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# TUNL Economy: Our Most Affordable USA Shipping Option

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* Max 30kg per parcel

* Max $2500 per shipment (as of 20 August 2025; previously $800 before the ruling to remove the US de minimis)

* As of 20 August 2025, TUNL Economy is a **DDP-only service**. That means that you must collect duties from your customers and pay them to TUNL at the time you book your shipment. 

* No multi-piece shipments

* Estimated delivery: 10–14 days from receipt at the TUNL warehouse (we suggest communicating 10 - 20 days to your customers)

* Final mile by UPS Ground

* Track via TUNL dashboard → “Track Shipment” → then UPS.com once handed over

| TUNL Economy is our most cost-effective international shipping service, exclusively for parcels heading to the United States.

### 🚛 Key Requirements

* **Destination**: USA only

* **Duties and Taxes: **[DDP](https://help.tunl.to/en/article/landed-costs-will-my-customer-be-charged-any-duties-fees-or-taxes-gs7n3p/) only

* **Weight Limit**: Max 30kg [volumetric or actual weight](https://help.tunl.to/en/article/rates-explained-volume-vs-actual-weight-in-international-shipping-xtw5i1/) per shipment

* **Shipment Value Limit**: Max $2500 per shipment (previously $800 before the ruling to remove the US de minimis)

* **Multi-piece Shipments**: Not supported

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### 🛫 How It Works

1. **Drop-Off Deadline**
All parcels need to be dropped off no later than **5:00 PM every Tuesday** to be processed for that weekly departure.

[Where and How to Drop off Your TUNL Shipment](https://help.tunl.to/en/article/where-and-how-to-drop-off-your-tunl-shipment-1qsck8g/) →


2. **Consolidation & Customs**
 Your parcel is grouped with others and cleared through customs. These parcels are packed into large shipping containers (called “consoles”) ready for export.


3. **Export to the USA**
 The console departs **South Africa over the weekend** and lands in the **USA by the following Tuesday or Wednesday**.


4. **Final Mile Delivery**
 Once in the US, our local partner receives the parcels and hands them over to **UPS Ground** for last-mile delivery across the country.

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### ⏱️ Delivery Timeline

From the Tuesday your parcel is packed into the console, you can expect delivery to your customer in approximately **10–14 days**.

Therefore, we advise using the following description for your customers: **“TUNL Economy shipping, 10 to 20 days with UPS Ground”**

UPS Ground usually takes **3–5 business days** once the parcel is in their hands, depending on your customer’s location.

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### 🔍 How to Track your TUNL Economy Parcel

1. Sign in to your TUNL dashboard.

2. On the right-hand side, locate the **Shipments** section and click on it.

3. Find the **Economy shipment** you’d like to view and click **View**.

4. At the top of the page, click the green **Track Shipment** button.

You can track your shipment on this page. Once your parcel has been handed to **UPS Ground**, click the **“Click here to track on UPS.com”** button at the top right to continue tracking via UPS directly.

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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 chat [here](https://tunl.to#crisp-open).

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