Shipping contents question
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From UK to Australia (Perth)
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just an update, had 5 companies quote and we are going to need a 40 ft container and roughly £5800 for door to door packed service and all had availability for our dates. guessing a 20ft would be about 3000.
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Most of the costs are fixed - the same for a 20ft and 40ft container for example a 20ft container can't be collected and delivered by half a driver, driving half a lorry. The admin, paperwork, and related customs fees are also going to be virtually the same for a container no matter the size. If you're paying £5,800 for a 40ft, it wouldn't be much less than £5,000 for a 20ft
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Most of the costs are fixed - the same for a 20ft and 40ft container for example a 20ft container can't be collected and delivered by half a driver, driving half a lorry. The admin, paperwork, and related customs fees are also going to be virtually the same for a container no matter the size. If you're paying £5,800 for a 40ft, it wouldn't be much less than £5,000 for a 20ft
Agree with this - I checked my quotes from 3 years ago and we paid just under £4k for sole use 20ft container UK to Adelaide with additional costs on arrival for customs clearance
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yes agree, I just found an email and was quoted £4200 for a 20 ft container before they did the survey lol
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Anyway great that you got it sorted. And quite interesting too, perhaps suggests that fewer people are moving than in previous years. Good luck with it.
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Exciting times - and scary... hope all goes well. We are in the planning phase now too, hopefully before Xmas - have you used a pet company? We've had a quote from Pet Air - they come highly recommended... also which container company have you had quotes from (ta).?
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For anyone interested
We had contents surveyed quotes from pickfords £5700 doree bonner £5900 and eagle relocations £5800 and anglo pacific £6500
This is for a full packed service door to door sole use 40 ft container
We had contents surveyed quotes from pickfords £5700 doree bonner £5900 and eagle relocations £5800 and anglo pacific £6500
This is for a full packed service door to door sole use 40 ft container
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Hi, Yes we are going to use Flypets they have a facebook profile. Been very impressed with them so far.
For 3 Golden retrievers £5400 from heathrow to Melbourne in April. Crates made by them.
Best of luck
For 3 Golden retrievers £5400 from heathrow to Melbourne in April. Crates made by them.
Best of luck
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Brill, thanks Tracey... that's a great help. Hope the move goes well.