Knowledge You Can Build On — Est. 1998
Shipping to Australia (Queensland)
Jennifer@Indy.USA
>Does anyone have any experience shipping turnings to Australia? I had someone interested in a piece today that is wanting to ship to Queensland,Australia, but isn't sure if customs would interfere because it is a wood product?
Any insight would be much appreciated....
Thanks!
Jennifer
Re: Shipping to Australia (Queensland)
Sean Troy
>I have used Fed Ex to ship to different countries in the past with no problem. I used to make Exotic Hardwood Chess Boards and ship them out. Call thier 1-800 number and ask them. www.fedex.com Best of luck, Sean
Thanks Sean.....
Jennifer@Indy.USA
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Re: Shipping to Australia (Queensland)
Dale Stansbery
>I have been using USPS Air Parcel Post and USPS Global Express Mail to ship around the world. No problems as yet. You have to fill out a customs form when you send it declaring what the package contains, it's value, and a category, (usually "other" and "merchandise") .A customer will occasionally ask the value to be understated to save customs. But, that also puts the customer at risk of uninsured loss if anything happens to the package. Packages from 2 to 5 pounds run about $20 to $30 depending on destination. Use www.usps.com to calculate international postage, and a good scale is necessary. A fraction of an ounce over an even pound can cause a $3 or $4 extra cost. Be careful of using FedEx or other carrier franchise agents. My experience has been their fees can add considerably to your cost.
Re: Shipping to Australia (Queensland)
Jennifer@Indy.USA
>Thanks Dale,
The (potential) buyer is going to be doing the shipping, so the cost doesn't concern me...her question to me that I couldn't answer was if Australia had restrictions on incoming wood products due to beatles, bugs ets, sort of like we don't allow live plants and stuff like that to come into the U.S...I didn't have an answer for her today and told her I'd try to find out some information tonight. A sale could hinge on it :)
Thanks for your insight on pricing though!
Jennifer
Re: Shipping to Australia (Queensland)
Dan Faux
>Hi Jennifer
I live in Western Australia and I have personally brought turnings into the country.As long as the wood is dry and totally free of bark (so no natural edge bowls) there should not be a problem.
DanF
Re: Shipping to Australia (Queensland)
Wood Spinner
>Another consideration may be if the wood is finished or natural. I am sure a finished product would be far less likley to be questioned.
Good turning and be safe
Bill
Thansk Everybody, much appreciated!
Jennifer@Indy.USA
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Re: Shipping to Australia (Queensland)
Mark Harrison -- in Sydney, Australia
>I missed this earlier. Hopefully you've found out already but you can e-mail the government department that handle quarrantine here: international.mail@aqis.gov.au
AQIS - Australian Quarrantine and Inspection Service.
My cursory look at their website suggests that this would be okay. This goes with my experience as well.
Our quarrantine laws are very restrictive in general because as an island (albeit a large one) we have had the benefit of not having many of the problems that many countries have had with animal and plant diseases e.g. hoof and mouth disease and rabies.
