Hi,

I will be heading back home to Sweden later this year and would like to take with me a 2011 Triumph Tiger 800 that I purchased here in Australia.

After reading several threads here on HU forum and looking at the database for the freight prices, they aren't adding up.

There's several reports quoting $500-700 AUD (that's ~300-450 EUR or 400-550 USD) for transport from Australia to somewhere in Europe (mainly Germany and UK).

Well I have received several quotes so far and they are all near the $1500 AUD mark or more (not including insurance or crate) and these aren't home to home, rather port to port or depot to depot.

Anyone cares to give their opinion and try to figure out what could be going on?

From the database here there one transport that just sounds too good compared to the quotes I am getting. This one, of 2 motorbikes (Tiger's as well) for the very low price of $634 AUD plus $160 AUD for insurance. Each crate was 2CBM. Link: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/fro...dom-april-2004

I've got quotes for the port of Stockholm but also for depots in London. Waiting for freight to Germany but from what it looks like it will end up being the same.

On another note, I read that several people used Qantas for air freight. Anyone knows if they are still doing it and how much it would cost approximately? Weight is around the 250 kg mark.

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An example from a quote I got from Brisbane Port to Stockholm Port, 46 day transport, by Australiatrade.com

Our current price includes
Receive your packed and labeled goods into our nominated Brisbane bond store
Our bond store will measure your cargo and advise us how many cubic metres you dropped off
Book container park slot fee
Cart 1 x 20ft empty container from Brisbane container park to our Brisbane bond store
Pack your goods into 20ft container
Book wharf slot fee
Cart 1 x 20ft full container from Brisbane bond store to Brisbane wharf
Lift container off wharf and stow on ship
Brisbane port charges
Ocean Freight Brisbane wharf to Singapore wharf
Transfer in Singapore
Ocean Freight Singapore wharf to Stockholm wharf
Cart Stockholm bond store to Stockholm bond store

Sub Total A$ 340.00 per cbm /1000kgs x ? cbm** (min 1 cbm)

Agency Fee
Shipping Documents
Australian Customs Export entry
Ph, tax, tolls, emails
Sub total A$ 300.00

You will be required to pre-pay the overseas landing charges here in Australia
Tugs, Pilots and Stevedores
Discharge container off ship and onto wharf
Cart 1 x 20ft full container from Stockholm wharf to our Stockholm bond store
Unpack your goods out of 20ft container
Cart 1 x 20ft empty container from Stockholm bond store to Stockholm container park
Sub total USD $ 200 per cbm x ? cbm (min 1 cbm)

Import Service Fee
Sub total USD $ 40.00 per cbm x ? cbm

Delivery order/admin fee USD $ 140.00
IMO Administration Fee USD $ 80.00
Environmental fee: USD $ 60.00
Sub Total USD $ 280.00

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In this case, 1CBM (which wouldn't be enough for my bike) would cost $640 AUD + $520 USD = $1305 AUD (830 EUR or $1020 USD). From the example I gave above, their crates were 2CBM each and for two of them they paid 1/4 of what I'm getting quoted for.

Thank you!