Balogh International Shipping Information

►The Basics:

Due to an ever increasing cost of UPS fuel surcharge, shipping is normally $12 for the 1st book (if shipped to a commercial address), $15.00 if shipped to a residence. Insurance is an additional cost depending on value. Additional books within the same shipment are $2.00 each or more depending on weight of the box. Heavier books are charged depending on weight.
We ship all continental USA packages by standard UPS, unless you request delivery to a P.O. Box in which case there is no insurance and the risk is yours.
US territories outside the continental USA are usually shipped by Priority Mail or FEDEX/UPS.
We ship all packages to Canada by UPS if over 4 pounds or of value over $400 due to an insurance limitation by the Canadian post office.

►United Parcel Service

If you receive a damaged shipment, report it to UPS immediately, do not accept a damaged box without first looking at the contents, UPS must be informed of the damaged condition of the book and original packing must be saved as proof of damage file a claim with UPS. This has only happened a few times, but unless you have the original packaging, we cannot accept the return.

►Some other helpful UPS tools...

Find out UPS Ground Service Time-In-Transit by typing in our zip code (61822) as the origin and your zip code as the destination.

See how long it will take for your package to arrive

Track your package from anywhere in the world to see where your package is right now. A tracking number will be provided to you upon request. Enter that number in below.

►A few things to keep in mind...

Please note that books coming from foreign countries do not always arrive in mint condition.
Think about it: they go from the publisher to the warehouse, over the ocean, then from us to you. They invariable have small "dog-ears" at the corners. We try to supply books in mint condition, but this is not always possible, especially for paperback books (some of which have very cheap, flimsy covers). If you require perfect copies, let us know in case we have to cancel your order.
We insure all books sent by United Parcel Service.
Please note: books sent by the cheaper Book Rate are not insured and customer takes the risk of books getting lost. If you require insured shipping, let us know and we will quote the Parcel Post Insured rate. Books are rarely lost in the mail. In 9 years, we have had reports of only two lost shipments.
Foreign customers assume the risk of lost shipments after the parcel leaves US territory.
At your request, we will supply you a certificate of delivery to our Champaign post office. To date, NO shipments have been lost.
We can send shipments by the more expensive insured Parcel Post rates as well as United Parcel Service (Europe, Japan, elsewhere)- but beware, these rates are very high. The more pounds of books shipped, the cheaper it is per book shipped. If several people at your institution want books, we can combine all orders into one large shipment, with each individual order accompanied by its own invoice. Institutions ordering many books can request large shipments also by UPS. For approximate shipping rates, figure an average book to weigh two pounds. Add one pound for packing materials.
We ship anywhere in the world by airmail - inquire.