Shipping to Australia - what is best method?

[29UJohn]

I need to ship a part from Alabama to Australia. Can anyone advise me on the least expensive method?

[chetbrz]

Sorry I have only been on the receiving end.

[Touring29]

Since there is a fairly big drag racing and burnout contest community down under there is surely a way those guys get their parts. Think outside of the antique car world and check with people who ship stuff there often. They also ship cars there just to race in the summer there (winter here) and do so by putting them in a container. I don't know what you are shipping but there has to be a way that's cost effective or they couldn't do it.

[Russ T. Fender]

Don't know about Australia but I have been shipping things to Germany recently and after checking with all the international outfits it turned out that the USPS was the cheapest by far.  They will take packages up to 70 pounds.  The cost varies depending on the weight and size of the package and there is a limit on the overall size of the package so you have to use those variables to calculate the actual cost.  If what you are sending isn't too large or heavy they also offer what they call a large flat rate box that you can use for things that will fit in it and weigh 20 pounds or less. 

[Articifer Tom]

There is also something called Royal Postal though Washington state .