Signup and Usage
Planet Express has a free and paid plan. For the paid account, you pay $10/Month – yes this essentially means the plan expires in 30 days but you can renew it of course. Or you can opt to pay $50/Year and get their tax free USA address in Oregon with 45 days of free storage and get perks such as consolidation!
Signing up with Planet Express is free, but to weed out fraud, there is a mandatory deposit which you need to make to authenticate yourself. The amount goes into your account if you wish to use it later. After this, the account is fairly easy to use and self explanatory.
The dashboard is fairly simply to understand and is build with minimal interference. It’s further optimised so people can use it on smartphones easily and not experience a glitchy dashboard. The main section gives you an overall image of your account status along with package status and address. There is also an affiliate panel which you can use to refer friends and family.
Once your package comes in, you are notified via an email. You can then log into your account and check the 2 free pictures which Planet Express takes of the outside of the box and label. You can then start the mailing out process by editing your customs declaration, ordering more pictures and requesting anything from testing a device to ordering a bubble wrap for items or even a new box without logos.
They have a restricted zone like most parcel forwarding services, and the list will probably keeps changing, so do check with the FAQ before you decide to ship anything to them. Also if you cannot signup, chances are they do not ship to that region as well. However, we would still recommend that you get in touch with them and get the information first-hand.
