| Many online shoppers who reside outside the United | | | | additional discounted international shipping rates, mail |
| States find to their frustration that a difficult to find, | | | | scanning, personal shopper and consolidation services. |
| must have item, is available on a website located in | | | | 2) has three subscription types. Standard has a $10 |
| the United States that delivers only to addresses | | | | sign up fee and is free thereafter and charges a |
| located inside the United States and do not ship | | | | personal shopper fee of 5-10%. Premium has a $20 |
| internationally. The solution to this problem is using | | | | sign up fee at $7 per month, charges 3-6% for |
| one of the mail and parcel forwarding services that | | | | personal shopping and offers parcel consolidation. |
| have been established inside the United States. | | | | There is an another subscription type that handles |
| International mail forwarding facilitates delivery of | | | | mail as well for $35 to sign up at $25 per month. |
| purchases to people living outside the United States | | | | 3) options include a value service for $10 per month |
| when they buy American products that can only be | | | | or $100 per year offering free account setup, free |
| delivered inside the United States. They do this by | | | | online tracking and free mail/parcel storage for 1 |
| allowing you to have your purchases delivered to | | | | month. They also have a premium service for $15 per |
| their United States address and they will then | | | | month or $150 per year which offers additional |
| forward your purchases to you anywhere in the | | | | options including online access. |
| world. This enables you to buy from Amazon, eBay | | | | 4) sign up fees vary depending on your location and |
| and other online merchants using a U.S. address. | | | | which average $15. Their subscription fees also vary |
| International mail forwarding services also typically | | | | and range from free to $99 per month, depending |
| offer other services such as online monitoring, | | | | upon options, with 4 subscription types. These |
| consolidation and repacking of mail and parcels, and | | | | subscriptions offer real time shipment tracking, |
| some even offer personal shopper services. | | | | document scanning, shipment insurance, consolidation |
| Some international mail forwarding services include | | | | and repackaging. |
| bongous.com, myus.com, usglobalmail.com, and | | | | As you can see international mail forwarding services |
| 1) has a pay per use option which has a $5 sign up | | | | add cost to your purchases but many people find the |
| fee and discounted international shipping rates. They | | | | added cost to be well worth it so they can receive |
| also have a $15 per month subscription that offers | | | | the items they want. |