Ashleighsuzi Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 can anyone recommend a good shipping company to get stuff from the uk to aus please? thanks in advance!x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almostthere Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/transport-shipping/ I don't know any but you'll find info in there I'm sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftyandstumpy Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 (edited) @Ashleighsuzi We recently shipped, we used John Mason they use Wridgeways on OZ side. I had 6 companies come out and quote our move, they all have different size estimates and prices. We went with John Mason due to reviews we had read and just gut instinct on first meeting etc, they weren't the cheapest nor most expensive and our pack came in smaller than original quote so we saved a little also! We were given a 10-14 week from collection to delivery approximation. Our move was amazingly packed by 2 men on the 6th Nov they arrived packed and left in 4hrs (we only had a 1/3 container worth) the guys were very professional and fast, felt their packing was great also! Our shipment arrived on dock in Brisbane 20th Dec cleared customs from memory 30th Dec or 2nd Jan, we have had to leave in storage with Wrideways as we haven't arrived, really didn't expect our shipment to arrive til mid Feb!! We used insure your move and once our shipment is delivered we will have 14days to claim if any issues. Fingers crossed our shipment looks healthy when we have it delivered late Feb!! We would have happily used Crown Relocations but just too expensive. All shipping companies offer marine insurance but we took ours seperate as its a massive saving, insure your move didn't charge extra for the "premium insurance" the shipping companies charge they just include and cover almost everything you want for a smaller % Good luck, I was a bit neurotic about it all hence the 6 companies quoting but can say happy with this side of things and hopefully will be with the other side when we arrive! Edited January 28, 2015 by leftyandstumpy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashleighsuzi Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 A that's great, thankyou for that.. Will have a look for sure! We only need to send over a suitcase or two.. So might be worth just adding extra baggage onto our flight maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungbean Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 You may be able to get extra luggage allowance by calling the airline... see this thread on "migration fares" http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/transport-shipping/226827-migration-airline-fares.html Some people have been able to get 40kg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftyandstumpy Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 In that case try transglobal, we sent two boxes with them with summer clothes & toiletries to get us up & running, we also had a last min box go 3 days before we started travelling, they give you options with diff companies such as UPS, TNT, DHL etc. we used UPS both times both lots arrived within 5 days & we insured using transglobal offer as our order went thru. Much cheaper than going direct through UPS and the likes, yes I checked!! Be aware UPS will only accept boxes no cases so you might want to double check if you go another company for their rules. Really easy site to use also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearnBob Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 If it helps .... have d one a fair bit of investigating migration fares. Cathay Pacific the only one that worked for us. One way fare and 40 kgs to Melbourne was good value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Roberto Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Useful thread. Good tip re: buying insurance separately to save loot too @robley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluidity Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 I've used a1autotransport.com to ship household stuff internationally before. No issues and pretty affordable by my estimation. They do moving/shipping in the UK too so I'm sure it's no problem for them to work between the two. Generally a good idea to test out the prices of a couple options before making a decision though. Some of them were substantially higher prices than others. Best of luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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