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Originally Posted by Towmaster
Just a question on the freight issue?
I had a quote for the freight of my engine which was around $600 to the Port of Brisbane. Which at the time I thought was fine. Quotes for freight, I have found, do not include the handling & clearance fees at this end.... I had to add another approx $300 to the cost of my freight to be able to pick it up myself from the freight company..... And that was on a short block..... Then you have to pay someone to clear it from Customs...... I got 3 quotes for around the $500 mark.... In the end Craig let me put it on his account for around $220... Just wondering how thoroughly you researched your freight quote?
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I've shipped plenty of containers all around the world for the last 8 years (any where up to 10 different containers a year) research was fine and the company I got the quote from has handled all of my container shipping in the past without any issues. I put Craig in touch with them from the get go because they were about $1,000 cheaper then his quote on a door to door basis.
Basically I think the shipment was LCL because the bill from AP was itemised for the car and then the engine separate which is why the freight was so dear, I really don't know as the explaination I got was that was the cost. Personally I didn't understand getting an itemised bill I.e one cost for the car and a separate cost for the engine, when you pay for a whole container it isn't individual cost centres.
Not sure how much shipping Craig has done so not sure if he knows or not.