One  popular way to market to customers is shipping promotional products directly from China by mail. However, for companies with an international customer base this can be confusing, costly and time-consuming.

Recently ODM sent 1,500 promotional gift parcels around the world.  We packed lanyards, pins and other company merchandise along with a letter before putting them into the HK postal service. Hoping our experience gives you a better understand on shipping promotional products around the world.

Understand How To Send International Mail - Shipping Promotional Products

Understand How To Send International Mail – Shipping Promotional Products

Putting together promotional mail

Many organisations take care of shipping promotional products around the world with internal resources. This can be costly and time consuming. Staff putting together campaigns usually do not have sufficient experience in preparing promotional mail and often make mistakes. Businesses can save money by outsourcing – shipping promotional products directly from China.  China and Hong Kong provide an excellent base to produce, package, design and distribute promotional products.

Understand How To Send International Mail - Shipping Promotional Products

Understand How To Send International Mail – Shipping Promotional Products

Shipping Promotional Products

Sending international mail from Hong Kong to your customers around the world can save you money. However, companies who decide to do this still need to have a good knowledge of the standard practices. To keep costs down it is important to follow the following steps.

  • When mailing from Hong Kong prices vary depending on the location you are sending it to.
  • Packaged together parcels in the same zone. You should never mix zones, as this will increase costs.
  • Before shipping worldwide parcels should have a return address.  ODM has a PO box in Hong Kong for returned mail.
  • Ensure address is correct. Depending on the country, address format will vary therefore, addresses must be correct.
  • Parcels and envelopes must be packaged securely. They will get rejected at the post office if they are not.
  • Corporate merchandise will travel 1000s of miles when shipping it around the world. Therefore, correct packaging and envelopes will prevent damages.

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Calculating Rates so you can budget for shipping promotional products

Refer to table below for country and postage zone when shipping from Hong Kong.   For sending out 100 gram packages, check out these zones.   Costs range from around USD 0.50 – 1.10 at the slowest surface speed.   Contact us for a quotation.

