Shipping box pallet to USA

[tommobot]

Just wondering if anyone has any experice of this,

Trying to ship a box pallet, 1200 x 1000 x 1000 with a engine and gearbox to USA.

I'd estimate the total weight to be circa 400 / 500kg.

The prices coming in at the moment are around £3000, does this seem about right?

[Muzzer79]

By what means have you been quoted to ship it?

Air? Sea?

[tommobot]

The buyer would be happy to collect it at a Boston Port...

This is from a small local firm in Birmingham:

By Sea to Boston Port only where consignee has to arrange clearance and collection from port (6-8 weeks) for £1350

By Sea to Door in USA 6-8 weeks for £2500

By Air to Door in USA 7-10 working days subject to clearance for £4038


Other quotes are coming out at circa 3k

[The Moose]

DHL have always worked good for me for one-off international freight loads.

[BMWM2Black]

That seems a lot. I get really good rates with DHL for heavier pallets, I also use Concordia who are very good.

[tommobot]

DHL wanted about 4k.

Any links you can provide to these services would be appreciated, I can only find a US to US based Concordia service?

[dirky dirk]

Hi
to arrival BOS airport you should be paying £950.00 its dropped alot recently


to door DAP charges will be an extra £600

the engine may well be dangerous goods so id seek advie of a local Dangerous goods packer,
i suspect it could be and that will drive it up abit

[tommobot]

Where are you getting these prices from?

[tommobot]

This seems more like it:


.....Good afternoon,


I am pleased to confirm the below –


1 x Pallet

120 x 100 x 120cm

500KG

Engine and Gearbox


Ex CV37 to arrival Boston port, the price shall be £395.


If you need us to arrange ISF and destination clearance, please allow additional £300.


Thanks and regards

[dirky dirk]

tommobot said:

Where are you getting these prices from?

me 38 years in the job.

[ColinM50]

TAke it as hold baggage on a flight for yourself

[tommobot]

dirky dirk said:

me 38 years in the job.

If the buyer agrees to the purchase would you be able to sort me out directly with those sort of prices?

[dirky dirk]

i dont want to get involved sorry,

done it in the past it gos pair shaped and i cop for it on the web

[Cardiff_Exile]

Not used internationally but https://www.shiply.com/international-shipping/ may be a place to look

[tommobot]

tommobot said:

This seems more like it:


.....Good afternoon,


I am pleased to confirm the below –


1 x Pallet

120 x 100 x 120cm

500KG

Engine and Gearbox


Ex CV37 to arrival Boston port, the price shall be £395.


If you need us to arrange ISF and destination clearance, please allow additional £300.


Thanks and regards

This company had terrible reviews on interweb, and the buyer would not like to use them.

Any other recomendations - Schmacher keeps coming up but can't actually get even a damn quote from them!

[danashby]

In the past we've been using https://www.equatorworldwide.co.uk/ for both bulky parcels and pallets and their prices were pretty competitive.