Shipping items to US

[yoda one for me 322]

Yeah, it may be. I honestly can't recall. We didn't have door to door service though - we actually collected the pallet ourselves at port of entry. We got the dimensions from 1stmove and made sure we got a uhaul trailer that would fit it and then the staff loaded the pallet on there with a forklift when we collected.

 

I remember the port to US home service was really expensive in the quote I got - I think they ended up quoting essentially road freight from a much further away port than we ended up collecting at. 

[Wuozopo 4,293]

4 hours ago, yoda one for me said:

We didn't have door to door service though - we actually collected the pallet ourselves at port of entry. We got the dimensions from 1stmove and made sure we got a uhaul trailer that would fit it and then the staff loaded the pallet on there with a forklift when we collected.

We did too!  We cleared customs ourselves without an agent and 1st Move refunded what they had already charged us for the agent. We had some port fees to pay for transport of the container out of the port to a nearby warehouse. Regular people can’t mosey into the port. 

We borrowed a pickup truck and the warehouse guys helped break down the shrink wrapped tower on the pallet. It was tall! 

[whiterabbitt 37]

In my research there is a specialised company that makes hardcases for apple iMacs. 

 

https://theflightcasecompany.com/apple-flight-cases/imac-cases/27-imac-flight-cases

 

Its a little pricey but could be worth it and something I may consider when the time comes. It’s the same type of hardcases that they make for packing professional camera equipment etc.

 

Good luck!! 

 

 

Edited August 15, 2021 by whiterabbitt

[mrsaberhagen 4]

On 8/15/2021 at 2:07 AM, Wuozopo said:

@mrsaberhagen

I shipped via shared container. 2 cubic meters. 20-25 boxes.. All shrink wrapped on a pallet with security bands/strapping that were still intact on arrival. No pilfering or breakage. 
 
1st Move International. https://www.shipit.co.uk

Thanks, I'm looking at getting a quote on this. 👍

11 hours ago, whiterabbitt said:

In my research there is a specialised company that makes hardcases for apple iMacs. 

 

https://theflightcasecompany.com/apple-flight-cases/imac-cases/27-imac-flight-cases

 

Its a little pricey but could be worth it and something I may consider when the time comes. It’s the same type of hardcases that they make for packing professional camera equipment etc.

 

Good luck!! 

 

 

Definitely expensive but good thing to consider, thank you!