Cost of shipping container hire - Queensland to Tasmania

We have booked our shipping container hire.
After shopping around, we opted to go with Anglia Containers.
They had no problem accommodating our request for a Highcube container (which gives more room at no extra cost). A Standard 20' shipping container gives you 33.2m3 of space, whereas the Highcube offers 37.4m3, so we have opted for that additional bit of room.



Standard vs Highcube container

 

Anglia Containers offer a loading service, but we have decided to load and unload the container ourselves. 
In terms of cost, as per their invoice:

"To deliver one lease 20' shipping container to Qld for you to load; to relocate container to Tasmania for you to unload; to recover our container $4,389.00 (including GST)"

For that, you will have the container for a total of 28 days hire (plus transit time).
You can 'split' this time however you want. We have chosen 14 days access to pack it prior to the move .... after that it's picked up and spends about 6 days in transit from Queensland to Tasmania ... and a further two weeks to unpack it before it gets collected from our new Tasmanian abode.
In moving from the mainland to Tasmania, you will also need to complete a Tasmania Quarantine Declaration and submit this document direct to Quarantine prior to the container leaving Queensland. Your shipping company of choice will also need a copy of the completed form for their records. Anglia Containers have offered assistance, if necessary, if we need any help completing the form.

Shipping Container Hire Tips

• Give the hire company as much notice as you can - due to the logistics involved in moving shipping containers around the country, companies appreciate a bit of notice as it makes forward planning easier for them
• You need more room than you think you will for the delivery - HEIGHT - wherever you plan to get the container delivered to, you will need at least 4.5 m height clearance (check for overhanging branches, cables) to accommodate the raised tilt tray
• You need more room than you think you will for the delivery - LENGTH - don't just measure up your front or side yard to see if the container fits; you also need room to unload it - you need room for a truck to reverse, tilt the tray up and slide the container off the back
• Invest in a decent padlock - this is the thing that will be keeping all your worldly belongings safe so consider spending more than $10 on it
• Don't assume you have insurance cover if something goes wrong - check to see if your Home Contents Insurance policy covers goods in transit; if not, you may need to consider getting separate transit insurance
• You may need to provide your own furniture blankets / strapping - some companies do offer a hire service, but not all. Check to see whether you need to buy or hire

The container hire is the big ticket item from our moving checklist. Also on the list are Airline tickets (including cats!), ferry, fuel & accommodation and a hire car (just to name a few)
We'll keep you updated with the moving arrangements and costs as we go.
Until then
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