Last Updated on March 18, 2026 by Bruno Bianchi
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Has anyone shipped personal belongings from USA to Spain? If so, what shipping service did you use and how costly is it to ship?
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“I did some pricing for FedEx, DHL, UPS, etc. and found that for small items up to a banker’s box that FedEx had the most reasonable rates. They were around $250 per box where the others were in the 1000s! We won’t have much to ship so I’m not sure if that helps for your situation.”
“Use a company like sendmybag“
“I recently shipped an original oil painting with SendMyBags in a 30 inch square box and under 33lbs. The cost for shipping was around 150 dollars. They guide you through the process needed to clear customs. I had to give additional info for aduana once in transit but they were responsive and in touch the entire way. I received it within the week.”
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Explore Cities →“I used UPakWeShip. Pennsylvania to Malaga. 72” pallet and we had 16 boxes on there. Cost was around $1500-$1600 for the shipping. We added some insurance to it. Took 3 months to get here due to losing a month in Charleston due to lack of container space. It cleared customs in Rotterdam NL so we didn’t have to deal at all with Spanish customs.”
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