How much does it cost to ship a 20ft container from China to the UK?

Question

The load is pocket tissue packs, i'm not sure of the exact weight yet!

I'm not aware of the name of the Chinese port yet either, but it'll be in the Hong Kong region.

I will need it transported to either London or Hertfordshire (30 miles north of London) - if anyone is aware of the most likely UK port it'll go to and the cost of transporting from the port to these locations then that'd be much appreciated!

p.s. I've already checked to see what import duty tax is, and its 0%.

Answer 1

So let me get this straight:

You have sent (or will be sending) someone a load of money. This is to pay for a 20 foot container of of tissues.

You don't know how much it weighs.

You don't know how much it will cost to ship.

You don't know where it is coming from.

You don't know where it will land.

Import duty may be 0% - but have you checked out V.A.T. and brokerage fees?

I think you are about to lose a lot of money...

Answer 2

As different individuals say, an import accountability and different taxes are susceptible to be paid via the importer. And reckoning on the situations of settlement(FOB, CIF, CFR, etc.), you in addition to mght ought to pay insurance or worldwide freight. Paying taxes is a sprint bulky for importer to handle in terms of skill or time. you will extra useful entrust that concerns to a professional like a customs broking provider, or different customs brokerage. and that i spoke of a few simulation application to calculate commerce fee.

Answer 3

i duno, but i hope this may help:

http://www.teneric.co.uk/forums/starting-small-business/importing-china-1934.html

just be careful with all these so called "salesmen." Its best to go for a bigger, reliable company as some of these people may just take the container and run!