Shipping
#1
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Shipping
Hi All,
Just been quoted by Excess Baggage:
Door to door sea service for 700kg £718.00 plus 5% insurance (a bit steep at 5%) 8-12 weeks
All packaging provided by them
Have been told I would be responsible for paying any charges across the other side. Can anyone please give me a rough guidance what type of cost am I looking at?
Is there any other way of getting our own insurance at a lower %.
thanks
Mhut
Just been quoted by Excess Baggage:
Door to door sea service for 700kg £718.00 plus 5% insurance (a bit steep at 5%) 8-12 weeks
All packaging provided by them
Have been told I would be responsible for paying any charges across the other side. Can anyone please give me a rough guidance what type of cost am I looking at?
Is there any other way of getting our own insurance at a lower %.
thanks
Mhut
#2
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Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 57
Re: Shipping
Hi All,
Just been quoted by Excess Baggage:
Door to door sea service for 700kg £718.00 plus 5% insurance (a bit steep at 5%) 8-12 weeks
All packaging provided by them
Have been told I would be responsible for paying any charges across the other side. Can anyone please give me a rough guidance what type of cost am I looking at?
Is there any other way of getting our own insurance at a lower %.
thanks
Mhut
Just been quoted by Excess Baggage:
Door to door sea service for 700kg £718.00 plus 5% insurance (a bit steep at 5%) 8-12 weeks
All packaging provided by them
Have been told I would be responsible for paying any charges across the other side. Can anyone please give me a rough guidance what type of cost am I looking at?
Is there any other way of getting our own insurance at a lower %.
thanks
Mhut
So the short answer is if you have opted for the Door To Door service you should not have to pay anything additional.
Hope this helps.
#3
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Re: Shipping
Hi All,
Just been quoted by Excess Baggage:
Door to door sea service for 700kg £718.00 plus 5% insurance (a bit steep at 5%) 8-12 weeks
All packaging provided by them
Have been told I would be responsible for paying any charges across the other side. Can anyone please give me a rough guidance what type of cost am I looking at?
Is there any other way of getting our own insurance at a lower %.
thanks
Mhut
Just been quoted by Excess Baggage:
Door to door sea service for 700kg £718.00 plus 5% insurance (a bit steep at 5%) 8-12 weeks
All packaging provided by them
Have been told I would be responsible for paying any charges across the other side. Can anyone please give me a rough guidance what type of cost am I looking at?
Is there any other way of getting our own insurance at a lower %.
thanks
Mhut
#4
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Re: Shipping
If it's door to door there shouldn't be any charges. The only charges you would be liable for are customs expenses should they wish to inspect the consignment. As I understand from reading threads on here, these charges can be quite hefty.
#5
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Re: Shipping
Thanks guys
#6
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Re: Shipping
Of course there are charges no one ships your stuff for free. It got left behind because my daughter over packed her two cases by 33kg and when we got to the airport we were way over weight so my friend took a case home with her boxed it up and my shipper Paul had it collected and sent via air DHL. We didn't have to pay customs/taxes as we declared what was in there it was all used items of clothing. You only pay taxes on new items.
#7
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Re: Shipping
Of course there are charges no one ships your stuff for free. It got left behind because my daughter over packed her two cases by 33kg and when we got to the airport we were way over weight so my friend took a case home with her boxed it up and my shipper Paul had it collected and sent via air DHL. We didn't have to pay customs/taxes as we declared what was in there it was all used items of clothing. You only pay taxes on new items.
#8
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Re: Shipping
Not sure if anyone knows but airtransat have a web site called kilo-flex and you can pre buy excess baggage at a reduced rate. You have to purchase 10 days in advance.