2008orbust

Hi

pricing up this week but i'm not moving any furniture just
books , cds/dvds + lots of computer gear

plus 2 office chairs (expensive ones)

i'm guessing i dont need a full container and will
save considerably ?

but i might be wrong . . .

starting with Robinsons first

Lady Locket

You can save a fair bit on sharing a container (depending on how much space you need as you are charged by cubic foot), but it can also come with additional issues on the shipping timelines. We decided for the amount of stuff we had (books, power tools etc) that even though there was some space in our container we would prefer sole use, so paid the extra. When a container is shared you have less choice about the delivery times, as you are forced to work with someones elses schedule too - usually frustrating for both parties.

That said, I am sure some folks on here have shared containers and had no issues at all. No doubt they will come along and let you know.

With regards to shipping companies, we used PSS even though we were also quoted by Robinsons. PSS were by far the cheapest quote, and the packers we had were fast and polite. All in all a helpful service, and I know a few folks on here have used them. Get as many quotes as you can, but if they are not on the list of quotes do add them.

LLx

2008orbust

thanks for the info

i'll add PSS to my list

think a delay in the arrival of my things will be ok from my angle

probably make me realise how little of it i really need . . .

Siouxie

I don't know if this is of use, but have you considered Air Cargo if you don't have a lot of things to send?

Air Transat Cargo will put your items on the same flight as you... my son has just had a quote of £150 for 100 kilo's. Insurance is much cheaper too!

Atlantic Xpat

A shared or 'groupage' container will be cheaper than shipping a half empty sole use container. It will be proportionately more expensive per cubic foot of space you use than a full container as the shipper has to account for consolidation, loading, unloading and de-consolidation costs. There is a break point for all shipments where the cost of shipping LCL (Less than Container Load) becomes higher than shipping a full container. I.e. you might as well pay for a full container as you are using most of one anyway. This varies from shipment to shipment but it sounds like a shared unit is the way to go for you.

ninaDGBCA

Hi, we used EVL, their's was the cheapest quote at the time and we had a shared container. All in all we were quite happy with them .

Canuck2b

Hi, we had a similar list of items.....We used www.excessbaggage.com We had 30 boxes @ approx 30kgs each - total £850 including insurance etc. We were quoted £2,500 from a shipping company!!! This price is also door to door.