General posts about package forwarding and Planet Express service.
Getting the cheapest international shipping is easier than you may think. There is no secret that package forwarding companies get huge discounts from carriers. Some of them even claim you save to 80% on international shipping compared to prices you get from a courier like USPS, FedEx, DHL, etc. Is that even true? Let’s find … Read more
It had already been two months since we launched our first non-US warehouse in the United Kingdom. Based on the suggestion from our customers, we decided to add a new shipping method from the United Kingdom – FedEx. The main advantage of FedEx is, you can ship electronic devices containing lithium batteries. FedEx shipping method … Read more
Planet Express operations continue as usual during the COVID-19 situation, however, there are a few limitations to keep in mind when using our services. Availability Of Our Shipping Methods DHL, FedEx, and Aramex methods are still available to every country we ship to (read where we don’t ship in our FAQ), however, you may experience … Read more
Finally have been approved by DPD! That means that since today, a mail out function is available and the UK warehouse is fully operating! DPD is a member of one of Europe’s leading parcels groups, DPDgroup, which is wholly owned by France’s La Poste, the second largest postal group in Europe. A leading operator in … Read more
After opening our new warehouse in Warrington, we continue to expand our services. We launched a new opportunity of delivery – USPS domestic from Oregon warehouse. We already offer this service from California, but now we can deliver your packages from the warehouse with zero sales tax rates. Within this service the USPS Priority and USPS First … Read more
Finally, it is here! Today, we have launched our first warehouse outside the US – in the United Kingdom! This is a soft opening which means that mail out is currently not supported, as we are waiting for approval by DPD. We expect that we will be able to offer mail out via DPD in … Read more
Some time ago, we introduced that we are going to open a new warehouse in the United Kingdom. There was a discussion on our Facebook about the influence of Brexit and our new warehouse and we would like to clarify the whole Brexit situation. As you probably know, the United Kingdom left the European Union … Read more
We are thrilled to see the growing popularity of our service. We would like to invite you to a competition where you get a chance to win 1 year of the premium plan (worth $50) for free. We will be choosing 3 winners. Every winner will get a full 1 year of the premium plan. … Read more
The year 2019 already passed, so it is a good time to make a recapitulation of what happened to Planet Express during 2019, but first of all, we want to thank all our customers for this amazing year. Thank you, our Planet Express family! The Busiest Season Ever Let’s start from the end, with the … Read more
It’s already 11 days since we have launched our new warehouse in Oregon. Thanks to the new warehouse, we are able to offer a sales-tax-free address for what our customers were waiting for a long time. Today we want to give you a short update about the current situation of the Oregon warehouse. Supported Shipping … Read more
Today, we are going to introduce you to something for what you have been waiting for a really long time. But before that, let’s start with some history of Planet Express. ? Planet Express has been founded in June 2017 by a former employee of Shipito, one of our biggest competitors. Since the beginning, we … Read more
You can buy high-quality wine, beer, ciders and other alcoholic beverages in the US. Local bars usually offer great cocktails that you can even mix at home. But did you know that a couple of alcohol producers went too far? We are going to show you several alcoholic beverages that have been banned due to … Read more
