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Originally posted by ACOCArch
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Shipping - US$1195
Insurance - 2% of declared value with US$1000 excess.
Service includes receiving at the local port warehouse, preparation of export condition report, export custom clearance, secure loading/blocking/bracing into a steel ocean container, transport of loaded container to departure port and ocean freight to destination port.
Taxes, Duties, Custom Inspections, Destination Customs Clearance, port charges, storage, unloading or delivery services are not
included in the quotation.
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John this is not the full picture. Initial quote I had received from SCL Rotterdam was similar. Expensive part is the import and handling into US and customs clearance.
Here is the full detail after I had gone to clarify all aspects. Cost is in € per car (given 4 cars per container)
ACOC - shipment of cars to LA
SCL Rotterdam 16/08/2012
€/$ 0.814
Total/car (excl. of insurance) 3,218
Rdam=> LA shipment (*) 895
THC USA 153
Container => warehouse 56
chassis fee 49
pier pass fee 24
unloading from container 163
Customs clearance 305
Handling office fee 20
Courier fee 10
LA => Rdam 1,038
unloading from container 395
Customs clearance 75
Handling charge 35
Insurance 2% of declared value (80 K€) = 2 x 1,600
(*)R'dam => LA shipment charge is including receipt at local port warehouse (R'dam), preparation of our NL export condition report, export Customs clearance, THC, AES Filing, BAF, WARFAGE, secure loading-blocking-bracing into ocean container, transport of loaded container to departure port and ocean freight to destination port.
Equally, LA => R'dam shipment charge includes all above.
As you can see, import to US is the more expensive bit.
What might still come on top is following:
"The amount above does not cover any US customs exams fee’s, x rays, if the container get’s pulled over and taken to a US customs bonded warehouse. If this is the case, the rates that US customs provides to us, will be apply to your shipment". This is like a negative lottery[}:)]
Plus: warehouse charges. Remember that only the owner is allowed to drive his car, hence cars cannot be taken out of warehouse immediately after arrival in the US, unless we are able to arrange for 100% matching travel schedules of shipments and passengers.
And then there is this heavy burden of insurance!
We have to dig further and see if any of that can be improved.
Constant