From Sydney, Australia to Buenos Aires, Argentina - March, 2004

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Shipment From: 
Sydney, Australia
Shipment To: 
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Shipper details
Company name: 
Qantas Freight
Contact details: 

Qantas Freight Sales Office
Qantas Freight Terminal
Level 1 (Above Export Acceptance)
Link Road, Mascot NSW 2020
All enquiries: 1 300 368 747

Import : 61 1 300 368 747
Export : 61 1 300 368 74

Travellers Impressions of the shipper
Recommended?: 
Yes
Information about this Shipment
Shipping Method: 
Air
Shipping date: 
March, 2004
Cost Paid at Start (US $): 
US$1200
Comments: 

Qantas is still flying three times a week to BA, and they have quite a lot of cargo as well, because Aereolineas Argentinas and Malaysian Airlines can not take cargo at the moment.

I did not crate the bike, Qantas said they will put it on a palette, but I don't know how they did it. The bike arrived as I handed it to them in Sydney, ready to start.

Costs in Sydney: for up to 300kg I paid incl. all the fees: 2100 AUD (1050 USD) plus 100 AUD (50 USD) for the dangerous cargo form

Costs in BA: the official exchange rate for the peso is at the moment 1 USD - 1.4 Peso, we changed on the black market and got 1 USD - 1.95 Peso

Handling fees: 84 Peso (42 USD), Customs: 95 Peso (47 USD)

If you don't get the bike the same day it arrives you will have to pay about 60 USD a day extra.

The customs asked us here for a carnet and we got it stamped, I don



 

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