Possible means/costs for shipping to/from Interthingy: (all costs originally quoted in UKP are converted at $1.80)
1. Boston to UK (Liverpool) dock via APX; UK dock to SECC via TNT (Interthingy’s shipper/broker)
Ship dates: TNT requires 10 business days from arrival in Liverpool to guarantee on-time arrival at the SECC, which mean 20 Jul (Wed) or preferably 19 Jul. APX has dates (lv Boston / lv NYC / arr Liverpool) of 29 Jun / 2 Jul / 12 Jul and 6 / 9 / 19 Jul.
Fixed costs: | |
APX filing fee ($35), bill of lading ($50), export declaration ($25) | $110 |
TNT handling: | |
Import clearance (UKP55 for 1 category, 7.5/add’l x2) | $126 |
Import examination (UKP 35) | $63 |
Export examination (UKP 35) | $63 |
Export clearance (UKP55) | $99 |
TNT fees (“Agency”UKP50; “Communications”UKP25) | $135 |
Customs returning to US | unknown |
Variable costs (converted to hundredweight, assuming 13cwt/cbm)
APX shipping: | |
$100/cbm base, 10 fuel surcharge, 35 handling, 10 GRI =$155/cbm | $11.92 |
TNT handling: | |
Import terminal handling (UKP15/cbm) | $2.08 |
Bond Fee: 1% of value, min UKP35 (guess: books are $12/#) | $12.00 |
Transport to SECC (UKP 65/500kg) | $10.65 |
SECC unloading (UKP 20/300kg) | $5.45 |
SECC loading (UKP 20/300kg) | $5.45 |
Transport to dock (UKP 15/cbm) (minimum 30?) | $2.08 |
Export trmnl hdlg (UKP 15/cbm) (minimum 30?) | $2.08 |
APX shipping (assumed; not quoted) | $11.92 |
2. Book Export: contracted truck from North Billerica depot to Somerset NJ; BE to UK with customs; BE-connected truck to SECC (NB: BE cost assumes shipment density nets <0.5; otherwise $13/cwt)
Ship dates: for arrival in the SECC on 2 or 3 Aug, they want the load in hand by 6 Jul – no precise shipping dates as they broker with various companies, so the load could leave 7, 8, or 9 Jul.
Relatively fixed costs: Transport to SECC ($440 for 2 pallets, $570/3, $690/4) $690.00
Variable costs (/cwt)
Truck to NJ | > $11.13 |
BE shipping/clearance @ $130/cbm | $10.00 |
UK truck return (guess) | $15.00 |
BE shipping/clearance | $10.00 |
Truck from NJ (guess) | $15.00 |
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