Shipping out of the USA

Depends on what country you plan to ship to. I shipped a pair of Magnepan MGIII speakers to Canada in December. For Canada you have to arrange for a "broker" on the Canadian side to shepherd the shipment through customs, pay tax, duty, and "broker fees". If anything like that is applicable in your case, be sure and agree at the outset, who will be responsible for arranging these services and paying the fees. Also, make sure the shipping company is clear on who will be paying these fees as well. Case in point: in our case the speakers took 3 days from Phila. to Toronto, then languished in customs for almost 2 full weeks while the "broker" moved the paperwork.

Fatparrot,
You'd THINK it would be easier. Not so, sayeth the Canadian Govt. It is the onous of the buyer in Canada receiving non-Canadian goods to make good on all this (so I'm told). If I am wrong, someone please enlighten me. The expeditor at BAX is the one who apprised me of this, and that is how it went down. It was no work or hassle on my end, but I felt bad for the buyer.

Bshapperd,
Ship with BAXglobal. For large, heavy items, they are cheaper and safer the UPS. And, they will pick up from a commercial address and deliver to a residence. I used them for the above mentioned shipment of very large and heavy Magnepan speakers. They did arrive safe and sound.