Rod Smallwood wrote:
Hi
I am curently investigating shipping costs between the UK and US.
As collectors we don't need next day delivery but we do need full cover
insurance.
Don't go away. The cost is not that bad.
Rod
I'm looking at LCL oceanic shipping, its Less than Container Load,
basically a rectangular box that fits about 20 to a container, has 1
cubic meter of volume and the first 1000 kilos is part of the base
shipping cost of about $150.
As usual lots of quicksand around the treasure, port fees, brokerage,
customs, and its a port to port service, not terminal to terminal or
door to door without adding a local ground shipper to the mix. Also its
targeted to business, not private goods, so some places don't seem to
want to even talk to a one time shipper. Complete and accurate paperwork
seems essential.
It does tend to be SLOW, as in couple weeks transit, with a month or
more of sitting on a dock at either end.