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Cabbit
Joined: 19 Jan 2003
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Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2003 3:31 am Post subject: Questions re: moving |
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A few questions...
1. Where can I book tickets to Australia online?
2. Has anyone shipped a large amount of household goods back home?
3. Has anyone used Asian Dragons moving company?
4. Are they expensive?
5. Any advice for moving in general.......
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BTM
Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Location: Back in the saddle.
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Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2003 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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Opposite direction info...
I moved from Sydney to Seoul in 2001, and shipped an apartment full of stuff (queen bed, sofa, tables, chairs, desk, computer, personal effects etc) via airfreight (3 days port to port) for about A$2200. I know we got a heck of a deal - my Korean wife arranged it all, and she's a wizard. I think the reason we got such a low price was deadheading back in empty shipping containers, probably.
Anyway, if you can do that well with price, you're rocking.
A friend recently shipped about half as much gear to Thailand (by sea, so about 3 weeks) and it cost him around US$1800. |
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Cabbit
Joined: 19 Jan 2003
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Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2003 2:14 am Post subject: |
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Thanks BTM, you wouldnt remember the name of the shipping company would you? Thats a cool deal!! |
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Crazy Oz
Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Location: Ilsan, Korea
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Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2003 4:53 am Post subject: |
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Check out the Australian customs site before you send anything back. They have rules for everything, so you may need a customs broker to handle it for you. Being hit with import duty and/or GST may be a huge chunk of cash on top of the freight costs. Anything purchased up to 12 months ago will incur customs duty/GST. Anything older will require reciepts for proof of purchase. Motor vehicles have a different way of assessment.
Good luck.
Still crazy, still here. |
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