To give you an idea... landing costs for LCL are about as follows (Less than a container Load)

1m3 = AUd $ 480.00
2m3 = AUD $ 580.00
3m3 = AUD $ 690.00
4m3 = AUD $ 820.00

And so on.... Many Chinese suppliers will offer very cheap freight rates but (CIF/C&F) Only to Fremantle port... in cases like this the local agent will need to recover the costs in their port/local charges.. therefore you will see even higher local charges than above. It's all about rebates and kickbacks for the Chinese, so if they can fill a container the Australian agent will pay them a rebate for the cargo (they can usually make a killing on the local charges)...

Oh, and I forgot to mention.. as soon as you mention Personal Effects, you can safely double your freight costs.. most people charge through the roof to move it because of all the farting around.

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