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Unknown Shipment Details
This was my first time using an int'l forwarding service. I was skeptical I'd be scammed, but was willing to take a one-time risk. Forward2me was customer-oriented and utterly professional through the entire process. I received my item on the day forward2me projected it to arrive. Thanks, Aimee, for the help you provided in the transaction.
China
DHL Express Worldwide
VC
request too much privacy informations
Iceland
FedEx International Economy
VC
Excellent!
France
FedEx International Economy
AL
Let this be a warning to anyone contemplating using this service. I sent a package of John Lewis towels to France. The fees from this company were over £90. Then I received an invoice for taxes etc from Fedex for 110 Euros. This effectively doubled the cost of the towels to around £400. Thank you Boris Johnson for this farce.How can British industry hope to survive import and export duties like these?
forward2me
Hi Anthony.

Many thanks for your feedback
I am sorry that you feel dissatisfied with our services and that you have discrepancies with the additional charges for your shipment.

I have checked the details of your shipment through our service and I can see that you chose to ship your 3 packages as a multi piece with FedEx Economy service instead of consolidating your goods . FedEx Economy was one of the more higher cost shipping service rates that would have been offered to you at the time of shipping.
DHL Economy service would have been almost £20.00 cheaper for the shipping costs of your 3 packages as a multi piece shipment. Also I can see that the chargeable weight for the shipping prices you were provided at the time for your 3 packages with FedEx Economy would have been based on the total volumetric weight (size of the 3 packages) containing your goods rather (25.02 kg) than the actual combined total weight of the goods in the package (9.31 kg). If you had considered using our Combine and Repack services to have all 3 packages consolidated together as one piece this could have potentially reduced the overall chargeable weight of your shipment by approximately 14.13 kg which would have reduced your overall shipping costs with FedEx Economy by at least £20.00.

All shipments are dispatched through our services as 'Delivered Duty Unpaid' with all the couriers and this information is clearly stated from the terms of trade pages on our website.

We don't allow destination duties and taxes to be paid to us in advance, within the shipping costs, because we do not yet have the approved accreditation to carry out our own customs clearance and calculate the duties and taxes owing for shipments in advance.
It is the courier agencies, such as Fed Ex, DHL and UPS, who have and use their own customs clearance departments to calculate the import taxes and duties owing for our customers shipments from UK warehouse and the additional import duties and taxes owing for a shipment to the destination country would be charged as a separate fee by the relevant courier service prior to delivery.

Unfortunately, local import duties and VAT calculated by your local customs department and the couriers is beyond our control and any discrepancies in the total costs cannot be reimbursed by us through our service. We are required to show the total shipping costs paid on the commercial invoice. All courier services we use clear shipments through their own customs clearance departments, the clearance team need to be able to access the original shipping price paid to calculate the taxes against and to ensure the couriers do not use default shipping costs. We can remove the courier shipping costs from the commercial invoices by request from our customers, and this option can also be amended yourself by going to your 'Profile' section and 'Addresses'. When you click into your 'Shipping Addresses' there is a check box option at the bottom 'Include shipping price on commercial invoice'. However, removing this option may mean the couriers will use a default shipping price to calculate the duties and taxes owing which usually calculates higher in value than the actual shipping costs paid.

Please also be aware that as of 1st July 2021 the import VAT free buffer for shipments into the EU with a total declared value of £15.00/€22 or less no longer applies and all imports are now subject to EU VAT. Local duties and taxes are calculated from the commercial declared value of the goods in the shipment, all purchase values for your goods will have been inputted and saved to the packages by yourself from your account prior to shipping, and destination duties and taxes are also calculated on the courier freight costs.

If your discrepancy is in relation to the total calculation of the import duties and taxes for your shipment this would need to be resolved from destination with FedEx.

We apologize for any inconvenience or frustration this matter may be causing you.

I do hope the information I have provided to you is useful, we hope this issue does not deter you from using our services again in the future and that you will reconsider your current service rating.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any more questions or concerns.

