[Mg-t] Shipping a car from England to California

[brown dan]

I just imported a MG Y car this summer to Long Beach.  I shipped on a Roll On
Roll Off ship.  The cost was around $1.500 US and another $100 for insurance. 
The cost of the "broker" was $350 and there is the 2% import tax/fee.
 
I had a bunch of spares and it cost as much as the car.  Between boxing and
shipping, customs wirh "intensive inspection" fees, and yada, yada fees, and
more "broker fees.  They love to add up those fees.
 
Putting one in a container is more expensive.  In the future I will find a
broker in the port town where I receive the car.  Should take 6 to 10 weeks
from when you start.
 
Best Wishes,   Dan


--- On Sun, 11/28/10, Lawrie Alexander <lawrie at britcars.com> wrote:


From: Lawrie Alexander <lawrie at britcars.com>
Subject: [Mg-t] Shipping a car from England to California
To: mg-t at autox.team.net
Date: Sunday, November 28, 2010, 1:43 PM


Fellow Listers ....

I have found an MGB GT V8 in England that can be had for next-to-nothing,
having sat in a garage for over 20 years since last being used. It looks to
be a reasonably straightforward restoration project, so I am considering
adding it to my "future project" list.

First, however, I need to know what it might cost to ship a car from England
to San Francisco. If anyone has done this or can give me any suggestions,
I'd be grateful for their advice.

If shipping the car here turns out to be too expensive to make the project
worthwhile, I'll be happy to relay the information on the car to anyone in
the UK who might be looking for a V8 BGT project ........

TIA,

Lawrie Alexander
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