Shipping parts from US

cowboy · 31-05-2012, 01:46 PM

Hi all,

I want to bring a diff and 5 rims in from the US, does anyone have any leads for a good shipping company with reasonable prices. Will either be from California or Texas.

Cheers

JG33 · 31-05-2012, 11:47 PM

I have an engine on it's way from the US. This mob is sending it.

They have a price list you can look at on their website.

http://usatoaus.com/index.html

max_torq · 01-06-2012, 07:29 AM

I use IPS Parcel service.

http://www.ipsparcel.com/

I have shipped wheels, brake rotors, big coil springs etc. They give you a florida mailing address and then ship on from there at discounted fedex air costs. It is also a good way to deal with sellers that don't post to international address.

RASER · 01-06-2012, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by cowboy

Hi all,

I want to bring a diff and 5 rims in from the US, does anyone have any leads for a good shipping company with reasonable prices. Will either be from California or Texas.

Cheers

Sounds heavy, will have to go by sea [3 weeks sailing time]

Ship from California, close as possible to LongBeach [the port] so you wont get charged for inland freight charges

If its over AUS$1k you are going to need a customs agent to clear it for you, no duty but GST is payable and all the paperwork charges

If its LCL and going in a combined shipping container u are going to get raped when it arrives here, the charges these shysters on the wharf and others charge will add 50% to the value of your goods.

Get the supplier to get you a air freight charge, it might seem more expensive at first but when u do the math the difference is not as large as first calculated and no waiting together with door to door service

cowboy · 01-06-2012, 07:48 AM

It is heavy, a Dana 60 and steel wheels. Time isn't really a massive problem, it for a restoration project. Value is well under 1K but just can't find what I need in Aus. I got one air freight quote, $2760..... wow. A mate over there is sourcing it from a wreckers for me so supplier can't ship.

xisled · 01-06-2012, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cowboy

It is heavy, a Dana 60 and steel wheels. Time isn't really a massive problem, it for a restoration project. Value is well under 1K but just can't find what I need in Aus. I got one air freight quote, $2760..... wow. A mate over there is sourcing it from a wreckers for me so supplier can't ship.

That sounds about the correct price to get them items here.

When I was running my friends bussiness. To get a container full of rims from China to Aus it cost around $3000. To ship 1 set of rims it cost around $3000.

So its sounds around the price I would expect.