For students - There are 3 broad categories to consider when shipping overseas

*Excess baggage - If you have a small amount of baggage, phone around to see if an airline will extend your baggage allowance. You can need an official letter from your college, and you might well not get enough extra allowance, but its assessment of value a go.

*Boxed and single items which do not incorporate furniture, and which exceed your baggage allowance.

*Furniture

If you wish to ship furniture, expect costs to get expensive. It will need to be professionally wrapped, possibly crated, and may require 2 or more men to handle it at every stage. You will most likely absolutely need to share a sea-container. You should investigate delivering to, and picking up from, the shippers depot for savings.

You will require Quality packaging

Maybe you have seen those airport baggage handlers throwing cases around