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fiveeagles
Joined: 19 May 2005
Location: Vancouver
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 Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 12:04 pm Post subject: Shipping furniture back to Canada |
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Any one done it before? Any experiences? How about a large volume of shipping? Any ideas?
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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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| Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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| a year ago a friend of mine paid for half a container and had the moving company pack up their house. I think it cost them a couple of million for packing and shipping. |
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fiveeagles
Joined: 19 May 2005
Location: Vancouver
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| Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:08 am Post subject: |
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| What about for a business? |
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Darkness
Joined: 12 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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| I would like to know more as well. I'd pack a container full of "household items" and ship them back to Canada... |
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superdave
Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Location: over there ----->
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| Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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| i've been told it can be done for less than $1000 to rent a container or half a container. but i think that's if you pack it yourself. moving company would charge $$$ |
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fiveeagles
Joined: 19 May 2005
Location: Vancouver
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| Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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| superdave wrote: |
| i've been told it can be done for less than $1000 to rent a container or half a container. but i think that's if you pack it yourself. moving company would charge $$$ |
How big is a container? Do you physically transport it from your shop to the airport? |
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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 2:49 am Post subject: |
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| fiveeagles wrote: |
| How big is a container? Do you physically transport it from your shop to the airport? |
Here is a picture of a container ship.
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Darkness
Joined: 12 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 3:03 am Post subject: |
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| You can fit quite a bit in one of those containers, and if you can find something here with a higher value back home you can make a profit, or you can get stuff you need cheaper... |
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superdave
Joined: 20 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 4:28 am Post subject: |
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| Darkness wrote: |
| You can fit quite a bit in one of those containers, and if you can find something here with a higher value back home you can make a profit, or you can get stuff you need cheaper... |
often you don't rent the whole container. you rent a portion (ex 50%) of it. that'd be ample and cheaper.
as for transporting things for sale, customs in each country will check privately rented containers. items that are imported for possible resale (cars, electronics, etc) are often subject to import taxes. many items are exempt if you can prove you've owned them for 12 months. |
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Cacique
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
Location: Seoul
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fusionbarnone
Joined: 31 May 2004
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| Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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WOW! If the cost of shipping from Korea is this cheap than I'm seriously going to consider moving my stuff from here(Korea) to the USA.
Three months ago I shipped a container from NZ to the US; container, packing crew of six, transportation, US customs documentation, and insurance came to $17,000. |
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Cacique
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Just out of curiosity, what would the Korean company charge for the same service? |
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Ramones
Joined: 23 Oct 2006
Location: In Hell in my own mind...
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| Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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They also have smaller containers - like a 20 foot. And if you hook up with a broker he may rent you 1/2 the container.
Your best bet is to call a local broker and talk to them. there is alot of paperwork involved and it's not really something you can do yourself.
ie - you need to hire a professional to get you the container.
What they do is a truck brings you the container on a trailer, then you load it and they come pick it up when done and send it to customs, the ship yard, then it makes it's why to the destination, where it will go through customs, then they delivery it to your home where you unload it. |
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lion
Joined: 27 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 6:26 am Post subject: |
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| superdave wrote: |
| many items are exempt if you can prove you've owned them for 12 months. |
...and if you're shipping them to which country? |
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fiveeagles
Joined: 19 May 2005
Location: Vancouver
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