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    Quote Originally Posted by John S View Post
    Not just small ships, in the 80's for some celebration they had a US nuclear sub sail up it right to Manchester.
    IIRC the average depth is 90 foot.
    MSC is quoted as having a depth of 8.78 = 28.8feet, of course the average may be more ;-)

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    But if your buying on a budget then it can cope with sampans and junks
    The more I know, I know, I know the less. (John Owen)

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    Have it come to Goole which his the most inland sea port. I have a warehouse there so I'll pop down to docks and pick it up but you'll never see it again. .

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    Quote Originally Posted by motoxy View Post
    But if your buying on a budget then it can cope with sampans and junks

    huh?..........

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    Thanks for the info.

    One other thing, the company emailed this morning asking if my country requires me to be a business to import by sea.

    Is this true or false, in the UK do i have to be a registered business to have things imported by sea or can i be just anyone?

    Thanks

    Craig

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    You dont need to be a registered business ,freight forwarders and HMRC are happy to take anyones money, but do talk to some freight forwarding/ logistics outfits, there is a lot of shipping coming in from the Far East and it is possible to get costs down a lot.

    You don`t want to be in this position:

    http://www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk/fo...d.php?t=155805

    Cheers
    Adam

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    Quote Originally Posted by motoxy View Post
    But if your buying on a budget then it can cope with sampans and junks
    Thanks for that,

    I'll give the seaport a call in the morning, its looking like maybe getting it shipped by air maybe a cheaper option?

    They want around £250 for air shipping + vat

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    Quote Originally Posted by craigrobbo View Post
    They want around £250 for air shipping + vat
    No contest compared to the sea option.
    John S -

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    Importing via sea can be a whole different ballgame to air.

    What your probably looking for is Less than Container Load, LCL, your in a shared container so there is unloading and clearance charges this end, UK, in addition to VAT, duty and the actual shipping charge.

    Have a google and a read of some of the business forums and talk to a couple of UK shipping/logistics agents, cost varies wildy, couple of calls is always worthwhile.

    Cheers
    Adam

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    I've only imported complete container loads but you might want to look at someone like this for smaller volumes.

    Russell.

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