Thread: shipping container to oz.

Freight was cheap until recently, I work in freight forwarding and it's been a rollercoaster ride in the last few years, 10k does sound excessive though.
When was that for

Mid October was what I asked for (we are still dialing in the exact dates) but I can't see that in the quote.

This is what was quoted (translated)

Quotation / Date Goods
From/To Shipment details
Quotation valid until Transport Insurance
Comments
Our rate Including
General non-dangerous commercial goods, not subject to any form of inspection
Terminal RTM – Loading place RTM – Terminal RTM – Fremantle AUD 1x 20ft DV container
1x self-driving pickup/camper car
Container size for loading is a maximum of 580x220x230 = 3000 kg assuming a telex release/express BL
06/30/2024
Not included
We need 4 working days for planning/removing the RTM container/loading the camper/returning the RTM container.
EURO 8,600 excl. VAT (EURO 10,406 incl. VAT)
Stuffing & Lashing Camper in container, Sea freight, terminal handling costs origin, Register Portbase, current diesel surcharge, removing container from Terminal, loading Camper in container (including 3 hours off), full container return to terminal.
VAT, onward transport, any customs costs/Carnet de Passage and stamping costs. THC destination, local (customs) formalities AUD, Customs clearance, legally payable levies and commercial policy (Covid-19) measures. Surcharge for preparation of original BL. Fumigation is mandatory from 01-SEPT-2024 (cost indication €850)
Unforeseen costs that may occur such as scanning of the container, customs checks, gas-free measurement, extra handling, possible demurrage, detention, rollover and/or storage costs, interim increases such as; peak seasonal surcharge (PSS), Equipment Imbalance Surcharge and/or Fuel Surcharge (LSS), BAF, CAF, GRI, these will be charged on as stated by the shipping company/agent. Late cancellation fee USD 200 for 20ft and USD 400 for 40ft.

Perhaps you can make sense of all this since I can not. It seems that even if you have all this money paid and all that stuff taken care of, it can still turn out to be more expensive? Shipping must be a complex business, even if the world ships a gazillion containers a year...

Thanks for any help though!

Cheers,
-P

Have you got a quote to Sydney/Melbourne/Brisbane for comparison, they may be considerably cheaper, with more freight coming through those ports.

No, I must say I did not consider that yet. Might be worth looking into. The word on the "streets" in overlanding-land is however that it is considerably easier to (temporarily) import a car in WA than any other state so that's why I choose Fremantle to begin with.

Cheers,
-P

Drive the thing to Ho Chi Minh City. Lots of boxes come out of there, probably way cheaper, and you get an adventure on the way.

Good one Tins, not sure if that would work out though

I thought of driving to indonesia since that is relatively close to oz and ship from there and indeed do part of our trip that we were going to do anyway before entering. Thing is, the car needs to be so friggin clean that it is much easier to do that at home and stuff it in a container. The other thing is that most of the routes one would take from here to there have developed, shall we say, troubles. I don't even think there is a realistic way to get to ho chi minh without needing to ship around troubled countries in between.

I have been looking into some gear I still need that is oz manufactured and it is considerably cheaper down under than it is here so I can offset a heap of money by buying that over there and put the savings towards the shipping.

Crazy world we live in today. I would have thought that in (nearly) 2025 the world shipping would be back on its, euhm, feet?

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Unfortunately far from it, October is in peak season so is usually at the top end of rates as well.

Just out of curiosity; what would be the generally speaking cheapest season/month?

-P