Originally Posted by Luma

These were roughly our quotes for sole use of 20ft container - Berkshire to Perth
Allied Pickfords £5700
Kent using Harrow Green £4750
Kent using GB Liners £4670

The prices seem to have risen a lot in the past few months. I think the shippers are making hay while the sun shines.

Originally Posted by Guzzler&Sas

Hi,
Your quote seems expensive, our quote for £3500 with Whites is only 1 month old South Wales-Adelaide,plus the container will be shipped from Felixstowe or Southampton, which you are closer to both.

Guzzler

Originally Posted by steve`o

try excess bagage at
http://www.excess-baggage.com/?OVRAW...OVMTC=standard

copy of my quote below

Dear Steve,

Thank you for your removals request for your effects from manchester to Brisbane.

Please find below a cost for the list supplied. This cost is based on Professionally Packed, door to door service including customs clearance, port charges, delivery, unpack and removal of debris & packing material.

Sea Freight

265 cubic feet of Professionally Packed effects in a Shared Container service = £1450.00

We also offer a free estimation service please call on 0208 324 2057 should you require this service.

The final invoice is based on the exact volume collected on the day.

Standard liability is available at 3% of the destination replacement value of the effects based on goods being professionally packed.

Please contact me should you require any further information.

Best regards,

Janine Hayes
International Removals Co-ordinator
Excess International Movers/ 1st Contact www.overseasremovals.com Direct Line: 0208 324 2057
Fax: 0208 324 2048

Please be aware that there will be a surcharge of 1.5% of the total invoice for the use of all credit cards. AMEX is 3%

Originally Posted by stubbyholder

What do you think?-I've just been quoted just over £3200 to ship a sole use 20' FCL , door(S. Wales) to storage in Sydney. This is for self loading the container with our boxes and furniture.
Whilst the FCL costs from door to Sydney seems OK at around £1700 - the cost of local wharfage unloading for inspection ( for AQIS and Customs)at the quayside,clearance and costs of re delivery to a storage depot within 10 miles comes in at $3195 (£1330) + GST, which seems high to me, or is it me? (I was expecting to pay around £500) . This is excluding any AQIS/Customs charges that may/may not be levied - and the cost of us providing packing boxes/materials, which'll bring the total to nearer £3500 :scared:
...my point being , based on this quote , there's not to be gained by self packing , I've read that the normal savings to be made are in the region of £1500, or am I out of touch?
S