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# How to Get Shipping Quotes Using TUNL 🌍

### How to Get Shipping Quotes Using TUNL 🌍

Get clear, accurate pricing for your international shipments — whether you need a quick estimate or a detailed quote 📦

**Export quotes · Import quotes · Multi-piece quotes · Full landed cost quotes · Heavy freight quotes**

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## 1. Export & Import Quotes ⚡
You can get an instant estimate for an export or import shipment using [Quick Quotes](https://app.tunl.to/quick-quote).

⚠️ **Important:** 
Quick Quotes only uses your To and From addresses — it gives you a fast estimate, but it doesn't include:

* What you're shipping (product details, HS codes)
* Add-ons like shipping protection, insurance, or direct signature
* Duties and taxes
* Additional handling fees for large parcels
* Carrier adjustment charges
* For TUNL Economy, Quick Quotes only shows the DDP rate.

It's a great way to get a quick estimate, but it's not your final landed cost.


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## 2. Multi-piece Quotes 💻
You can get your multi-piece shipments using [Quick Quotes](https://app.tunl.to/quick-quote).

⚠️ **Important:** 
Multi-piece Quick Quotes:
* Is limited to 15 parcels per shipment
* Uses your To and From addresses only — same exclusions as above (no product/HS code details, no add-ons like insurance or direct signature, no duties and taxes, no carrier adjustment charges, no large-parcel handling fees)
* TUNL Economy is a single-piece only service and does not accept multi-piece shipments

It's a great way to get a quick estimate, but it's not a final landed cost.

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## 3. Full Landed Cost Quotes 🧾
Quick Quotes only takes your To and From addresses, so it can't show what you're actually shipping, any add-ons, or what you'll owe in duties, VAT, and surcharges. 

For the full picture, create a mock shipment — you'll go through the real booking flow without confirming it:
1. Sign in to the TUNL app
2. Click "Create Shipment"
3. Enter your shipment details — parcels, what you're shipping (with HS codes), and any add-ons like insurance or direct signature
4. Each section will have a green check mark once it's been successfully completed
5. Once all sections are complete, you'll see your quote on the right hand side of the screen

✅ This view gives you a clearer breakdown of:
* Base shipping cost
* Your selected add-ons
* Estimated duties and taxes, including VAT where applicable
* Any surcharges, such as outlying area fees

You can use this as a mock quote without confirming the shipment if you're just checking pricing — simply exit the page once you've got your quote — or you can proceed to book the shipment by clicking "Buy Labels".

Please note that, while our pricing stays fairly constant, quotes generated on our platform are subject to change.

||| 🚨 A mock shipment is the only way to see an all-inclusive quote - including VAT, duties, optional add-ons like shipping protection/direct signature, and surcharges - before you book.

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## 4. Heavy Freight Quotes 🧱📦
For Heavy Freight shipments - exports and imports, you can get a quote the same way as any other shipment: a fast estimate using [Quick Quotes](https://app.tunl.to/quick-quote), or the full landed cost by creating a mock shipment in the TUNL app

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## 5. Personal Shipments & Gifts 🚫
We're currently focused on helping South African businesses and merchants ship internationally (both exports and imports), so we aren't set up for personal shipments or gifts just yet 🙂
If you're unsure whether your shipment fits our model, reach out to our Support Team via WhatsApp [here](http://wa.link/gpiyz3) or on email: [support@tunl.to](mailto:support@tunl.to)

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### 🦸‍♀️ Have more questions? We're here to help!

If you run into any issues or have questions, reach out to our Support Team via WhatsApp [here](http://wa.link/gpiyz3) or on email: [support@tunl.to](mailto:support@tunl.to) 🦸‍♀️
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