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NearlyThere
  5/21/2017 00:30 EST

Hi all. I'm interested in shipping two boxes (consolidated freight) by sea from San Jose, California to Lisbon, Portugal. I've contacted AGS and am awaiting a quote. Also spoke with Olivera Imports in Massachusetts and liked them but they are too far from point of origin.

I'm looking for a reasonable cost and a sloooooow service. Shipping on June 1, don't need them until September 15th.

Any recommendations appreciated. Thanks!

kawazaki
  5/21/2017 13:19 EST

You can try this compqany. I used them last November and everything went smoothly.

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NearlyThere
  5/21/2017 13:53 EST

Thank you kawazaki. I'll keep you posted on the results.

Cheers...

Sixyears
  5/21/2017 14:17 EST

I read someone took 8 suitcases on the repositioning cruise. No change for the extra bags. We are thinking it would be less expensive to pay for 2 suites and bring a large amount of luggage over than to ship anything. Just use the spare room for storage .

Countga
  5/21/2017 14:47 EST

Hello. Is this all you are shipping within the next year? Did you get a Baggage Certificate from the Portuguese Embassy? Certificate costs little and is good for one year. That is it must be shipped & received within one year from arriving in Portugal. Otherwise, you are subject to possible horrific customs duties. I shipped one box (Lowe's small box) from Florida via the US Postal Service last year. They (Customs) opened the box and then proceeded to charge me $152 for items probably worth less than $300. They had a much higher value. It does not matter what your inventory says either, about contents or value. They make up their own value and charge you up to 23% VAT. If you have a Baggage Certificate no duty is charged. You might wish to see what it would cost to bring as additional baggage on your flight or boat. Actually, I understand if you come by boat you can bring lots of baggage as long as it fits in your room.
Anyway, some things to think about.
Hope that helps! :-)
countga

kawazaki
  5/22/2017 01:49 EST

I filed to mention that the broker, Navtrans in Munich, arrange for customs and delivery to my door. They needed a little info from me. Total shipping time was about 4 months.

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