Why I love MyUS TruePrice shipping rates

Posted by Felix Okoli on Thursday October 22, 2015 at 9:5:4:

In the past, it was not so easy to know in advance how much your international shipping cost would be when importing things through the help of a US forwarding and shipping company like MyUS. This was because the shipping rates were calculated based on the dimensions as well as the weight of the bag together with the shipping destination. With TruePrice shipping rates, it becomes easier and less complex as all you need provide apart from your destination is the shipping weight of your package. Yes, just the shipping weight.

I make use of MyUS shipping service to get the things I want from several US websites from Africa such as from Amazon and eBay and they provide me with a US address, warehouse and personal shopping service to If I wanted it. They help me receive the thigns most of those US websites whon't ship to Africa and then finally ship it to me through guaranteed delivery companies like DHL, Fedex and UPS. MyUS is basically like a US based cousin that gives me access to US products from Africa and they've not disappointed me.

I recently tried to compare my estimated shipping cost and my actual shipping cost during my last order with MyUS and noticed that it was actually the same cost except for the added insurance cost of $4. I was able to estimate the cost after receiving all my packages at my US address from Amazon and checked the total shipping weight of the consolidated packages. The estimated rates before I placed the shipping request were the same with the actual charges. I normally make use of

For those who don't already know about MyUs TruePrice system, it's basically a guaranteed pricing system that matches your estimated shipping rates with your actual shipping rates without much complex calculations. Once you know the total shipping weight of your package, you can get to know your shipping rates in advance and this will ensure you also get charged that same rate after you've placed a shipping request.

I've used MyUS international shipping service for a number of times and although it may seem a bit expensive because they make use of international courier companies like DHL, FedEx and UPS, their service is of high quality and you'd get to receive your items in due time. Having a membership account with MyUS is like having a friend or family in the USA that allows you to get the things you want even if you were living in Africa.

In the past, there used to be a lot of confusion when I normally calculate how much I'm going to be charged as it normally differs from what I'm eventually charged. Nowadays, I have more peace of mind knowing that I'm going to be charged an exact amount in advance and hence know how much I'm actually going to spend before making an order with them.

What I've noticed is that it pays to ship more items with MyUS than shipping single items. So, rather than buying few items weighing just 1 kg, it's better to buy more like up to 10 kg because the more items you ship with MyUS, the more you will be able to reduce the shipping cost per weight. I've noticed that while shipping 1 lb of items with MyUS costs me about $53, shipping up to 10 lbs costs me about $129 and that has effectively reduced my costs to about $12.9 per pound. Shipping up to 100 lbs can reduce the shipping weight further to at least $6 using TruePrice.