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Thanks Bob. We had the RNATT Declaration done about a year ago and yes we did it ourselves with our vet. However, this is due to not being certain when we were going to move to Aus which was determined by our property sale in the UK. But since the RNATT declaration is valid for 2 years, it meant that we could organise the rest for the cats relatively quickly once we sold. I'll report back on what happens with the import permits. You are right though - I definately will be using a "pet mover" company for the actual transport part of the animals. Much less stress!

Thanks everyone. Looks like its a couple of votes for PSS. I've not come across JA Coles. I agree that the sales people are all lovely and all the companies are persistent and have great customer service prior to signing up with them. I'm just worried about how it is after and whether they live up to their promise.

Does anyone know how long the Aus import permit is taking to process currently? It is for 2 cats (one application per cat)

Hi, We are shipping 2 cats from London to Melbourne. My vet provided me with an original (signed and stamped) RNATT declaration so all good here. The problem is with the attached Lab Diagnostic Report which is just a fax copy (not original) which he didn't sign or stamp. To make matters worse the Lab Report has one of those black lines down one side (when fax is running out of toner) so some of the writing is not legible. However, it is obvious that the RNATT declaration is relating to this lab report. Will this "bad" Lab Report fax copy be sufficient as the official document at the airport to send with the cats? Will this be sufficient for the Aus import permit? The original vet who made the RNATT declaration for me has now left the vet practice.

Are there any other independant shipping insurance companies to consider apart from insure-your-move.com and Letton Percivil to get quotes from? This will be for a 40 ft container from London to Melbourne packed by professional movers. Does anyone have any personal experience with these companies eg. claims for damage and what to look out for when reading their small print?

Hi everyone, I'm a newbie but have been reading for a couple of months. It has now come time where we are 1 month away from our move from London to Melbourne and time to commit to contracts. This is a for an almost full 40 foot container, exclusive use. I have had about 8 container companies come out to quote and rejected (based on price and/or bad reputation from the forums and reviews) to come up with my shortlist (in no particular order) of: Anglo Pacific PSS Bournes John Mason They are all quoting around £6800 so price is not a differentiator and all their sales people are equally likeable. Does anyone have any personal experience or other hints to assist me in choosing which company to use?