*Closing Down* USGoBuy: Benefits include free consolidation up-to 10 packages, no sales tax and 60 day storage.
USGoBuy is closing down. A US forwarder with a good range of shipping options, although not the cheapest, they offer a good range of affordable extra services for multiple packages.
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Our Scores & Opinion for USGoBuy
Scores
The scores are calculated out of 5.0, higher is better and lower scores are worse. Scores are designed to give you a general overview of the package forwarders services, costs and fees. Actual costs and fees may vary for your particular personal circumstances. These should be used as a guide only.
USGoBuy Shipping Score
Scores for shipping costs and service options to your country:
From the USA: 2.0Our shipping score is calculated by comparing shipping costs across 10 of the most popular destinations and the amount of shipping options. A higer score, out of 5, is better. Where the forwarder has locations in more than one country, we have listed different scores calculated by analysing the shipping costs and options from that location.
USGoBuy Fee Score
The fee score: 4.7
The fee score takes into account the extra fees that are charged for things like membership fees and extra services like parcel consolidation and repackaging.
Our Opinion
The following is our review of the services offered by USGoBuy
Pros and Cons
Good
- Free consolidation
- 99c repackaging per package
- Tax-free shopping
- Chat support
Bad
- Not the cheapest shipping charges
- Broken links on website
Fees & Costs Details
Registration fee: $0Membership fee: Free, no premium plan
Tax free?: Yes, Oregon warehouse
Locations: Oregon, USA.
Processing fee: No
Consolidation fee: 10 packages or less free, over 10 $0.99 each.
Repackaing fee: 11 packages or less $0.99 each.
Storage: Free for 60 days
Photos: $5 per package for 5 photos
Customs declarations: No
Insurance:
Live chat support: Yes
Shipping calculator:
Offers:
About
Introduction
Portland Oregon's package forwarder USGoBUy has been around for over 10 years, but are closing on 23rd August 2024. They offer a full forwarding and shipping service.
Registration and sign-up process
Registration is free and easy, there is only one tier of membership. Logging in, which involves sliding a slider to verify, takes you to the dashboard, where you can control your packages. No documentation is required, and you will have to enter your shipping address.
Services offered
Consolidation up to 10 packages if free and repackaging up-to 11 packages is 99c each. They offer 60 free storage, which is a good length of time. If you want photos you can get 5 for $5.
Shipping and delivery
USGoBuy offer shipping from the US using all the main carriers, listed below, as well as local couriers such as Yamato and Aramex. They offer differing service levels, for the cost conscious as well as those who want their packages by express shipping
Customer support
Live chat is available, as well as email. There is a FAQ section with common queries answered.
Pricing and fees
Shipping fees did not compare as favorably with the other forwarders, some of their prices were on the higher side. They offer a good choice of carriers, and their extra service fees are competitiveWebsite and interface
Navigating around their website, I notice a lot of broken links. Perhaps they used to have more pages and these got changed but the links did not? Most of the info and usability is there, but some pages are inaccessible