Kind Regards

Hayley
Kuwait
DHL Express Worldwide
WR
Satisfied with Everything/ Thank You.
United States of America
FedEx Connect
VC
Works like expected. Happy with the service.
United States of America
FedEx Connect
J
It took me a while to pick out a UK forwarding service that didn’t seem like a scam. I was still worried when I ordered from forward2me, but everything arrived perfectly and quickly. I was able to get a collectible figure that is always sold out in the US much cheaper than on ebay. I don’t review stuff often, but since I was concerned about scams hopefully this helps someone.
Argentina
DHL Express Worldwide
VC
Very fast, excellent customer service over the phone, no so much but chat or email. UX of the website is very good, although there’s a missing option to ask for photos.
United Kingdom
DHL Express Worldwide
VC
Amazing service A+++
United States of America
FedEx International Economy
KR
Expensive and takes too long!
forward2me
Hi Kaushal.

Many thanks for your feedback.
I am sorry to hear that you feel dissatisfied but I cannot find a point where our services and the courier shipping service could have been classed as slow throughout your experience when using us.

I have checked the details of your repack service at our EU warehouse and I can see this was submitted by you on 07/04 from your account and completed on 08/04 less than 24 hours later. I can see you did not process your optimized package for shipping until 14/04 and your shipment was booked in and immediately dispatched with FedEx Economy service the following day on 15/04.

I have checked the status of your FedEx shipment from the tracking and I can see this shipment was successfully delivered to your address in United States by FedEx within 5 business days from the date of dispatch from our EU warehouse. The estimated transit times for United States that are stated from the pricing page on our website are currently showing up to 7 business days with the FedEx Economy service from our EU warehouse. Please note that all transit times stated by the couriers from our website are based on delivery between Monday to Friday and not including the weekends, all transit times stated by the couriers should only be seen as an estimate and are all subject to any additional connection or transit delays and local customs clearance with the appointed courier service.

Please also be aware that local customs is a government lead department and any decisions made by local customs for shipments are beyond both our control as the forwarding agent and the courier.

I hope the information I have provided to you is useful, we hope this issue does not deter you from using our services again in the future and that you will reconsider your current rating.

Please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Experience team if you should have any further questions or concerns.

Kind Regards

Hayley
Germany
DHL Express Worldwide
GLI
GOOD SERVICE
Unknown Country
Unknown Shipment Details
I’ve been on a search for trustworthy forwarding companies and I stumble upon forward2me. First time user to use forward2me and Chris, my customer service has been exceptionally wonderful!

Super swift response, explained the instructions for forwarding my items on the website in a clear manner. Would definitely use this service again for my next shopping. Thanks Chris! X