Destination Country or Territory Air Mail Services
(Zone)
Bulk Air Mail Services
(Zone)
Surface Mail Service
(Zone)
Afghanistan 1 1 1
Albania 3 3 3
Algeria 3 4 3
Andorra 2 2 2
Angola 3 4 3
Anguilla 2 2 2
Antigua and Barbuda 2 2 2
Argentina 3 4 3
Armenia 2 2 2
Aruba 3 4 3
Ascension 2 2 2
Australia 2 2 2
Austria 2 2 2
Azerbaijan 2 2 2
Azores 2 2 2
Bahamas 2 2 2
Bahrain (Kingdom of) 2 2 2
Balearic Islands 2 2 2
Bangladesh 1 1 1
Barbados 2 2 2
Belarus 3 3 3
Belgium 2 2 2
Belize 2 2 2
Benin 3 4 3
Bermuda 2 2 2
Bhutan 1 1 1
Bolivia 3 4 3
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 3 3
Botswana 3 4 3
Brazil 3 4 3
British Indian Ocean Territory 2 2 2
Brunei Darussalam 1 1 1
Bulgaria (Rep.) 3 3 3
Burkina Faso 3 4 3
Burundi 3 4 3
Cambodia 1 1 1
Cameroon 3 4 3
Canada 2 2 2
Canary Islands 2 2 2
Cape Verde 3 4 3
Caroline Islands 2 2 2
Cayman Islands 2 2 2
Central African Rep. 3 4 3
Chad 3 4 3
Chile 3 4 3
China, Mainland China
Christmas Island 2 2 2
Cocos (Keeling) Islands 2 2 2
Colombia 3 4 3
Comoros 3 4 3
Congo (Rep.)
Cook Islands 2 2 2
Corsica 2 2 2
Costa Rica 2 2 2
Côte d’Ivoire (Rep.)
Croatia 3 3 3
Cuba 2 2 2
Cyprus 2 2 2
Czech Rep.
Democratic Republic of the Congo 3 4 3
Denmark 3 3 3
Djibouti 3 4 3
Dominica 2 2 2
Dominican Republic 2 2 2
Ecuador 3 4 3
Egypt 3 4 3
El Salvador 2 2 2
Equatorial Guinea 2 2 2
Eritrea 3 4 3
Estonia 3 3 3
Ethiopia 3 4 3
Falkland Islands and
The Territory of South Georgia and
South Sandwich Islands
3 4 3
Faroe Islands 2 2 2
Fiji 2 2 2
Finland 3 3 3
France 2 2 2
French Guiana 2 2 2
French Polynesia 2 2 2
Gabon 3 4 3
Gambia 3 4 3
Gaza and Khan Yunis 2 2 2
Georgia 3 3 3
Germany 2 2 2
Ghana 3 4 3
Gibraltar 2 2 2
Great Britain 2 2 2
Greece 2 2 2
Greenland 2 2 2
Grenada 2 2 2
Guadeloupe (French West Indies) 2 2 2
Guam 1 1 1
Guatemala 2 2 2
Guinea 3 4 3
Guinea-Bissau 3 4 3
Guyana 3 4 3
Haiti 2 2 2
Honduras (Rep.) 2 2 2
Hungary 3 3 3
Iceland 3 3 3
India 1 1 1
Indonesia 1 1 1
Iran 2 2 2
Iraq 2 2 2
Ireland 2 2 2
Israel 2 2 2
Italy 2 2 2
Jamaica 2 2 2
Japan 2 2 2
Jordan 2 2 2
Kazakhstan 2 2 2
Kenya 3 4 3
Kiribati 2 2 2
Korea, North 1 1 1
Korea, South 1 1 1
Kosovo 3 3 3
Kuwait 2 2 2
Kyrgyzstan 2 2 2
Lao People’s Dem. Rep. 1 1 1
Latvia 3 3 3
Lebanon 2 2 2
Lesotho 3 4 3
Liberia 3 4 3
Libya 3 4 3
Liechtenstein 2 2 2
Lithuania 3 3 3
Luxembourg 2 2 2
Macau China / Macau /Taiwan
Macedonia 3 3 3
Madagascar 3 4 3
Madeira 2 2 2
Malawi 3 4 3
Malaysia 1 1 1
Maldives 1 1 1
Mali 3 4 3
Malta 2 2 2
Mariana Islands 1 1 1
Marshall Islands 2 2 2
Martinique (French West Indies) 2 2 2
Mauritania 3 4 3
Mauritius 3 4 3
Mexico 2 2 2
Micronesia (Federated States of) 1 1 1
Moldova 3 3 3
Monaco 2 2 2
Mongolia 2 2 2
Montenegro 3 3 3
Montserrat 2 2 2
Morocco 3 4 3
Mozambique 3 4 3
Myanmar 1 1 1
Namibia 3 4 3
Nauru 2 2 2
Nepal 1 1 1
Netherlands 2 2 2
Netherlands Antilles 3 4 3
New Caledonia 2 2 2
New Zealand 2 2 2
New Zealand Islands Territories 2 2 2
Nicaragua 2 2 2
Niger 3 4 3
Nigeria 3 4 3
Norfolk Island 2 2 2
Norway 3 3 3
Oman 2 2 2
Pakistan 1 1 1
Panama (Rep.) 2 2 2
Papua New Guinea 2 2 2
Paraguay 3 4 3
Peru 3 4 3
Philippines 1 1 1
Pitcairn Islands 2 2 2
Poland 3 3 3
Portugal 2 2 2
Puerto Rico 2 2 2
Qatar 2 2 2
Réunion 3 4 3
Romania 3 3 3
Russia (Russian Federation) 3 3 3
Rwanda (Rép.) 3 4 3
Samoa (U.S.A. Territory) 2 2 2
San Marino 2 2 2
Sao Tome and Principe 3 4 3
Saudi Arabia 2 2 2
Senegal 3 4 3
Serbia 3 3 3
Seychelles 3 4 3
Sierra Leone 3 4 3
Singapore 1 1 1
Slovakia 3 3 3
Slovenia 3 3 3
Solomon Islands 2 2 2
Somalia 3 4 3
South Africa 3 4 3
Spain 2 2 2
Spanish Territories of North Africa 2 2 2
Spitsbergen 2 2 2
Sri Lanka 1 1 1
St. Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis 2 2 2
St. Helena 2 2 2
St. Lucia 2 2 2
St. Pierre and Miquelon 2 2 2
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 2 2 2
Sudan 3 4 3
Suriname 3 4 3
Swaziland 3 4 3
Sweden 3 3 3
Switzerland 2 2 2
Syrian Arab Rep. 2 2 2
Taiwan China, Mainland /Taiwan
Tajikstan 2 2 2
Tanzania (United Rep.) 3 4 3
Thailand 1 1 1
Timor-Leste (Dem. Rep.) 1 1 1
Togo 3 4 3
Tonga 2 2 2
Tortola (British Virgin Islands) 2 2 2
Trinidad and Tobago 2 2 2
Tristan da Cunha 2 2 2
Tunisia 3 4 3
Turkey 2 2 2
Turkmenistan 2 2 2
Turks and Caicos Islands 2 2 2
Tuvalu 2 2 2
Uganda 3 4 3
Ukraine 3 3 3
United Arab Emirates 2 2 2
United States of America 2 2 2
Uruguay 3 4 3
Uzbekistan 2 2 2
Vanuatu 2 2 2
Vatican 2 2 2
Venezuela (Bolivarian Rep.) 3 4 3
Viet Nam 1 1 1
Virgin Islands (U.S.A.) 2 2 2
Wake Island 2 2 2
Wallis and Futuna Islands 2 2 2
Western Samoa 2 2 2
Yemen 2 2 2
Zambia 3 4 3
Zimbabwe 3 4 3

Let us help you manage your international merchandise

ODM and Mindsparkz have years of experience in managing the distribution of global corporate merchandise and worldwide promotional marketing. Contact us today to talk about how we can help you with the process. ODM design, source, manufacture, package and distribute you global promotional mail.

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