Hi guys,
I believe I've posted something similar here in the past but I have a bit more of a specific issue now. I'm asking here as I'm sure a lot of people in this subreddit have already shipped large items to/from their home countries. Long story short, I'm moving home to Australia in about 2 weeks after living here for some foreign studies. As such, I have a fair bit of miscelanious items I'd like to send home such as figures, collectibles, books, clothes etc.
My problem is, I have no idea how to ship it home! Now, I originally planned to just do it through the Japanese Post, however I found out only recently how small their maximum box is even when shipping via boat. I originally thought weight would be my issue, not size. It turns out they measure in circumference, meaning I'm left with a box only as big as about 45x40x40cm. Now, I'm aware that I could just send multiple smaller boxes instead of 1-2 large ones, but I'm unsure how that would even work. When I'm trying to send home clothes such as coats that when folded would fill an entire box, it just seems outright silly.
I'm sure that there MUST be another more efficient option, otherwise how would people send big things like furniture overseas. Even a single PG Gunpla box is already bigger than their maximum size. The thing is, I can't seem to find any concrete alternatives online whatsoever…
Ideally, I originally wanted to send a box at least as big as a large suitcase back, or ideally something within a maximum of 1x1x1 metres. Does anyone have any experience with something similar or have any suggestions of places to look into?
Thanks guys, I always appreciate the help!
p.s sorry if the flair doesn't match perfectly, this is a bit of a niche issue
by Pandora7234