# Mailing something overnight from Mexico to the US?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mailing-something-overnight-from-mexico-to-the-us/489589>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 16, 2009, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mailing-something-overnight-from-mexico-to-the-us/489589 "2009-03-16T03:11:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![aaelghat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c5a1d2/32.png) [@aaelghat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaelghat)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mailing-something-overnight-from-mexico-to-the-us/489589/1 "2009-03-16T03:11:05Z")

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Hi - I’ll be at a resort in Ixtapa Mexico over Spring Break. I’ll need to send some CDs back to the US to arrive via overnight mail.

When I send packages within the US using overnight mail, I usually send them in an Express Mail overnight envelope for about $20. Does anyone know if I can mail things from Mexico and have them arrive in the US the next day, and if so what the approximate price would be to send a CD in a CD case?

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![MikeS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MikeS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeS)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mailing-something-overnight-from-mexico-to-the-us/489589/2 "2009-03-16T12:45:28Z")

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I’ve never mailed anything specifically from Mexico, but based on my experience with international mail to & from other countries I’d say you’re basically stuck with FedEx. [This rate schedule](http://images.fedex.com/downloads/lac/fy09/mx.pdf) implies that the price to send a FedEx envelope from Mexico to the U.S. (in Zone A) is $27.50 US. I’m not sure, however, that “International Priority” will absolutely, positively, get it there overnight; you might want to check the FedEx [Rate Finder](http://fedex.com/ratefinder/home) to be sure, which should give you estimated delivery times as well.

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**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mailing-something-overnight-from-mexico-to-the-us/489589/3 "2009-03-16T13:33:42Z")

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DHL is still around in Mexico, and there’s UPS, too.