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Switzerland
DHL Express Worldwide
VC
Mein erstes mal, alles klappte und war erstaunlich einfach.
South Africa
DHL Express Worldwide
VC
Forward2me kept me informed when packages were received and when shipments were released.
United States of America
DHL Express Worldwide
VC
Was honestly not sure if I could trust this at first but went for it anyway. Glad I did because everything worked out perfectly!
Japan
DHL Express Worldwide
TN
素晴らしいカスタマー対応
South Africa
DHL Express Worldwide
VC
Excellent customer service!
Kuwait
DHL Express Worldwide
VC
Good service
Mexico
DHL Express Worldwide
VC
very good service o quite reliable and fast
United States of America
DHL Express Worldwide
VC
Customer service was great, package was in perfect shape, but my package sat in their warehouse for 3 months before I got tired of waiting and asked them to look for it. They were finally able to find it but I received no discount or anything else, they didn't seem to care that it was a huge inconvenience for me.
Mexico
DHL Express Worldwide
AG
Excelente servicio, es importante mensionar que las guias generadas llegan a ser costosas por que contemplan una capacidad estandar por servicio asi el producto sea menor, para tomar en cuenta y organizar pedidos a ese peso limite, tambien es recomentable utilizar un banco habilitado para comercio internacional o los pagos seran declinados por el emisor.
United States of America
DHL Express Worldwide
VC
Parcel was lost at the warehouse however Cust Care contacted me and replaced the item. CustCare agent handled it well. Website might need some improvements to register changes to packages’s status to be able to select the option of reshipment - it seems at times it stops working and it takes contacting CS to get an override of this option otherwise the transaction cannot be completed unless this is marked. Thank you.
United States of America
FedEx Connect
VC
Service was quick & easy to use. Will use again when/if I need to. Shipped UK to USA.
Japan
FedEx International Economy
VC
good job Excellent
Japan
FedEx International Priority
VC
問合せに対してもレスポンスが早く、一つ一つの不安を解消しながら迅速に対応頂けたかと思います。
個人的にはサービスに満足していますので、また機会があれば利用したいと思っています。
Seychelles
FedEx International Economy
VC
Very good services. Always satisfied.
Japan
FedEx International Economy
VC
とても使いやすかった!お値段がもうちょっと安いと星5つ
Unknown Country
Unknown Shipment Details
Very bad experience! I ordered a backpack ( 35 £ ) from a store in the uk and paid for it to be sent to forwardtome, also in the uk (20 £). That took 2 days. Then I had to pay 50 £ for it to ship from uk to iceland which is not far away, im in europe and just across the sea. One would think that such a hefty sum would include domestic shipping but oh no I had to pay 35 £ extra upon arrival.
When I order from independant stores like etsy usa or from big companies like amazon.co.uk I usually pay 16-30 £ for shipping to iceland. Amazon does not let you pay domestic shipping instead. Basically I had to pay additional 105 £ for a small 35 £ backpack...
Thats not all. They advertise fast service but I got my package after 27 days!!!! 22 of those days it was stuck in the uk. I haver never in my life had to wait so long, not even regarding packages from china. They can not blame covid or the ukraine war since I ordered other packages from usa and uk at the same time and the usa package took 2 weeks and the uk one took a week, both very standard time.
Unknown Country
Unknown Shipment Details
This is my first time overseas shopping via Germany forward2me. I'm confused about the requested documents that didn't happen in UK warehouse. Dear Chris gave me prompt reply and solved my problem soon. I'm very satisfied with the great customer service.
South Africa
DHL Express Worldwide
EO
Reliable, quick, efficient and secure. I highly recommend Forward2me for all your parcels and letters.
Argentina
FedEx International Economy
VC
Made it super easy to get my stuff. Don't know how I would've done it otherwise
South Africa
DHL Express Worldwide
LM
I am very much happy with the service received
Unknown Country
Unknown Shipment Details
Aimee is amazing! She dealt with my worries politely and patiently. I would also like to use their service.
forward2me
Hi Nal.

Many thanks for your amazing feedback.

I am so pleased to hear that our customer experience agent, Aimee, was quickly on hand to assist and support you with all of your queries and concerns.

We really appreciate your comments and we shall look forward to assisting you with shipping again very soon.

Take care and stay safe.

Kind Regards

Hayley
Japan
FedEx International Priority
T
Shipping was fast and well packaged.It would be better if there was a service to refill smaller boxes to reduce shipping costs.
United States of America
FedEx Connect
OS
excellent service, always on time and easy to navigate on the site
United Kingdom
DHL Express Worldwide
VC
Amazing experience, everything went smooth and much faster than expected.
Support answered my questions the same day!
South Africa
DHL Express Worldwide
RN
Fast, efficient and reliable. I have used Forward2me several times and each time has been smooth and satisfactory. I highly recommend their services.
United Kingdom
DHL Economy Select
VC
Fast and efficient service, reasonably priced.
Unknown Country
Unknown Shipment Details
I have been using forward2me for over 10 years, and my experience has been overwhelmingly positive.
It is an extremely efficient, user-friendly service, and has maintained a very high standard throughout Covid.
Recently I encountered my first problem; it was resolved with lightening speed, and I was compensated for the inconvenience.
I highly recommend this service.
Malaysia
FedEx International Economy
VC
Quick and easy to use, customer service is especially great and communicative. Would definitely use again in the future! Thanks!
Saudi Arabia
DHL Express Worldwide
AP
my shipment is delayed
i hope you can fix this issue in future
i think we pay you good enough to make sure our shipments right on time
forward2me
Hi Ash,

Many thanks for your feedback.
I am sorry to hear that you feel dissatisfied.

I have checked the status of your DHL shipment from the tracking and I can see this shipment was successfully delivered to your address in Saudi Arabia within 4 days from the date of dispatch from our EU warehouse. The estimated transit times for Saudi Arabia that are stated from the pricing page on our website are currently showing 5 business days with the DHL Express service and up to 11 business days with the FedEx International services.

