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Originally Posted by
edmorel 
You can track first class international, even though the postal clerks tell you that you can't. The customs form (the little green one) number can be tracked on the USPS.com site up to the point the package leaves the country. Then, for most countries, if you go on thier website, you can use the same number and track it on their system. BTW, first class international and Global Priority take the same amount of time for delivery, USPS Global just requires a bigger customs form, more money, and it's more liekly to be held up in customs, at least that has been my experience.
The main reason I use Priority International is that you can fill out the shipping label/custom form all in one step online, print it out, slap it on a box, and drop it off at the post office.
You can't do that w/ First Class Int'l - I end up filling out all the customs forms by hand, then waiting in line at the PO for 15 minutes and finally spending even more time having all the packages rung up. Additionally, Priority Mail gives me free packaging materials, versus having to try and dig up an appropriate-sized unmarked box to send via First Class.