How did we get from: "The box measures 41" x 20" x 10" and weighs (according to Fedex) 23 lbs." to "Looks like 82" X 40" = 122" to me, NOT under the 108" limit"?
If the box is 41 in long and 20 in wide then length plus girth = 41+20+10+20+10, or 101 inches.
I'll agree with beating that a dead horse...it is 101.
Priority to england is $100 two to three weeks (aka 6 to 10 business days)
Express is $20 bucks more (half the time as above)
Guaranteed express is $307 (1 to 3 days...most large packages get held by customs and since usps uses fedex for guaranteed all kinds of custom issues are more pronounced...usps fedex and customs play the blame game...three is a crowd...I primarily shipped guaranteed...you get fast service if it doesn't get stop at customs then you can wait a month for the trio to have their little sign off meeting. )
It's a $180 item so go with express. You'll get far better tracking and phone support services than priority...worth the extra money. If it were a delicate or expensive item then hands down guaranteed (aka fedex) but save youself a lot of bs and pay a few bucks more to ship directly with fedex.
I'm so glad I'm not shipping international anymore.
Those are prices from usps.gov which likely will be different at a postal store. The ones here frequently have an hour in line wait and shipping online with usps is equally a nightmare. UPS in the northeast is too militant...too many occassions that i treated as if i were bin laden, so I got tired of the package inspections and ID and overall rudeness...they are ideal in other parts of the country plus their prices have soared for domestic along with usps.
Ideally fedex has the most competitive and best service for packages with the exception of international and media and very lightweight items. The tradeoff is you may end up with a headache for weeks to months or it'll ship like expected. Heavy oversize packages tend to fit into the headache section.
So this explains why one u.s. Curt retailer quoted you $500 to ship to England. The headache involved makes many U.S. Companies to not want to ship low profit items internationally. At least I know of many who simply won't do it because of the frequency of headaches involved. Europeans don't understand as it seems they have easier experiences.
USPS = endless international paperwork, inexpensive, confusion and minimal tracking. I love fedex and going back on that usps.gov site has me rambling.