pata

That seems very good. What size are the boxes?

AndyR1976

I shipped some boxes (about 5) plus a few odd/heavy items (including one box that was 1.5 metres long, 1 metre high and 30cm deep with art, a guitar etc).

I used Sevenseasworldwide and they have been excellent.

No problems with odd and heavy items (they had a limit of 35kg per item but the driver said provided he could get it into his van he was fine!)

they quoted me on the SIZE not they weight (as is the case with most surface packages).

they also had one of the cheapest quotes (if not THE cheapest) and their customer service thus far has been excellent - phoning or emailing me regualrly to give me updates on where my packages are!

they also appeared to have a good reputation on this forum!

The ship docked in Sydney yesterday so in a week or so I shoudl have my stuff and I'll let you know if it all arrived in one piece!

AndyR1976

Also, just to add that they collected my stuff from outside london (Canterbury) for a pretty minimal additional charge of £30. They have courier trucks in the area every day or so and I could even pick what time they were to collect!!

lewandkate

jo
pss said that they could make up a box but would need size etc
plus remember that mum has 2 boxes that u need to bring over 4 us

lew

AndyR1976

Oh yeah, thats one thing I forgot to mention - I just used my own boxes, all odd sizes - just gave the measurements when I got the quote!

C&R

I used sevenseas, got my stuff yesterday.
Had initial problems with them delivering the boxes, which were wet, and unuseable [this was in China though NOT the UK] and they agreed to give me a 20% discount because of delays etc involved with them re-delivering the new boxes. I had 3 boxes, 30kg max weight. They emailed me when I had a tracking number, and emailed me to let me know when they would be arrive in Australia. It took around 6-7 weeks. I got the boxes yesterday, they were pretty battered though, but my stuff was ok. I would use them again in a heart beat.

nufc

we have just shipped 7 boxes from newcastle to sydney, it cost us 120 quid with camair, plus insurance of about 80 quid. We had to pick boxes up from shipping company at botany bay ourselves. Remember you also have the local company fees of about $220 dollars when they arrive, also if customs want to check the boxes you have to pay that fee as well. Remember to keep a packing list of everything that is in each box, to present to customs, if you do this you should avoid customs fee. 7 teachest size boxes is 1 cubic metre
thanks carl

wesleyandjoanne

Thanks everyone for all of your responses, they are much appreciated. I was surprised to see how many people have just taken their personal possessions and not shipped their whole house over. Is there anything you REALLY regret not taking with you?

I'm planning to take alot of the baby stuff we bought for our son, knowing we are going to have another eventually, I didn't want to pay out all that again.

Thanks again and keep them coming

Jo

wesleyandjoanne

Cheeky bugger! I knew that was coming.....i'll let you know the cost

wesleyandjoanne

Thanks, yours was one of the websites I looked at last night, was quite impressed. It was very easy to read and didn't make the whole process sound as daunting as I first thought. Will be in touch for a quote.

Jo

quercus

This is a list of quotes I had for 50 cubic feet. 12 boxes.

Crown 469
Removal Group 534 (said will beat any quote by at least £50)
Atlantic 585
Migrate Global 478 (self pack)

I'm now getting quotes for a few items of furniture as well.

This is door to door Ludlow to near Brisbane (within 50k)