Amazon International Shipping to Asia

To determine the total shipping cost with International Amazon Shipping you must add the general shipping fee to your cost per item.

#1 Fee General Shipping Fee
The total shipping cost of all your items is calculated first by a general shipping cost fee. You can order many items from Amazon and have them all shipped together in one package. That one package or shipment fee can vary depending on how quickly your need your items. The most current fee structure looks like this:

Standard Shipping $4.99 (about 15- 31 days to receive the package and depending on Asian country)
Expedited Shipping $13.99 (about 5- 20 days to receive the package and depending on Asian country)
Priority Courier Shipping $29.99 (about 2- 7 days to receive the package and depending on Asian country)

#2 Cost Per Item

Standard Shipping Cost Per Item
Books, VHS $4.99
CD's and DVD's $3.99
Other Products Can Be Expedited if you live in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, India, or New Zealand
Other Products Must Be Priory if you don't live in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, India, or New Zealand

Expedited Shipping Cost Per Item
Books, VHS $5.99
CD's and DVD's $3.99
Jewelry, Clothing and Accessories, Shoes, Toys, Kids $4.99 (only to Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, India, and New Zealand)
Computers, Electronics, Home, Beauty Supplies, Kitchenware, Outdoor Items, Tools $2.99 per pound (only to Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, India, and New Zealand)

Priority Courier Shipping Cost Per Item
Books, VHS videotapes, Software, Video Games, Jewelry, Clothing Items, Shoes, Baby, Toys $5.99 per item
CDs, DVDs, Music Cassettes, Vinyl $3.99
Computers, Electronics, Home, Beauty Supplies, Kitchenware, Outdoor Items, Tools $5.99 per pound

Special Price on Kindle Ebook Reader
Priority Courier Shipping For Kindle Ebook Reader $14.99 (about 2- 7 days to receive the package and depending on Asian country)
Trouble Finding English Books in Asia? Kindle solves that problems by allowing you to purchase ebooks online

#1 Make a List
Make a list of all the things you need or miss from North America start writing things down on paper. Be sure not to forget anything! Plan ahead for holidays and Christmas gifts if you plan to get your Asian girlfriend or boyfriend something unique from the States.

#2 Buy in Bulk
The last thing you want to do is make many separate purchases from Amazon because they will charge you the general shipping fee each time. What you want to do is gather all your needed items to be shipped in one shipment to avoid having to pay the general fee for each order.

#3 Check the Weight of Your Items
Make sure you're not purchasing extraordinarily large items or you will pay extra for shipping. I'm sure you can find those dumbbells and workout bench somewhere else in Asia.

#4 Check Your Address Carefully
We all should know our addresses in Asia, however one small error in writing your address could cause a headache for you Asian courier. Out of frustration they may return to sender if they cannot locate where you live.

#5 Convenience
If you're a teacher in Asia or work a regular 9am-5pm schedule you may want to consider getting your packaged shipped to your work address. Work places in Asia allow this for sure and it will save you from trying to coordinate a time for pick up with the Asian post office.