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| Subject: | Container Shipping |
| Date: | Sunday, January 29, 2006 |
| Name: | Joel |
| Message: |
Has anyone living in France now used a container to ship your household goods to France? Who did you use? How much did they cost? Would you recommend them / use them again?
Thanks |
Replies Posted 3.
| Name | Lori |
| Message |
Joel: I guess that would be a matter of opinion on the car. We paid 900 U.S. dollars for it to be shipped from San Diego to Le Havre where it cleared customs and I picked it up.
I did have to go through all kinds of inspections with the DRIRE and the MINE. The biggest problem for me, was Toyota France. The people I dealt with did not seem to be familiar with the requirements in registering a foreign vehicle in France - even though they were supposed to be. Would I do it again - NO. Was it expensive to get it registered - if memory serves, I paid somewhere around 400 Euros all total. We did end up buying a new car here in France as we couldn't get insurance on the Toyota until it was registered. Since we HAD to drive, we bought a Renault and am not sorry for that. It holds much more cargo than the Toyota. You can find all types / price ranges of vehicles here. |
| Name | Joel |
| Message | Thanks Lori, I'll check into them. You say you shipped a car too? I heard that a US car has to go through some changes when it gets to France to meet the French safety standards and such. Did you have to do this? Was it costly? I was thinking about shipping my car as well, but I heard it wasn't worth it in the long run. Is that true? |
| Name | Lori |
| Message |
We used North American International from San Diego, California to France. Can't remember who they partnered with here in France for the delivery and unpacking service. We used a different service to ship the car.
All went very very well. We did have a couple of items that were damaged. Put in claims and they were paid within 30 days - no questions asked. We filled out a VERY complete inventory list with current replacement values. This is what the company my husband works for offered. They paid the bill. I can't remember the exact amount, but it was around 3000 dollars. The container was a fairly large one, but, sorry, I can't remember the exact size. Would we use them again. Yes, in a heart beat. |
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