ukdarren22

i have my visa now. And i have booked our flights for 1 june. I only have a des items to ship. No furniture. But kids toys. Dvds. And some tools. Battery drills etc. Whats the best. Cheapest way to send this stuff. And should i be at all worried about my tools needing to be treated. They have only been used in building work. Not agriculture

Sheff_Sparky

have a look at, sharing a container or freight flights.

as for the drill, it is best to give it a wipe and a spray with WD-40. Looks after the drills and smells clean if customs do decide to open up the boxes.

sharing space in a container my be the best option for you. Call up various companies and ask for a few quotes.

Mairead

Like yourself we don't plan on shipping furniture etc over. I plan on using these guys when we finally move over. About 10 tea chest should do it for us.

http://www.sevenseasworldwide.com/1_instant_quote.aspx


I was at an exhibition last year and the chap from careline told me that a part container would be roughly 3k. This seems excessive for knick knacks and toys etc.

ukdarren22

thanks. Yeah that does seem very excessive

Steve Lawson

A full 20ft container is about 3K - a part contr is based on the space you use. 20 boxes will be about 500-800

Steve Lawson

and 10 tea chests (use boxes though) about 400 quid

Mairead

That 3k I was quoted was in euros

Mairead

Mind you no harm in getting another quote from a different company. I nearly dropped to the floor when he said 3k!!!

steve_uk

We just paid £3300 for a 20ft container with PSS recommended by Aussie government (It was £3100 to share one so we paid £200 for our own).

Was a Very good service, they turn up and do all the packing for you so no stress.

One thing to watch though - insurance is extra and is 2.5% of the value of the items you want to send (you can pick and choose what items you want to insure).

Hope this helps !

Steve Lawson

that strange calculation can happen when you have about a half of a container, 500-600 cuft! if you have 10 tea chests it will not apply to you a sole-use container can cost just GBP 1,500 depending on your location and needs...

steve_uk

I know, I found it weird that there was a £200 difference.

We got a quote from another company just to compare and they came back with £4500 for a full container.

The £3300 we paid was for a full house move from South Wales to Melbourne - 3 guys spent two days packing everything in our house onto the container.

Steve Lawson

Thats about the right price for a 2 day pack and a sole-use container to Melbne.

Steve Lawson

Mind you, customs clearance and delivery will be extra! -that's worth grand!

steve_uk

lol have to laugh, found out today that we already have a $400 custom bill waiting for us in Oz!

Thats good as the boat with our container doesn't even leave Southhamton until tomorrow!

Pollyana

A lot of shipping firms will include the customs clearance fee in their quote, as this is a fixed amount. What cannot be paid in advance is the AQS fee (Quarantine) - that varies depending on how much stuff they treat/destroy and has to be paid once the goods arrive in Aus.