Please note that all transit times stated by the couriers from our website should only be seen as an estimate and the courier transit times stated are subject to any additional connection or transit delays and local customs clearance. Please be aware that local customs is a government lead department and any decisions made by local customs for shipments are beyond both our control as the forwarding agent and the courier.

I hope the information I have provided to you is useful, we hope this issue does not deter you from using our services again in the future and that you will reconsider your current rating.
Please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Experience team if you should have any further questions or concerns.

Kind Regards

Hayley
Seychelles
FedEx International Economy
SN
Excellent. Fast notification and good service delivery.
Hong Kong
DHL Express Worldwide
AL
No choice in courier co. Freight cost not being displayed for reference. I’ve spent double and a half comparing with another forwarding service. Either your co. might done have mark up on the freight as part of your income I don’t know, but.. the fact is no savings. Won’t use again! Won’t recommend to anyone.
forward2me
Hi Alan.

Many thanks for your feedback.
I am sorry that you feel dissatisfied with our services.

I can see you have processed two shipments through our services so far from our Tax Free warehouse in Guernsey.

Our shipping rates are reviewed each year, with each of the courier services, to make them as cost effective as possible based on the volume of packages that we receive and we do also apply our service charge to the overall shipping prices, with the couriers, as a percentage. Please be aware that it is a service that you are paying for through our company as well as shipping.

We must stress to our customers that the tax free warehouse is only beneficial to customers shipping high value goods and we can only offer shipping with DHL from our warehouse in Guernsey. This information is available to view and clearly stated from our website.

In practice, Guernsey uses UK postcodes and many UK retailer’s deliver to the island on the same terms as mainland UK. Significantly, Guernsey has no VAT or GST. This means if a UK retailer ships to Guernsey they should not be charging VAT. Retailers that ship to Guernsey will drop the VAT from the cost of your goods when you enter a Guernsey delivery address. Many large retailers are aware of this but some are not, especially smaller retailers.

The cost savings that you benefit from by using our Tax Free warehouse are not in relation to the shipping prices we can offer from this warehouse with the DHL couriers. The costs savings that you benefit from are based on the VAT free saving you make from your original purchase of your goods (Bike). The VAT that you saved from your original purchase of the bike would contribute towards your final costs for the shipping service. In comparison to this, you would be permitted to pay the purchase price of the goods plus additional VAT plus the courier shipping costs if you were shipping your goods from our mainland UK warehouse meaning a more higher cost to you for international shipping overall. We understand that the DHL shipping rates are slightly higher when shipping from our tax free warehouse in Guernsey so it is therefore important that you calculate beforehand that the vat saving on the purchase is higher than the possible increase in shipping costs from this facility compared to shipping from the UK mainland.

Please be aware that you can get an estimated shipping prices from your account via the pricing page on our website and view the available DHL shipping prices available to you from our Tax Free warehouse. This would help to give you a roundabout figure of what you would pay for the packages for onward shipping when they come to us and the available courier services based on which warehouse location you choose to ship from.
If you access our website, at the top there is a option that says 'pricing', if you click on that you can fill out the details of your packages weight and dimensions. Also on there is the 'country destination' bar to select the country, 'From' bar to select the warehouse for dispatch and also a green house icon that you can enter the shipping address you would like the package to be shipped to and you will get an estimate shipping cost for your item from various couriers.


I hope the information I have provided you is useful, we hope this issue does not deter you from using our services again in the future and that you will reconsider your current rating of our service.

Please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Experience team if you have any more questions or concerns.

Kind Regards

Hayley
Singapore
FedEx International Economy
VC
Highly recommended! Two thumbs up! Very secured packaging and fast shipping! Thank you forward2me. ??????
Australia
TNT Express Non-Docs
RJ
Comprehensive service and fast delivery. Thank You.
Italy
DHL Economy Select
DB
Goooooooood
India
UPS Express Saver
RG
Excellent service and great support. Handled my parcel promptly
United States of America
FedEx Connect
VC
The experience was wonderful from start to finish! It was a very easy process and my package arrived in perfect condition.
United States of America
FedEx International Priority
M
A very smooth shipping transaction. Timely & Professionally handled, from start to finish. I won't hesitate to use forward2me again!
Japan
DHL Express Worldwide
VC
遠いヨーロッパからの荷物で不安でしたが、早い対応と、梱包が丁寧で安心できました。
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