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International Shipping
Yes, we ship internationally! Although costs involved with international shipping may make this impractical, we are delighted to ship any of our products to any location. This may be particularly helpful for some of our exclusive products, such as the adapter for the Sennheiser ME3.
Buy locally if you can: Before placing an order with us, please check to see if a local dealer can help you with your microphone or microphone accessory needs. Two sources in Great Britain which we highly recommend are:
- ITSpeaking: An excellent site offering Dragon NaturallySpeakig Software, consulting, and a variety of microphones and accessories for speech recognition
- Speech Empowered Computing: Another excellent UK source of Dragon NaturallySpeaking Software, training, consulting and microphones
Our Shipping Methods: Our international shipping methods include United Parcel Service (UPS) and the United States Postal Service (USPS). In general, the US Postal Service is considerably less expensive. When placing an order please browse these methods under shipping methods to determine costs.
Some Caveats on International Shipping:
- Please be aware that you will be responsible for any import duties, taxes, fees etc. charged on your end. These fees typically vary based on the value of the product and your country.
- For information on import duties, taxes, etc. for a number of different countries, please refer to Country-Specific Tariff and Tax Information from Export.Gov The TARIC code for microphones is 8518109590.
- In the United Kindom, for instance, you can expect to pay a 2.5% Import Duty and a value added tax (VAT) of 17.5%. The latter is apparently charged regardless of where you purchase the product. You may also be charged a small fee for the extraction of the funds from you upon delivery!
Sample Shipping Rates: The following are approximate shipping rates for a sample 1lb package. Most packaged microphones are more in the range of 1lb, so this is a typical scenario:
| Service |
Delivery Time |
Cost to most international Locations (less to Canada) |
| Priority Mail International |
7-10 Days* |
$36 |
| Express Mail International |
5-7 Days |
$45 |
*Please be advised that despite this advertised delivery time by the US Postal Service, in fact we have observed more typical delivery times in the 7-10 day range.
Shipping to Canada: Although we previously offered "UPS Standard to Canada" shipping, we received complaints from a number of customers about "brokerage fees" being imposed by UPS. This fee may be as much as $30 and is often significantly more than the cost of shipping. We have decided, therefore not to offer UPS Standard to Canada shipping. Other international methods may be used (Including other UPS methods) but we recommend US Postal Service shipping (Priority Mail International) to keep your shipping cost reasonable.
Shipping not available to your country? Problems with international shipping? We are gradually adding "shipping rules" (rates) for specific countries, but this is a slow process. If you attempt to place an order and are not given the option of US Postal Service Global Priority Mail, please send us an email and let us know your country and we'll get the shipping rates added as soon as possible.
Questions about international shipping? Please call toll-free (866-778-0524) or email us.
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