Lifeboat Shipping is here to help you purchase products from US stores, and have them shipped to you as economically as possible. To put it simply, Lifeboat is a package forwarding and consolidation service.

Lifeboat has been in business since 2003, for more than 10 years now. The company began as a platform to sell limited edition move merchandise, and did so for 11 years, doing business as Secret Compass. Along the way, Secret Compass became...

There are several reasons why you might want to use package forwarding. The main reason is that many US online stores will not ship overseas.

Please visit the shipping calculator on our website. If you know the dimensions and weight of the item you want forwarded to you, simply enter them into the shipping calculator. You will see that our rates are competitive and reasonable...

It's easy! Head over to our signup page, add the subscription to your shopping cart, and check out, just like a standard website. You pay nothing to start!

As a registered commercial mail receiving agency (CMRA), we are legally required by the United States Postal Service (USPS) to provide and retain copies of your Form 1583. This form needs to be notarized and sent to us at the mailing address located

It's easy! This form looks confusing but it is not. Just follow our simple instructions.

Some websites do not an address with your Customer ID Number. If this happens to you, remove the "#..." from the shipping address, and simply put your number after your name.

Sit back and relax! When your packages arrive at our warehouse, we will enter them into your account and notify you.

Please allow 1-2 business days for your package to be entered into your account.

If you wish to have them forwarded to your overseas address, add them to your shopping cart and check out. It's that easy!

As long as you are regularly shipping from your Lifeboat account, you can keep packages in the Lifeboat warehouse as long as you want.

Consolidation is combining multiple packages into one package. This saves shipping costs by reducing the amount of shipping labels that must be created.

That depends on how many packages you want to consolidate. We will always use the smallest box possible, up to the maximum box size of 22x16x12. At your request we can use our oversized box, but this may have shipping restrictions.

With the basic account you are limited to 1/4 pallet (1.46 square meters) or space. If you need more space, there are options for you...

If you select this when adding a package to your cart, we will wrap your package with heavy brown paper and a LOT of tape. The main reason for this is security while your package is being transported.

Package inspection is useful in case you need to return your order. It is much easier to make a return to a USA merchant from the USA, rather than dealing with shipping internationally.

Depending on the dimensions of your package, some shipping options may not show in the shopping cart. Please contact us for additional options.

DHL requires that the maximum length for the "state" portion is 10 characters. If you type in the first 10 letters of your state and leave it at that, you can use DHL, and your package will arrive just fine!

Most consumer items do not have export restrictions, but some do. Please look at the following list...

Yes, insurance is included for free to Lifeboat subscribers. If your package is lost in shipping or arrives damaged, please contact us to go about filing a claim.

If you wish to use USPS, set the country in your address as United States, and select your territory in the States list. To use the other couriers, you'll need to enter your territory in the country field.