1. The cost of shipping a full container will depend on:

     a. What country is the shipment going to and from?  

    b. Where the container is getting picked up from or delivered

    c. The shipping terms or intercoms

    d. The time of the year the freight is shipped.

    e. Availability and space on the shipping vessel.

    f. Is the container picked up or delivered on a standard skel trailer or does a side load required?

    g. Will my shipment fit on a plan or does it need to be driven.

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2. Additional Services to get your goods collected or delivered. Such as:

    a. Side loader required at pick up or delivery.  

    b. Container pack or unload

    c. Contains dangerous goods

    d. Contains lithium batteries.

    e. Do you need a time slot for pick up or delivery?

    f.  Does it need to be delivered by a certain time?

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Intercoms 2020 published International Chamber of Commerce https://iccwbo.org/ are a globally accepted and adhered to way of determining the responsibilities of buyers and sellers for the delivery of goods under sales contracts for international trade. Here are a list of the most common used intercoms:

EXW (Ex Works)

• This is where the buyer agrees to organise the collection of the goods from the sellers location. In this instance the buyer bears all risks and costs. Starting when it picks up the products at the seller’s location or other named place until the products are delivered to its location. Seller has no obligation to load the goods or clear them for export.

DAP (Delivery at Place)

• This is where the sellers clears the goods for export and bears all the risk and costs the freight to the named location but not unloaded. The buyer is responsible for all costs and risks associated with unloading the goods and clearing customs to import the goods.

DDP (Delivery Duty Paid)

• This is where the seller bears all the risk and cost associated with delivering the freight to the buyers delivery location, clearance, duties and taxes.

DDU (Delivery Duties Unpaid)

• This is where the seller bears all the risk and cost associated with delivering the freight to the buyer’s delivery location except for clearance, duties and taxes. They are the responsibility of the buyer.

FAS (Free Alongside Ship)

• Seller clears the goods for export and delivers them alongside the vessel. The buyer then assumes all costs and risks from this point on. This is not a term that is commonly used unless the goods are difficult to load.

FOB (Free On Board)

• Seller clears the goods export, delivers them to the vessel where they are loaded. From the time the goods are loaded on the vessel the buyer assumes all risks and costs from that point on.

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• HS' stands for Harmonised System or, in its long form, the 'Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System'. Developed in 1988 by the World Customs Organisation (WCO), HS Codes are typically 6- to 10-digit figures that all goods require for international transport.
• HS code or Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System was developed by the (WCO) World Customs Organisation and is a standardised numerical method of classifying traded products for global trade. HS codes are required for all international shipping and are usually 6 to 10 digit figures

• Door to door
• Door to port
• Port to door
• Port to port

• Transit times vary from country to country and are calculated from the day that arrive in the depot for exporting.  

Here are the importing transit times from the most common countries and ports:

• All freight going from one country to another are subject to customs. Each country has their own set of rules, duties and taxes.  
• The price quoted is for the freight costs only. If your shipment is subject to duties and taxes, then the receiver will be responsible for this as the goods are shipped under intercom terms of DDU or delivery duty unpaid.  
• If you would like to pay for the duties taxes and clearance, then you can ship the goods as DDP delivery duties paid. Again, keep in mind that fees and charges apply for this service.

• You can organise to pay these.
• You can have the goods returned at your expense.
• You can abandon the freight and it will be destroyed.

Yes and here are a list of countries you cannot ship to with FedEx or TNT:

• Central African Republic - CF
• Comoros
• Cuba
• Equatorial Guinea - GQ
• Falklands
• Guinea Bissau - GW
• Iran - IR
• Johnston Island
• Kiribati
• Korea, North (North Korea)
• Mayotte Island
• Myanmar - MM
• Nauru
• Niue
• Saint Pierre Et Miquelon
• Sao Tome & Principe
• Sierra Leone - SL
• Solomon Islands
• Somalia - SO
• St. Helena (S. Atlantic)
• Sudan - SD
• Syria - SY
• Tajikistan
• Tokelau Islands
• Turkmenistan, Republic Of -
• TM
• Tuvalu
• Wake Islands

• Packing your freight correctly for transport is important to ensure your goods get to where they need to be without be lost or damaged.
• Your shipments is going to be consolidated in to airline consoles or pallets along with loads of other freight. This means you need to provide strong supportive protective packaging to stop your goods being, bent, squashed, broken etc whilst in transit.
• For a full packaging guide please click here.

The dimensions of a 20-foot container are:

• Exterior dimensions (in feet): 20’ long x 8’ wide x 8’ 6” high
• Exterior dimensions (in meters): 6.10m long x 2.44m wide x 2.59m high
• Interior dimensions (in feet): 19’ 4” long x 7’ 9” wide x 7’ 10” high
• Internal dimensions (in meters): 5.898m long x 2.352m wide x 2.393m high
• Usable capacity: 32.6m3
• You can fit approximately 11 Euro pallets and 10 American pallets in a 20-foot container.
• As a rough guide the maximum payload is 25000kgs.

The dimensions of a 40-foot container are:

• Exterior dimensions (in feet):  40’ long x 8’ wide x 8’ 6” high
• Exterior dimensions (in meters): 12.19m long x 2.44m wide x 2.59m high
• Interior dimensions (in feet): 39’ 6” long x 7’ 9” wide x 7’ 10” high
• Internal dimensions (in meters): 12.025m long x 2.352m wide x 2.393m high
• Usable capacity: 67.7m3
• You can fit approximately 25 Euro pallets and 21 American pallets in a 20-foot container.
• As a rough guide the maximum payload is 27600kgs

The dimensions of a 40-foot container are:

• Exterior dimensions (in feet):  40’ long x 8’ wide x 8’ 6” high
• Exterior dimensions (in meters): 12.19m long x 2.44m wide x 2.59m high
• Interior dimensions (in feet): 39’ 6” long x 7’ 9” wide x 7’ 10” high
• Internal dimensions (in meters): 12.025m long x 2.352m wide x 2.393m high
• Usable capacity: 67.7m3
• You can fit approximately 25 Euro pallets and 21 American pallets in a 20-foot container.
• As a rough guide the maximum payload is 27600kgs

• Some countries do not allow secondhand goods India is one such example. If you are sending secondhand items please call 1300 10 11 10 and we can discuss what you can send or recommend a different mode of shipping to send you freight.

• Be accurate on your weights and dimensions. Do not underestimate your weights and dimensions it can be dangerous under-estimating your weights and dimensions.
• Under chain or responsibility as the shipper you are the first link in the chain. If you miss declare your goods and someone is injured or killed ultimately you could be prosecuted.