Shipping from UK to US ?

[Olivero]

Where would you look for the cheapest place to move around 8 cubic meters of general household items (mostly books) from storage in Bristol to New York ?

I have been looking at different shipping companies but could really do with a good recommendation.

[Dr JonboyG]

I had some stuff shipped out by Cadogan Tate, there wasn't much hassle although you have to give them quite a lot of information for customs. I didn't pay the bill so can't tell you if they're reasonable. Took about 3 months door to door.

[Stu R]

[Olivero]

Stu R said:

Do you want to email over a quote for 8 cubic meters ?

Thanks

[Olivero]

Dr JonboyG said:

I had some stuff shipped out by Cadogan Tate, there wasn't much hassle although you have to give them quite a lot of information for customs. I didn't pay the bill so can't tell you if they're reasonable. Took about 3 months door to door.

Thanks, will go and have a look.

[Stu R]

Olivero said:

Stu R said:

Do you want to email over a quote for 8 cubic meters ?

Thanks

Not a problem, I'll get on it later today for you, though I'll have to drop you a line and grab some details first

Edited by Stu R on Wednesday 11th May 03:35

[anonymous-user]

We used http://www.atlanticinternationalmovers.com/
Slow, took three months for our stuff to arrive, but got here in one piece
2 cubic metres was approx 800GBP including insurance

[Olivero]

A quick update for those who are interested.

In the end I went with express-exports. They seemed to a good mixture of professional and lowish cost.

4.5 cubic meters, from Bristol to New York was 1,150 pounds without insurance.

http://www.express-exports.co.uk


The US leg, from offloading from the ship, through Customs, offloaded into a ware house then finally onto New York was handled by another company. Contour Logistics Inc. The communication was good from the office and estimate on delivery date was about right. The delivery was 3 hours later and the guys who did it was less than careful. I had to keep asking them to stop dropping boxes... In the end not too much was broken and nothing went missing.

Customs charges were another $28, and going up 3 flights of stairs was another $70.

https://www.contour-usa.com

[bridgdav]

http://www.excess-baggage.com/

I never got round to using them..only quotes

I just took several cases on the flight to US when I came here. Worked out cheaper...!

[dvs_dave]

bridgdav said:

http://www.excess-baggage.com/

I never got round to using them..only quotes

I just took several cases on the flight to US when I came here. Worked out cheaper...!

Used these guys for our move from London to Chicago.

10 tea crates and 2 42" plasma TV's which they crated up, just under GBP700 apartment door to apartment door including insurance. All handled very carefully, nothing was broken and it took about 9 weeks.

Overall very happy with the service provided.

[T84]

http://www.britannia-movers.co.uk/

Very happy with their service, I didn't pay though, but had an air and sea shipment with them that was brilliantly packed (Including glass furniture).

[plushuit]

Try Schumacher Cargo Logistics. Best I have found so far with world wide offices and the ownership of many ships. They can also custom-clear and store for you if you want.

The cost from the UK to the US is normally more than the cost from the US to the UK. This is how that was explained to me. Shipping rates are a function of the amount of traffic there is. The greater the traffic and tonnage, the greater the competition there is for the A-B route. The ships will then continue on from B following the same principle, they will continue to a destination that most benefits them and that may well be B to wherever. They are not ferry boats that must return from whence they came.

Ergo, the same company in the UK will charge more for Thamesport to Baltimore than Baltimore to Thamesport reflecting the lower traffic west over the Atlantic.

The bigger problem will be insuring a UK car in the USA.

For the UK, contact
[e-mail]
Schumacher Cargo UK LTD
Abacus House
Station Yard
Needham Market
Suffolk
IP6 8AS
Tel:- 01449 723576
Fax:- 01449 723702

For the US contact

Martin Baker
Schumacher Cargo Logistics, Inc - LOS ANGELES - HOUSTON - MIAMI - NEW YORK
Corporate Address: 550 W 135th St, Gardena, CA 90248
Tel: [phone] - Fax: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail] Web Site: www.sclusa.net

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