Had we sent the product directly from Argentina to your place would have been even higher

When you are looking at the shipping costs of your purchase, it is VERY IMPORTANT that you consider 
the weight of the items rather than the cost of them. All shipping charges are based on weight. 
At times the shipping costs may even be higher than the cost of the items you purchased.

Yerba Mate tea is heavy and when you order 1 kg. or more the weight begins to add up thus causing the 
shipping charges to go higher.

For instance, if you would ship 1 Kilo more less from say California to Buenos Aires price for Priority international shipping is around $31.

We do not charge a handling fee on any of your purchases therefore the shipping charges are our actual costs to ship to you. International rates are not cheap.

We used to lose money on shipping cost in the past as we know US customers are not used to spending too much money on shipping as almost everything can be bought locally but we can´t afford to do it anymore.

We are sure you can find cheaper rates. The problem we face dealing with small & independent producers and
having such a variety in our catalog sometimes lead to this situation.

We just can´t reduce costs by sending big containers by sea of the same thing to the US like some other companies do. Variety and quality are very important to us. We want our customers to have the BEST product available,

We could ship everything by sea to our warehouse first and that would put the shipping costs down. However the quality of the tea could suffer during transit. It takes longer to ship by sea and the tea breaks down into dust when it is transported for a long period of time. We prefer that our customers receive the freshest tea possible which is why we ship it by air.

On the other hand the shipping costs for the bombillas (straws) and gourds (cups) are very reasonable 
because they weigh almost nothing.

It is also possible that you may find regular teas (not organic) with a lower item cost than ours. More than likely these teas have been ordered in large quantities and are left in warehouses for an undetermined amount of time. 

OUR TEAS ARE ALWAYS FRESH AND YOU WILL ALWAYS RECEIVE THE HIGHEST QUALITY TEA POSSIBLE WHEN
YOU ORDER FROM US.

    If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at:

   info@mymateworld.com