miteyak 0 Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 Soon to be departing for Tasmania. Looking for an international moving company with good rates to ship the car and a load of household goods. Anyone done that, any good recommendations? Anyone have any idea what is a reasonable price? (probably looking at a twenty or forty foot cantainer) Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 Most of the international movers are pretty expensive (About 30man for an amount the equivalent to what one of those big Japanese double doored closets would hold). Probably better to do it yourself. Quite a hassle but loads cheaper to rent the container and load & unload it yourself at port. Got a friend who does a bit of car exporting to Oz. I'll ask him to post here. Link to post Share on other sites
fjef 0 Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 Shipping costs are skyrocketing, mostly due to increased fuel costs - a friend is moving back to NZ was quoted 700,000 yen for a 20 ft container (packed) last week and he nearly had a heart attack... Link to post Share on other sites
miteyak 0 Posted May 15, 2005 Author Share Posted May 15, 2005 If the container quotes are not below 700,000, you'll be seeing some very attractive items appearing in the sayonara sales section! Me jane, thanks for any help. I don't mind doing it all myself, any contacts for container rental greatly appreciated (googled but not many results...) Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 I used Crown to move me from Sydney to tokyo. They sucked a bit (Australian end crap, Tokyo end quite good). I then used Allied Pickfords to take me from Tokyo to London. They did a superb job of packing and the London service was quite reasonable, but as usual the western level of customer care is never as high as in Japan. I don't remember how much the Syd-Tok move cost. The Tok-Lon move cost about 800,000. Both moves included flying my dog and that increases the cost a little, as will the weight of your car in the container. My company pays for my moves so I never really put much thought into doing it myself, but I suppose you could save a bit by doing your own packing and arranging the shipper. I lived is Tasmania for a few years and it has crossed my mind to go back there and become a hippy (after I spend a few years in NY). Where will you be living? You will find the people very friendly but even more un-worldly than the Japanese. Link to post Share on other sites
IIIII 2 Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 Thats a lot of cash, I sure don't want to be faced with that when I go back. Link to post Share on other sites
Hound 0 Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 Hey. Im janes friend Basically those prices are a little on the high end. Again, it depends how much you are willing to do yourself. Basically a 20ft container should be about 2400USD (250,000) yen ex Yoko, Nagoya, Osaka to Australia. I dont think their is a regular liner to Tassie so you may be looking at a melbourne to hobart transfer. On the japan side you will need to get a freight forwarder to pack the container. Sometimes you can do it yourself, but usually not. Depending on the quantity of stuff, you will be looking at probably 150,000 yen for packing customs clearance and terminal handling in Japan On top of that, expect about 1200AUD to get the container off the wharf and cleared. Also consider domestic transport to and from your home in both countries. Id suggest if you do it yourself you will probably save about 150-250,000yen. If your interested, send me an email and i can give you the names of some shipping companies to approach for quotes. Link to post Share on other sites
Dims 0 Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 Hey Miteyak, Moving to Tassie, good move. I spent most of my life there and it is a great place. Where will you be moving to, Hobart? For any advice just PM me. Just a word of advice about moving, if you get your stuff shipped to Melbourne you can save a huge amount of money getting your car fully packed with gear over to Tassie. Because Melbourne to Devonport is now part of the national highway scheme, when you travel on the Spirit of Tasmania ferry you can get your car over for A$50 or thereabouts. If you load the car up you can get a heap of stuff over at the same time. Otherwise shipping a car to Tassie will cost you around $500. They have cheap day sailings as well, although these are rather boring unless you have a good book. Enjoy Tassie life! Link to post Share on other sites
miteyak 0 Posted May 16, 2005 Author Share Posted May 16, 2005 Thanks all, I've sent off lots of requests, waiting for the quotes to come back now. Really looking forward to Tassie, been researching/planning the move for several years now... Dims, looking to get a place around New Norfolk, some acreage in the country. Any good BC route advice for Mt. Field area? Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 miteyak, You gonna have a sayonara sale? Still lookin for stuff... Link to post Share on other sites
miteyak 0 Posted May 16, 2005 Author Share Posted May 16, 2005 PM me with a wish list, and I'll see what I can do. Got a lot of stuff, but will be shipping most to Tassie. but, as they say, everything's for sale, at the right price... Lots of white goods will obviously have to go, aircons, prob TV, amp, speakers, washing machine, etc. Link to post Share on other sites
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