if you use the right freight company, you should be able to get it delivered to you're door/workshop
If the shipping company doesn't do local freight then I would suggest any of the usual companies could assist.
Toll/Ipec, K&L, maybe even DHL or other couriers.
My guess is they will just pick the container up after it's past through customs and deliver the whole container to you for you to unpack.
Ring around for quotes.

^^ Agreed, the company i have used to ship my musical instruments here to Oz use a local firm to drop off at my choice of address. Im expecting to pay some dollars, esp if they feel the need to inspect the pallet for 'bio hazards' , which they have done before .

I don't know if they can assist you as they are move agents. Chess Moving, Perth.

Jeronimo said..

No containers are opened and processed on the wharf/terminal.
You should have information on who your shipping agent is, they are the people that collect the containers off the wharf and open them and sort out all the import/ duties etc etc. and then split the contents off a container by consignment ready to be picked up by you (be quick, storage fees are pretty high) or have them delivered to an address of your choice (at your expense.)

Companies like Toll, CCS and Patrick (which also operate the conatiner terminal in Fremantle) are the companies that do these sort of things..

Best source of info is the company you buy your stuff from..

good luck

Get the supplier to provide a quote under shipping / INCOTERMS of CIF. This is price includes Customs, Insurance & Freight (CIF). It appears you may have been quoted FOB (Free On Board) - that means you are responsible for the goods once it is on the ship

Contact a Freight Forwarder who will assist on getting the goods through Customs / Insurance etc. They should also be able to arrange transport to your destination, noting that they do this all day everyday they will have contacts for local transport.

I import goods regularly from China,s ometimes with LCL (Less than Container Load) freight shipments. It's a ****ty way to do things when you run a business, as you incur unnecessary charges, but is necessary sometimes.

We've attempted to pickup the goods directly from the port. You basically go to the port where your order is unloaded from a shipping container, go through security, show your delivery order (provided by your customs broker) then you wait in a line with a bunch of delivery trucks for an hour or whatever (be aware, most couriers will charge you extra for this waiting time at the port if you choose to use one). Then you get to the front of the line, a forklift brings your goods to your vehicle and then you load it up and go. It is a bit of a pain in the arse if you do it yourself.

As far as handling the import - just find a customs broker/customs clearance agent. Make sure you discuss all the costs of importation. A general breakdown is as follows,


1. Port Charge, THC, unpacking etc: $145/cbm

2. Custom clearance, SCA, documents, isps etc etc: 275/per shipment

3. Brokers handling charge: $50/per shipment.

note: these charges dont include delivery, but include everything you need to go to the port and pick it up yourself.



P.s. to the above poster dazzler, FOB means Freight On Board. It means the vendor takes care of all costs up until the freight is on board to the destination port. This means in cwamit's case, he will have to pay the aforementioned costs (or similar) to a customs broker before he can pick them up.

So when you say " just find a customs broker/customs clearance agent. " Do you mean they are just standing around at port or you need to bring your own?

the container will normally be taken elsewhere to be unpacked. I would recommend that you start trying to track it down asap as it may already be in a warehouse in WA and as you havent contacted them for collection,customs ,quarantine they may have started charging you already.
ALSO keep in mind you , if you are doing it all yourself that customs in fremantle is a Museum, the customs office is at perth international airport as is quarantine. you will need to take all your relevant documents there.
That is why customs agents ETC exist.
expect some frightening charges bto come from the shipping company, it may cost more to get your stuff than the freight cost from china.
we had a large crate that had adress/email/2xphone numbers on every upright surface and the lid, and were never contacted by the agents in WA .
aparently it wasnt their job.
the computer document from the shippers actually read "mr Day ,perth ,astralra,frementle, and it made it to here