Are you moving your car to another country? Do you have bulk commercial cargo which has to be moved immediately? Are you planning to migrate to another country along with the complete household? Whichever condition you are in, international moving companies are the answer. International cargo freight companies are state of the art and professional companies who address your concern related to international car shipping as well as freight shipping services. If you are serious about international car shipping in particular, or moving your freight overseas, then you have to be serious about the modus operandi of international shipping company. The professionalism of international moving companies can only be spoken about, if you know about modus operandi of international shipping company right from top to bottom. Here are 4 tricks that you should religiously employ when choosing the services of international moving companies:
Knowledge about International Freight Shipping and Customs Duties – This is very necessary for all professional international moving companies. It is quite simple to know here that you cannot move without addressing customs duties concerns in the destination country. The customs duties charged at the port in different countries are different. It is sole responsibility of international moving companies to check whether customs duties have been paid in full or not. Further, the international moving companies should also be aware about custom duties & policies of your own country. Make sure that you check on both of these aspects.
Experience in Handling International Freight Shipping – Make sure that you select the most experienced from those crowds of international moving companies. A cargo and freight moving company which has little or absolutely no knowledge would misinform you on several occasions and as the result, it is you who would eventually have to pay for the losses. If you want to remain safe, it is very important that you choose experienced international freight shipping company by all the means.
Safety and Security of Cargo/Vehicle should always be the Priority- When you are planning to hire services of international moving company, it is very important that the company can seriously address safety and security concerns of your cargo. If the international freight shipping company is too lethargic and least concerned about safety and security of your cargo and freight in general, obviously, you don’t need to go with such company. It is your responsibility to gain thorough knowledge about international shipping company and the kind of provisions that company undertakes when shipping goods/cargo to another country.
Check on the Types of Taxes Charged by International Moving Companies – When you are going for international car shipping, the moving company will charge certain taxes from you, and these also include takes levied by customs of destination country. In addition to car taxes, there are also “Commercial Import Taxes” which are charged by international moving companies should you plan to transfer household goods and commercial cargo to another country.
Make sure that you seriously check on all these points when selecting and hiring the services of international moving company.
The author is working with one of the top notch international freight shipping and has huge experience in this arena. The author writes on various issues concerning international car shipping services.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Full Container Shipping Services 20' or 40'
Full container shipping services are used for transporting cargo and household goods. The containers are packed to full. There are 3 types of full container shipping services offered by international cargo and freight shipping company. These include:
- Live Load Full Container Services
- Drop Off Full Container Services
- Warehouse/Terminal Loading Container Services
Live Load Full Container Services –In this service, the container is dropped o the door step and there’s free loading time to load all the household goods or cargo into the container. After the loading is over, container is transported to international shipping terminal.
Drop Off Full Container Services – In this type of service, the container is dropped at the door and the customer or client has got 2-3 days to load the goods in the container, after which the container is transported to international shipping terminal.
Warehouse/Terminal Loading Container Services – In this service, the household goods/ automobile or both of them are transported to warehouse/terminal where they are packed and loaded into the container.
Shipping Household / Shipping Personal Goods
All small items are nicely draped in a clean box. The big furniture items are wrapped in blankets or the plastics. Rope the goods well so that they do not shift from place to place due to jerks during the transportation. You can do the packaging and loading either by yourself, or you may even hire the services of local packer and mover. Keep in mind to make packing list of the household goods into the container.
Shipping Household / Shipping Personal Goods with a Vehicle
All small items are nicely draped in a clean box. The big furniture items are wrapped in blankets or the plastics before loading them into the container. You need to order 40’ container for shipping the vehicle, big furniture items and other household/personal goods. For rest of your household goods, you can always pack them in 20’ container which is spacious and comfortable too. 20’ container is ideal for shipping the household as well as personal goods.
3 Methods of shipping household / shipping personal goods with a vehicle
A 20' or 40' container is dropped at the doorsteps using live load container shipping or drop off Shipping Method. The container is 4' (feet) above the ground and fixed over the chassis. When loading a vehicle into container block the tires and strap the vehicle so that it doesn’t move around. The battery has to be disconnected and moreover, the gas level should be less than 1/8 a tank of gas. After the loading is over, container is transported to international shipping terminal.
A 40' container and not 20' shipping container is used for shipping your household goods as well as vehicle. Here the vehicle is transported to the warehouse, where it is will be loaded in the 40’ container. The gas level should be less than 1/8 a tank of gas. Mind it; you should have already loaded personal household goods into the container.
You can also transport wrapped and well packed household goods and vehicle to the nearest warehouse where they will be loaded into 20’ or 40’ container and then taken to shipping terminal. The gas level should be less than 1/8 a tank of gas
The author is working in a professionally managed international moving company and managing shipping container services to host of countries.
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