What Shipping Method is Best from UK to Canada?

cocoalfie · #1 (**permalink**) 29th June 2009, 07:40 AM

I have several boxes (about 9 or 10) that I need to ship from the UK to Vancouver Island. There are numerous companies that will do this, but does anyone out there have a particular company that they recommend? Price is obviously a huge factor. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

mrbeau · #2 (**permalink**) 29th June 2009, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by cocoalfie

I have several boxes (about 9 or 10) that I need to ship from the UK to Vancouver Island. There are numerous companies that will do this, but does anyone out there have a particular company that they recommend? Price is obviously a huge factor. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

I'm looking at shipping a similar amount from Barcelona to Canada. Did you have any luck with finding good companies?

Cheers,
Matt

cocoalfie · #3 (**permalink**) 29th June 2009, 06:17 PM

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I'm looking at shipping a similar amount from Barcelona to Canada. Did you have any luck with finding good companies?

Cheers,
Matt

I haven't heard back from anyone yet. But hopefully someone will have a recommendation. I'll let you know once I get some feedback.

mrbeau · #4 (**permalink**) 29th June 2009, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by cocoalfie

I haven't heard back from anyone yet. But hopefully someone will have a recommendation. I'll let you know once I get some feedback.

Thanks--I'll do the same.

SczzyBoy · #5 (**permalink**) 1st July 2009, 09:06 PM

I used a company called shipit and they were pretty good. The service is slow as it's coming by boat and freight train/lorry. They provided everything - removals, sealing the shipment, documentation and, of course, transport. At this end I had a bit of legwork to move the stuff myself to my home and get the relevant customs stuff done. There are also fees to pay after the delivery arrives in Canada but get these explained up front. I can't recall offhand how much the whole thing cost now but I could probably dig out the invoices when I get back to work after my vacation.

cocoalfie · #6 (**permalink**) 1st July 2009, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by SczzyBoy

I used a company called shipit and they were pretty good. The service is slow as it's coming by boat and freight train/lorry. They provided everything - removals, sealing the shipment, documentation and, of course, transport. At this end I had a bit of legwork to move the stuff myself to my home and get the relevant customs stuff done. There are also fees to pay after the delivery arrives in Canada but get these explained up front. I can't recall offhand how much the whole thing cost now but I could probably dig out the invoices when I get back to work after my vacation.

Thanks for the info. I will contact them for a quote. Don't worry too much about digging out the invoice. The info you provided is useful enough. Thanks again.

cocoalfie · #7 (**permalink**) 14th July 2009, 09:31 PM

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Thanks for the info. I will contact them for a quote. Don't worry too much about digging out the invoice. The info you provided is useful enough. Thanks again.

I have done loads of research on this and have now found a company which provided the lowest quote so far. The company is called Global Moving Systems Ltd. I spoke to a chap called Paul Hunter and was very impressed.