20 ft shipping container costs
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20 ft shipping container costs
just wondering what people paid to have a 20ft container take there stuff from the uk to canada, odviously varies from provinces etc, mine will be more i guess as im in the scottish highlands and travelling to Regina saskachewan
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James
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James
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Re: 20 ft shipping container costs
10 yrs ago so prices won't be relevant , but for complete packing , 3 weeks storage UK , then delivered when we wanted to our rental in Regina , it was considered money well spent , and considerably cheaper than buying new .
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HTH.
Last edited by christmasoompa; Jan 21st 2015 at 8:49 am.
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Re: 20 ft shipping container costs
we have just started to get quotes from cornwall to Vancouver, had one quote back so far from Britannia Lanes which was far more than I expected to be honest...
Based on Fully Export Wrapped
Door to Door service –Vancouver Canada
1 x 20ft Container not exceeding 1000cuft
Subject to survey / access
£5720 plus insurance
Got someone coming round on Wednesday for another quote...
Based on Fully Export Wrapped
Door to Door service –Vancouver Canada
1 x 20ft Container not exceeding 1000cuft
Subject to survey / access
£5720 plus insurance
Got someone coming round on Wednesday for another quote...
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Re: 20 ft shipping container costs
we have just started to get quotes from cornwall to Vancouver, had one quote back so far from Britannia Lanes which was far more than I expected to be honest...
Based on Fully Export Wrapped
Door to Door service –Vancouver Canada
1 x 20ft Container not exceeding 1000cuft
Subject to survey / access
£5720 plus insurance
Got someone coming round on Wednesday for another quote...
Based on Fully Export Wrapped
Door to Door service –Vancouver Canada
1 x 20ft Container not exceeding 1000cuft
Subject to survey / access
£5720 plus insurance
Got someone coming round on Wednesday for another quote...
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Re: 20 ft shipping container costs
just had another quote come in from white & Company...it seems they are all coming in at around the same which I think is expensive..
Our price for this move, based on a volume of 1,050 cubic feet, would be £5,428.00
Included:
Full pack & load onto vehicle
Disassembly/reassembly of beds (if required)
Return to Depot Export Wrap for shipment
Booking/loading of Container
Customs Documents
Transportation to destination Residence
Removal of waste materials and cartons
Excluded:
Assembly of furniture not dismantled by ourselves
Installation of white goods
Hanging of pictures/curtains etc
Parking Permits/Shuttle Service/External Hoist
Customs Duties, Taxes
Fumigation, Quarantine Examination, Xray Examination, Steam Cleaning
Demurrage, dock rent and any storage charges that may be applicable.
Our price for this move, based on a volume of 1,050 cubic feet, would be £5,428.00
Included:
Full pack & load onto vehicle
Disassembly/reassembly of beds (if required)
Return to Depot Export Wrap for shipment
Booking/loading of Container
Customs Documents
Transportation to destination Residence
Removal of waste materials and cartons
Excluded:
Assembly of furniture not dismantled by ourselves
Installation of white goods
Hanging of pictures/curtains etc
Parking Permits/Shuttle Service/External Hoist
Customs Duties, Taxes
Fumigation, Quarantine Examination, Xray Examination, Steam Cleaning
Demurrage, dock rent and any storage charges that may be applicable.
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Re: 20 ft shipping container costs
Those quotes seem a bit high, but our destination was Vancouver
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Re: 20 ft shipping container costs
our destination is Vancouver also...yes they are coming back as high quotes..
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Re: 20 ft shipping container costs
we used upakweship and paid £1700 for a 20ft container from Liverpool to Toronto
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Re: 20 ft shipping container costs
Try ringing a few more places, and then asking them to beat each other. Search the old threads too for more information.
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Re: 20 ft shipping container costs
we have just started to get quotes from cornwall to Vancouver, had one quote back so far from Britannia Lanes which was far more than I expected to be honest...
Based on Fully Export Wrapped
Door to Door service –Vancouver Canada
1 x 20ft Container not exceeding 1000cuft
Subject to survey / access
£5720 plus insurance
Got someone coming round on Wednesday for another quote...
Based on Fully Export Wrapped
Door to Door service –Vancouver Canada
1 x 20ft Container not exceeding 1000cuft
Subject to survey / access
£5720 plus insurance
Got someone coming round on Wednesday for another quote...
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Re: 20 ft shipping container costs
Self-packing may help keep the cost down too.
We did self-packing with a shared container and paid about 600 GBP door to port from Ireland to Vancouver.
We did self-packing with a shared container and paid about 600 GBP door to port from Ireland to Vancouver.
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Re: 20 ft shipping container costs
Isle of Wight to Winnipeg quoted by 3 different movers was between £5500-£6000 for a container. I can buy everything new in Winnipeg for that much so we're selling it all in uk
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Re: 20 ft shipping container costs
We balked at the remover's insurance. Note that you are also paying to cover THEIR negligence liability when you take the insurance that they offer. That should be one of their costs of doing business in the first place.
We got our insurance from Insurance2Day
It cost us £860 for £52,000 of cover (that included a Land Rover Defender), £100 or 1% excess. The remover's insurance was nearly 3 times that figure.
I think we were quoted £5500 for a 20' and £6700 for a 40'. Carlisle to Kelowna. Short sea route Liverpool-Montreal, Rail to Vancouver, Semi to Kelowna. Pack at UK end, unload to a storage unit in Kelowna, flat deck in Kelowna to offload the Land Rover and transport to our house.
We could have done it cheaper, but it was less hassle with the Land Rover and arrangements at the Canada end.
To move the same load again three months later from Kelowna to Vancouver cost $2800 without the Land Rover.
Fortunately my Canadian employer picked up most of the costs to move from the UK (I got $10,000 towards expenses) and 100% of the move costs to Vancouver.
We got our insurance from Insurance2Day
It cost us £860 for £52,000 of cover (that included a Land Rover Defender), £100 or 1% excess. The remover's insurance was nearly 3 times that figure.
I think we were quoted £5500 for a 20' and £6700 for a 40'. Carlisle to Kelowna. Short sea route Liverpool-Montreal, Rail to Vancouver, Semi to Kelowna. Pack at UK end, unload to a storage unit in Kelowna, flat deck in Kelowna to offload the Land Rover and transport to our house.
We could have done it cheaper, but it was less hassle with the Land Rover and arrangements at the Canada end.
To move the same load again three months later from Kelowna to Vancouver cost $2800 without the Land Rover.
Fortunately my Canadian employer picked up most of the costs to move from the UK (I got $10,000 towards expenses) and 100% of the move costs to Vancouver.
Last edited by withabix; Jan 22nd 2015 at 8:44 pm.
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Re: 20 ft shipping container costs
Hi
we used Upakweship last Sept from Lochwinnoch to Ottawa and paid £2850.We packed all our goods on and off,great service and the company were with us all the way.
we used Upakweship last Sept from Lochwinnoch to Ottawa and paid £2850.We packed all our goods on and off,great service and the company were with us all the way.