Packing your own Shipping Container
#16
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Joined: Mar 2005
Location: Bay Area, CA
Posts: 27
Re: Packing your own Shipping Container
ooh, not sure i fancy that, i have a lot of dvd's that might look dodgey, if you know what i mean.
i don't want to look like i'm smuggling or anything nasty....
i don't want to look like i'm smuggling or anything nasty....
#17
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Location: Kent to Boston, MA
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Re: Packing your own Shipping Container
Oh no I've just checked on that black list and our shipping company is on there - it was World Wide Relocations - luckily we hadn't booked them - backed to the drawing board in finding good & CHEAP shippers - any names would be handy.
Hilden
Hilden
#18
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Joined: Mar 2005
Location: Bay Area, CA
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Re: Packing your own Shipping Container
Can anyone give me a relatively step-by-step procedure for all this, like:
what paperwork is involved (bill of laden, customs forms)?
what kind of worth do I put on customs forms for things like books and cd's?!
is it worth getting insurance over the included liability insurance, it's basically 2 computers, clothes, books, cd's...?
if i pack it into boxes myself, and do the customs forms, what is involved in dropping it off at the port - do i have to get them to pallet the boxes up?
can I use regular UHaul style cardboard boxes, or do I need wooden crates (tea chests)?
oh God this is so confusing, I'm about ready to say screw it and pay UPS $700!
what paperwork is involved (bill of laden, customs forms)?
what kind of worth do I put on customs forms for things like books and cd's?!
is it worth getting insurance over the included liability insurance, it's basically 2 computers, clothes, books, cd's...?
if i pack it into boxes myself, and do the customs forms, what is involved in dropping it off at the port - do i have to get them to pallet the boxes up?
can I use regular UHaul style cardboard boxes, or do I need wooden crates (tea chests)?
oh God this is so confusing, I'm about ready to say screw it and pay UPS $700!
#19
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Joined: Mar 2005
Location: CA
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Re: Packing your own Shipping Container
Originally Posted by SimonG
We had about 8 bottles of spirits when we came to Canada, the movers just packed them up as 'Kitchen Equipment'.
When it came to what they packed, I can only say that the list they produced didn't really reflect what was in each box. I did wonder what would happen if I had put something forbidden in one of my pre-packed boxes - the packers didn't check the contents - but according to their contract, they had actually packed every single item?
#20
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Re: Packing your own Shipping Container
Originally Posted by Guelder Rose
I opted for the full packing service (Uk to US) so that I could get full insurance cover against anything arriving broken. When the packers arrived I had several large boxes of valuables that had been in storage for a while - they asked me what was in them and just wrote what I said on the sheet and loaded them into the truck. In one sense I was annoyed to be paying for a packing service that I wasn't receiving, but in another I was glad that they had not messed around with those boxes - everything in them was very fragile!
When it came to what they packed, I can only say that the list they produced didn't really reflect what was in each box. I did wonder what would happen if I had put something forbidden in one of my pre-packed boxes - the packers didn't check the contents - but according to their contract, they had actually packed every single item?
When it came to what they packed, I can only say that the list they produced didn't really reflect what was in each box. I did wonder what would happen if I had put something forbidden in one of my pre-packed boxes - the packers didn't check the contents - but according to their contract, they had actually packed every single item?
They also made sure that I had cleaned the garden tools, lawnmower etc., and also removed batteries from everything.
#21
Re: Packing your own Shipping Container
Originally Posted by sej7278
Can anyone give me a relatively step-by-step procedure for all this, like:
what paperwork is involved (bill of laden, customs forms)?
what kind of worth do I put on customs forms for things like books and cd's?!
is it worth getting insurance over the included liability insurance, it's basically 2 computers, clothes, books, cd's...?
if i pack it into boxes myself, and do the customs forms, what is involved in dropping it off at the port - do i have to get them to pallet the boxes up?
can I use regular UHaul style cardboard boxes, or do I need wooden crates (tea chests)?
oh God this is so confusing, I'm about ready to say screw it and pay UPS $700!
what paperwork is involved (bill of laden, customs forms)?
what kind of worth do I put on customs forms for things like books and cd's?!
is it worth getting insurance over the included liability insurance, it's basically 2 computers, clothes, books, cd's...?
if i pack it into boxes myself, and do the customs forms, what is involved in dropping it off at the port - do i have to get them to pallet the boxes up?
can I use regular UHaul style cardboard boxes, or do I need wooden crates (tea chests)?
oh God this is so confusing, I'm about ready to say screw it and pay UPS $700!
Some shipping companies websites may even describe the process...
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