You don't need to pay $4 a month, you can sign up for free to get three free locations to ship to. The California one is the best to use, it's located next to an airport so it offers Airmail shipping, which is by far the cheapest. But you have to bear in mind Code Red will also charge shipping, so combined it works out around what Diabolik charge. The obvious benefit being the cartel has more stock than Diabolik and give you more of a window. You set the customs declaration yourself, and I've had no problems with customs, however, it's worth noting a couple of people here did. I'm not sure how though. They take photos of your package arriving, departing, offer a range of services for very little cost (they can combine packages, remove shipping notices from the package, add more protection, etc). Touch wood I've not had any issues so far.
It's worth noting if you use them for the likes of Amazon you'll get charged tax depending on which location you use (not by Shipito, but from the retailer themselves). I think that's why they have the subscription service, to offer locations in states that don't get charged tax from big retail outfits. Thankfully Code Red don't charge sales tax.
But considering the $ to £ conversion is at a 31 year low, it's probably worth waiting to see if it gets better.
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