Try BAX Global (http://www.baxworld.com).  Get a rate for door-to-door
shipping.  They have been by far the best shipper I've used for medium sized
shipments.

Cheers,

Jeff
www.vanagonparts.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Buffalo 66
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 3:33 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Shipping a transmission from Germany to US?

I think I found a pretty good deal on a 5 speed
modified ttransmission located in Germany, and the
seller is willing to ship to the US-

My questions are-
A) who do I go with to ship this? DHL?FedEx?
B) how do I avoid the extra fees everyone is talking
about? It's a private individual, shipping to a
commercial location in the US.
C) any other tips or tricks would be greatly
appreciated. I figure the trans will wieght about 150
lbs once crated.

what does a vanagon transmission weigh anyway? I know
I can pick one up without too much difficulty..

thanks!

   percy.