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leylalanty · 12-08-2007, 04:19 PM

There are other things than postage to consider for shipping from Egypt. Someone has to go to the post office or shipping office to send the package. This process can take a long time. The shipper has to pay for a sturdy box as well as packing material. It all adds up. The current exchange rate for USdollars to Egyptian pounds (LE) is 5.5 LE per dollar. If the amount on the package was $20, it would be expressed as 110 in LE. If it was $43, then it would be 236 or 237 LE. If your package was shipped express and got to you in only a few days, bypassing customs (meaning you didn't have to go pick up the package and fill out forms), then $43 sounds reasonable to me. As Lizajuk said, post overseas is expensive.

12-08-2007, 04:19 PM	#4
leylalanty Established BHUZzer Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 857	Re: Shipping charge from Egypt There are other things than postage to consider for shipping from Egypt. Someone has to go to the post office or shipping office to send the package. This process can take a long time. The shipper has to pay for a sturdy box as well as packing material. It all adds up. The current exchange rate for USdollars to Egyptian pounds (LE) is 5.5 LE per dollar. If the amount on the package was $20, it would be expressed as 110 in LE. If it was $43, then it would be 236 or 237 LE. If your package was shipped express and got to you in only a few days, bypassing customs (meaning you didn't have to go pick up the package and fill out forms), then $43 sounds reasonable to me. As Lizajuk said, post overseas is expensive.