bizcatalyst wrote:Door to Door service is generally used for shipping into Indonesia, not shipping out of Indonesia.
US$2000 for a container sounds expensive. But, if you get a breakdown of the services you are getting, I may sound reasonable. Here is how I look at it.
1. Container Clearing charges in Singapore US$400 (estimate)
2. Contaner Freight US$400 (estimate)
3. Local container port ??
4. Furniture packing or crate ?
5. Loading container charge in Indonesia
6. Unloading container charge in Singapore
Add up all the services ... US$2000 may sound OK.....
Bizcatalyst
Don't forget:
1/ Transportation cost (to / from port)
2/ Forklift rental charges (to get the item out from Keppel Distripark)
3/ Import permit charge
4/ Insurance (this has gone crazy over th last few years)
5/ Wharfage charges
6/ Agent charge for arranging all this
To the OP:
These are the fixed costs that have to be paid. Should you ship more items, these cost would be spread out over all the pieces and it would not be that bad. The cheapest way to ship things is by utilising a whole container as you would avoid heavy break-bulk fees.