I'm looking for some info about bringing personal belongings to Thailand in a 20ft container.

Shipment contains furniture, clothes, sports eqt and some electronic goods. All items are for personal use and not for re-sale, none of the items are new.....

Any info regarding imports costs & contact data would be very much appreciated.

JH

ask ups

dhl

fed ex or if all else fails somchai shipping

I would NOT that's NOT contact DHL, FedEx etc if you want a minimum cost shipment, not even sure if they will move a container load.

You need to contact a specialist international mover in your current country (more help will be forthcoming if we know where that is).

Do you anticipate filling a 20' container?

I would NOT that's NOT contact DHL, FedEx etc if you want a minimum cost shipment, not even sure if they will move a container load.

You need to contact a specialist international mover in your current country (more help will be forthcoming if we know where that is).

Do you anticipate filling a 20' container?

I've looked into a 20' and a 40' trailer. 20' was $4,300 and the 40' was $6,300 Siam was the first company and I don't remember the other although it came from this board. That was from Atlanta, GA to Chiang Mai door to door with the custom fees. Prices are two years old.

We'll be calling them both in 4 months or so and shipping.

I do imagine filling the 20' from ceiling to floor, including a range as I wanted proper insulation for my baking (yes it's 220v 50 cycles) and kitchen sink 40 barrels of books etc

My wife is Thai and returning after being away for 10 years and the items are household items all over a year old so there should be no taxes. If it's your stuff and your spouse isn't returning, there might be taxes.

Edited March 10, 201115 yr by mogoso

shipping has been my business for 34 years.

contact these people and ask for Khun Visut. He speaks great english and is extremely experienced in this area.

International Relations Division

Mr.Visut Ittihirunwong (DIR)

+ Telephone

(662) 2580060-6, 2590360-9 Ext.170

+Fax

[662]258-3879, 259-5883

E-mail

PM for the e-mail

U can tell Visut, mark noske recommended u speak with him. The company name is CTI Logistics

brgds Mark

Edited March 12, 201115 yr by astral
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20ft container will be shipped from the UK & it will be pretty full...

It was shipped to the UK from Oman & that was about $8000 USD ( company paid ).

This will be shipped with me personally fitting the bill so would like to keep the costs down.

Is it better if i ship in a Thai nationals name? as this is possible for me

JH

20ft container will be shipped from the UK & it will be pretty full...

It was shipped to the UK from Oman & that was about $8000 USD ( company paid ).

This will be shipped with me personally fitting the bill so would like to keep the costs down.

Is it better if i ship in a Thai nationals name? as this is possible for me

JH

JH

We have just gone through all of this and it is a nightmare and frusting. The companies tell you what you want to hear to lure you in then mess you about. The company we were initially talking to Eagle relocations gave us a really good quote of 1700 pound for our stuff. They worked this price out after I spent ages going round and house and counting up everything we had for there online quote thing.

I was really honest and in fact aired on the side of caution and over estimated everything. When there guy came round he literally did a quick 5 minute around the house but could not give me an idea of the price but said he would get back. Eventually after me ringing they sent me a quote for 3200 pound, suffice to say we didnt use them

The company we have used is called Remner International Removals for a price of 2600 pounds and I think we could have got a cheaper price but I got sick of being messed around by people who appeared to be out to fleece as much as they could out of me. You can send your information request to a few different companies in a oner by using some of the companies on the web (really moving .com)but I would say that you really need someone to come around and measure up your stuff as we have managed to get a full 2 bedroom house of stuff into 538cu ft

It is also much better to put everything in a Thai name if possible as then no tax is payable and that is something all the companies agree on. we had a serious clean out and decided to only take the stuff we really need and stuff that is very expensive in LOS, range cooker good pans cuttlery etc and that too cuts down space. Up to you really but my advice is get rid of any company that does not get in touch promptly or when they say they will, the company we are using have been straight and that counts for a lot

good luck

Mark

about 5 to 6k USD from door to door including about 24 hour lay time, including trucking, including some workers for packing and including the paperwork.

Edited March 10, 201115 yr by manarak

It is also much better to put everything in a Thai name if possible as then no tax is payable and that is something all the companies agree on.

That is only true if the Thai in question is returning to Thailand after having lived abroad for a while. The OP didn't mention whether the Thai he was thinking about had been living abroad with him or is living in Thailand. If the latter there is no tax exemption.

Sophon

Thanks for all the info / experiences, very helpful.

JH

It is also much better to put everything in a Thai name if possible as then no tax is payable and that is something all the companies agree on.

That is only true if the Thai in question is returning to Thailand after having lived abroad for a while. The OP didn't mention whether the Thai he was thinking about had been living abroad with him or is living in Thailand. If the latter there is no tax exemption.

Sophon

Very true, excellent advice, If you or your Thai other half have only left Thailand for a weeks holiday that wont work, then again I don't think most people really need the obvious pointing out to them, or maybe that's just me

Mark

Very true, excellent advice, If you or your Thai other half have only left Thailand for a weeks holiday that wont work, then again I don't think most people really need the obvious pointing out to them, or maybe that's just me

Mark

On the contrary.. I have the complete opposite experience..

I just had a 20' container shipped from Oakland CA to Thailand - arrived in Nong Khai 1 week ago. From Oakland to BKK was $2000 shipping. I used a 1 year Non Imm Type O visa (no Thai wife). Contents of container was valued at $9000. Total for Customs fee, Port Clearance and trucking to Nong Khai was 80,000 baht. The Shipping Agent I used negotiated a significant reduction in the Customs fees - very surprised! I would recommend her to anyone needing a Shipping Agent - Jula at Intermover Thailand, PM me for email

Edited March 12, 201115 yr by astral
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Very true, excellent advice, If you or your Thai other half have only left Thailand for a weeks holiday that wont work, then again I don't think most people really need the obvious pointing out to them, or maybe that's just me

Mark

On the contrary.. I have the complete opposite experience..

Remiss,

really sorry to hear that mate, must be quite difficult if you miss the obvious on a regular basis and need someone else to point it out to you, still just goes to prove we are all different anyway chin up fella maybe the obvious will become more apparent over time

Mark

Very true, excellent advice, If you or your Thai other half have only left Thailand for a weeks holiday that wont work, then again I don't think most people really need the obvious pointing out to them, or maybe that's just me

Mark

On the contrary.. I have the complete opposite experience..

Remiss,

really sorry to hear that mate, must be quite difficult if you miss the obvious on a regular basis and need someone else to point it out to you, still just goes to prove we are all different anyway chin up fella maybe the obvious will become more apparent over time

Mark

Haha, I meant the other way around -- I have point out obvious things all the time!

I concur, you need a Thai agent who will clear the container for you

for a pre-agreed fee.

In this economic meltdown containers going east are full coming west they are empty, basically being deadheaded back to asia for a fee so right now is a great time to ship here from the west. Dont let a shipper tell you different. Def use a thai agent to clear customs .http://www.customs.go.th/Customs-Eng/CargoClearance/CargoClearance.jsp?menuNme=Cargo#import http://www.customs.go.th/Customs-Eng/HouseholdEffects/HouseholdEffects.jsp?menuNme=HouseHold#requirement