International shipping for household goods from Russia to America, any suggestions?

[CyberSamurai013 69]

I am not sure if this belongs here or in the RUB thread but here it is.

 

We are expecting to move soon from Omsk, Russia to Detroit, MI and are looking for options to ship our household goods. We are struggling to find a company due to the current international humanitarian crisis over here as well as the COVID-19 pandemic. Does anyone have any ideas or companies they could suggest? We are at a loss and do not really want to just leave behind 8+ years of our possessions. We are primarily looking at sea freight due to the weight of the goods.

Thank you! 

[Crazy Cat 41,984]

***I moved this thread to the RYB regional forum.  I think you are more likely to get answers there*****  Good luck.

[CyberSamurai013 69]

1 hour ago, Crazy Cat said:

***I moved this thread to the RYB regional forum.  I think you are more likely to get answers there*****  Good luck.

Understood, thank you!

[millefleur 5,047]

Air cargo/contacting the airline you plan to fly? Buying a 1st class ticket also sometimes means you get more bags, depends on the airline though.

[CyberSamurai013 69]

2 hours ago, millefleur said:

Air cargo/contacting the airline you plan to fly? Buying a 1st class ticket also sometimes means you get more bags, depends on the airline though.

Thank you, but I meant more for household goods like some of our furniture, boxes, computer, etc.

[millefleur 5,047]

Googled around and found this one that goes through Turkey:

 

https://agorafreight.com/en/home/

[CyberSamurai013 69]

On 4/14/2022 at 4:22 AM, millefleur said:

Googled around and found this one that goes through Turkey:

 

https://agorafreight.com/en/home/

Thank you! I have been looking but keep finding companies that simply aren't what we are looking for. We are trying to estimate how much we have to see if we can share a container to keep the cost down. Additionally, We are in Siberia so we may have to move our goods to the coast ourselves through local Russian companies. I am looking into all of this, but this link helps a lot.

[Dashinka 24,635]

The wife talked to her friend that organizes shipments to and from Russia and he said things are really bad right now.  He suggested getting the goods to a 3rd country like Uzbekistan or Kyrgyzstan to get things shipped out.  He was not aware of any cargo shipments coming from a Russian port directly to the US.

[millefleur 5,047]

5 hours ago, Dashinka said:

The wife talked to her friend that organizes shipments to and from Russia and he said things are really bad right now.  He suggested getting the goods to a 3rd country like Uzbekistan or Kyrgyzstan to get things shipped out.  He was not aware of any cargo shipments coming from a Russian port directly to the US.

Yeah, I think the one I linked above goes via China. I don't think there's anything direct at all from Russia right now to the US.

[TBoneTX 45,598]

China's probably closer to Siberia than any of the 'stans.

[CyberSamurai013 69]

8 hours ago, Dashinka said:

The wife talked to her friend that organizes shipments to and from Russia and he said things are really bad right now.  He suggested getting the goods to a 3rd country like Uzbekistan or Kyrgyzstan to get things shipped out.  He was not aware of any cargo shipments coming from a Russian port directly to the US.

Thank you! We will have to look into getting it to India or China and see. We need a company that organizes all of that for us as we do not have the time or capability to do so ourselves right now. Things are getting worse here for us and we need to move on ASAP.

[CyberSamurai013 69]

3 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

China's probably closer to Siberia than any of the 'stans.

We are in southwest Siberia just north of Kazakhstan. Unfortunately, most of the 'Stans are landlocked countries so we would need to get our goods to an ocean port city via overland trucking. Turkey is the closest but routes there are likely closed. The next closest would be India then China.  

[seekingthetruth 1,248]

On 4/13/2022 at 7:57 PM, CyberKnight13 said:

I am not sure if this belongs here or in the RUB thread but here it is.

 

We are expecting to move soon from Omsk, Russia to Detroit, MI and are looking for options to ship our household goods. We are struggling to find a company due to the current international humanitarian crisis over here as well as the COVID-19 pandemic. Does anyone have any ideas or companies they could suggest? We are at a loss and do not really want to just leave behind 8+ years of our possessions. We are primarily looking at sea freight due to the weight of the goods.

Thank you! 

If you need to move soon, you need to get quotes for ocean shipping soon so you can make a decision on what to ship.  Ocean shipping costs are super high right now, but I don't know for sure what yours would cost, if it is possible.  In 2020 I was quoted about 10k USD for Philippines to Houston, all in.  Now the quotes are over 30k!  That makes it too costly so we are waiting.

[Dashinka 24,635]

3 hours ago, CyberKnight13 said:

We are in southwest Siberia just north of Kazakhstan. Unfortunately, most of the 'Stans are landlocked countries so we would need to get our goods to an ocean port city via overland trucking. Turkey is the closest but routes there are likely closed. The next closest would be India then China.  

Based on the current Covid situation in China, I would think India would, be the best option.  You can also look at air freight through Kazakhstan or Uzbekistan, I am not sure how many goods we are talking about, but that may be an option.

[Dashinka 24,635]

7 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

China's probably closer to Siberia than any of the 'stans.

Depends on where in Siberia.