[quote=âOutofChaosâ][quote=âucxbâ]Hello
My husband and I are planning on moving back to the U.S. and are needing to ship some things back. I assume water shipping would be less expensive than air shipping ?!
Would anyone be able to refer an overseas shipping company here in Taipei ?
(I searched the site before posting and only found local moving topics)
Thanks in advance![/quote]
I shipped a 40-foot container of goods to Taiwan and recently shipped one back. Although I well understand the prejudice against international movers (they are mostly scum in my book, especially the âbig-nameâ companies) sometimes they can be a good choice.
Iâd suggest trying Allied Pickfords in Taipei, Andy Chen in Sales should be able to help.
E-mail: andy.Chen@alliedpickfords.com.tw
The company and the folks treated us very well.
Here in the US, we used Arpin Movers to ship to Taiwan - NEVER USE THEM. They use a bait and switch on how well they will containerize your goods door to door, then you wind up with a loose packed container at the higher rates for sub-packaged shipping.
With Allied Pickford, they used Lucky Movers out of New York for our stateside delivery. Lucky (a shame the name is so put offish) is an excellent local mover and we were really happy to deal with them. I can provide contact info if you wish. They appear to be a US company, Taiwanese owned, and used by a lot of Taiwanese going back to Taiwan.
Along those lines, I suggest avoiding Crown Van Lines and Four Winds in Taiwan. The first tried to shaft me and the second accomplished the shaft. Once again, your mileage may vary.
We mailed a number of boxes back using surface mail, airmail, and EMS. The surface packages took about 7-9 weeks and really showed wear and tear, but the contents were okay. Airmail was quicker but the wear and tear was still there. EMS was a bit more expensive, but no wear and tear and no damaged contents.
Moving large amounts of personal goods is never fun. Dealing with a business where full payment is demanded up front, before service is provided, is a HALLMARK of a rip-off. One reason local movers have to be better, is that for the most part they get paid after delivery, except for the hijacking pirates. With international movers, they all demand payment in advance because if they didnât, the lack of satisfaction on their service would result in a lot of withheld payments and lots of law suits.
My recommendations above not withstanding, international moving companies are scum.
Good luck.
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Hello ,
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for sending your feedback on our service and ofcourse to our partner Lucky Moving. It is also our great pleasure of having a wonderfule client like you. Iâll be looking forward to be of service to you anytime, whether youâll be back to Taiwan or anywhere place in the world.
Please also send our regards to your wife Ms. Lee.
Andy