> The other thing to consider, although Jim obviousley hasnt, is that
> China Post offers discounts based on shipping volume, much like UPS
> does here. In other words if you ship more than X in a month you will
> get X discount, if you ship more than Y in a month then you will get Y
> discount etc. Several vendors I have worked told me of getting
> qualified for these discounts. That is probably why he had a few BOLs
> that were below the published rates. Howvever until you get the first
> quote from a vendor you cant count on them being qualified for the
> discount, so I always use their published rate as that is the worst
> case scenerio.
>
> Mike
>

Mike,

All this makes excellent sense. Better to be
safe than sorry. I have the China Post rate
schedule handy, and what you say about
volume is clearly true.

Michael