More planning!

[RHODES4712]

This is the PDF I received from one of the shipping companies which I've not heard much about it's called valentines who are at skelbrooke at Doncaster

In Cyprus the port authorities apply an* '' Electrical item tarff '' charge.*This means if a consignment contains the following*items*listed below the port authorities charge us* Euro 7.65 per item at time of customs clearance formalities.
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ITEMS PAYABLE
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TV, DVD, VIDEO, FRIDGE, FR/FREEZER, WATER COOLER, AIR CON, WASHING MACHINE, DISHWASHER.
*
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ITEMS FREE OF ELEC TARIFF.
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COOKER, COMPUTER, TUMBLE DRYER..SMALL*
ALSO NOT APPLICABLE*ARE SMALL ELECTRICAL ITEMS *SUCH AS TOASTER, KETTLE, HAIRDRYER, MICROWAVE, LAMPS*ETC, ETC....
*

[Veronica]

If these items are your own and have been used you DO NOT have to pay customs on them. If you bring anything new make sure it isnt in its original box, say you have had it for a few months. Anyway why would the customs charge the removal company? Dosn't make much sense to me, they would surely charge the owner not the removals company.

I will repeat, I have NEVER known anyone to have to pay these charges and all of our clients who have bought property through us have brought their whole household over with them.

[RHODES4712]

No problem V I'll check to make sure I'm not being fleeced. I don't suppose anyone has ever had a full customs check have they?? Only if they do mine it will be a 2 day job with all the stuff I'm bringing and I dont fancy paying for that!!

[totorama]

We shipped a forty foot container all the way from the USA without any problems. When the container arrived at the villa, we had two customs official who watched as the customs seals were removed from the doors then they stayed all day as the container was unloaded watching every item as it came out of the container. They would randomly picked boxes and checked that the contents matched the manifest. I even had TV's and computers packed in there original boxes. These were the ones they went after most of the time because they looked new. They check box labels for any signs of dates etc. anything that may be a giveaway that the item was less than 6 months old. Anyway, the whole thing was very friendly and the outcome was we did not have to pay any duty whatsoever. I also shipped a motorcycle in the container that has taken me nine months to get through customs clearance. Now that it's finally cleared, I can't get it registered for use on the road because it does not have a Certificate of Conformance for Cyprus. . But this is a whole new can-of-worms, If anyone else has managed to import a vehicle from America I would be interested to hear from them

[RHODES4712]

Thanks for the info and advice. As I am a custom motorcycle painter I will be importing my van plus I will have 2 motorbikes inside the van which I'll be importing however these are both motocross bikes so no import duty no vat and no re registration required. At some point I'll be importing container full of bikes for me to repair custom airbrush and then sell on so I'm sure I could advise once I've done this plus I am in touch with a dealer based in paphos who does it regularly so I can find out the score in any case.

[cds usa]

Originally Posted by totorama

We shipped a forty foot container all the way from the USA without any problems. When the container arrived at the villa, we had two customs official who watched as the customs seals were removed from the doors then they stayed all day as the container was unloaded watching every item as it came out of the container. They would randomly picked boxes and checked that the contents matched the manifest. I even had TV's and computers packed in there original boxes. These were the ones they went after most of the time because they looked new. They check box labels for any signs of dates etc. anything that may be a giveaway that the item was less than 6 months old. Anyway, the whole thing was very friendly and the outcome was we did not have to pay any duty whatsoever. I also shipped a motorcycle in the container that has taken me nine months to get through customs clearance. Now that it's finally cleared, I can't get it registered for use on the road because it does not have a Certificate of Conformance for Cyprus. . But this is a whole new can-of-worms, If anyone else has managed to import a vehicle from America I would be interested to hear from them

Who did you use to ship from the USA and how much please? Did you pack yourself or they packed for you? We are in the process of figuring it all out and we'll also be coming from the US. Did you bring all your appliances?
Thanks for any info also anything you wish you brought but didn't

[DH59]

Well, it all seems pretty daunting, but if we don't accept that and face it head on then we'll never get this done!

We were visiting family yesterday, and spoke to Keith's sister's husband, who used to be in the haulage and removals business. He is going to speak to a few people and get us some quotes.

He also mentioned making our own crates for the items, as the companies will charge a fortune for them. Darren, what did you use to make your crates/boxes?

I also spoke to my cousin yesterday - who is on a visit from New Zealand where they moved three years ago - and she reassured me that things would be safe in transit (unless the container goes overboard, of course, which has recently happened to a friend of hers!).

Seems it might be as well to bring some stuff with us, but we would have to get someone in to calculate the quantity so that we can see what size container we might need. I may remove the hard drives from the computers, though, just to be on the safe side, although I can back up everything to 'the Cloud' as well.

The major items will be Keith's picture framing equipment, including the mitre guillotine which is made from cast iron and weighs rather a lot.

[totorama]

Originally Posted by cds usa

Who did you use to ship from the USA and how much please? Did you pack yourself or they packed for you? We are in the process of figuring it all out and we'll also be coming from the US. Did you bring all your appliances?
Thanks for any info also anything you wish you brought but didn't

We used Bekins for our move from California and they handled everything door-to-door including packing although we did pack a few things ourselves, they still had to check and list the contents of each box for the customs manifest .

Rather than highjack this thread, if you can PM me, I can give you all the details, costs etc. Incidentally whereabouts in the US are you moving from? And where are you looking to move to?

[Geraldine]

Originally Posted by DH59

Well, it all seems pretty daunting, but if we don't accept that and face it head on then we'll never get this done!

We were visiting family yesterday, and spoke to Keith's sister's husband, who used to be in the haulage and removals business. He is going to speak to a few people and get us some quotes.

He also mentioned making our own crates for the items, as the companies will charge a fortune for them. Darren, what did you use to make your crates/boxes?

I also spoke to my cousin yesterday - who is on a visit from New Zealand where they moved three years ago - and she reassured me that things would be safe in transit (unless the container goes overboard, of course, which has recently happened to a friend of hers!).

Seems it might be as well to bring some stuff with us, but we would have to get someone in to calculate the quantity so that we can see what size container we might need. I may remove the hard drives from the computers, though, just to be on the safe side, although I can back up everything to 'the Cloud' as well.

The major items will be Keith's picture framing equipment, including the mitre guillotine which is made from cast iron and weighs rather a lot.

Hi Diane,

I brought EVERYTHING with me, garden pots, ladders, the lot, and I am so glad,some of these items are more expensive than the UK, the upside is it makes you feel more settled having your own belongings around you plus if you have really good quality furniture, you may not get the same standard here.

It was different for me, I moved straight into a permanant property not rental and there was no way I was going to buy again when I had it already.

It was worth spending the money on exporting it than having to start looking around for what you wanted/liked, getting it delivered etc.

[RHODES4712]

Hi, again. We're now out of the house at Barnsley Road Hemsworth and I've never been so happy. We're in a nice little terrace house not far from Barnsley and all our stuff is in a 20ft x 8ft storage unit. And just to let anyone know we are taking more stuff than anyone can imagine. 38 crates 3feet x 20" x 20" plus 2 large sofas, fridge freezer, washing machine, 4 x chest of drawers 5ft long x 3'6" high x 17" deep plus 5ft dressing table, lawn mower snap on tool chests large garage compressor, tons of garage equipment, 2 electric beds, large Italian dining table and 6 chairs, coffee table tv's 2 x motorbikes, push bike, loads of garden lights, electric garage door opening machine, alarm system the list goes on and on, if you pm me ill give you the add of the company I got the wood from to make the crates which are holding around 30 to 40 kilos each