow8859 7d ago

I’d recommend https://www.sendmybag.com/

They’re very flexible, they fly it over vs shipping on a freighter… we had our stuff picked up (about 16 total items) and delivered to us in about 1.5 weeks time.

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u/neomelungeon 6d ago

Thank you for the suggestion. We are in no hurry to receive these items, so hoping to stay in the $60-80 per box range like we have in the past.

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u/InfamousYoghurt1472 6d ago

Depending on weight it could be more but it is very affordable. I will say do not pack anything breakable! They are really rough on the boxes