Packing/Crating a machine for international shipment
Hello KLOV Forum!
I figured I would share my experience here with the group for informational purposes.
Recently I purchased a "full" sized machine that resided in Sweden. To get it to the US, it was strapped to a palette and then a crate was built around the game for safe transport. The game went from Sweden to Southern California. I received three quotes as follows:
Fedex Air Freight: $4500
UPS Air Freight: $850
Viking Transport by Sea (for the Nordic area): ~$1000
Obviously I went with UPS and overall it was an ok experience. The price seemed VERY low, but it did arrive in just a few days. It got hung up in customs only due to UPS administrative error, but nevertheless it arrived safely.
Now I am sending another game BACK to Sweden using the same crate and palette, but since it is a smaller table top machine (Playchoice 10 Countertop), the box is smaller. The buyer plans to use Viking Transport by Sea which leaves from the east coast so I will be sending this game across the country via ground. Surprisingly...and this is not a typo, here are the quotes I received so far to go from So Cal to Virginia
UPS Ground Freight: $1500
Beltmann: $450
Beltmann Outsourced Option: $350
It is quite a lot of work to build the crate, I am fortunate that the shipper in Sweden took care of the build, so my reassembling was quite easy. Most likely Beltmann's alternative option will be the selected choice to get it to Virginia whereby the buyer will be taking over from there.
Just figured I would share my story with the group
Hello KLOV Forum!
I figured I would share my experience here with the group for informational purposes.
Recently I purchased a "full" sized machine that resided in Sweden. To get it to the US, it was strapped to a palette and then a crate was built around the game for safe transport. The game went from Sweden to Southern California. I received three quotes as follows:
Fedex Air Freight: $4500
UPS Air Freight: $850
Viking Transport by Sea (for the Nordic area): ~$1000
Obviously I went with UPS and overall it was an ok experience. The price seemed VERY low, but it did arrive in just a few days. It got hung up in customs only due to UPS administrative error, but nevertheless it arrived safely.
Now I am sending another game BACK to Sweden using the same crate and palette, but since it is a smaller table top machine (Playchoice 10 Countertop), the box is smaller. The buyer plans to use Viking Transport by Sea which leaves from the east coast so I will be sending this game across the country via ground. Surprisingly...and this is not a typo, here are the quotes I received so far to go from So Cal to Virginia
UPS Ground Freight: $1500
Beltmann: $450
Beltmann Outsourced Option: $350
It is quite a lot of work to build the crate, I am fortunate that the shipper in Sweden took care of the build, so my reassembling was quite easy. Most likely Beltmann's alternative option will be the selected choice to get it to Virginia whereby the buyer will be taking over from there.
Just figured I would share my story with the group
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