I have found a small (500lb, fits neatly on a pallet) sawing machine in Quebec and would like to buy it, and have it freighted to Missouri. They are fairly rare, and buying one already in the U.S.A. doesn't seem to be an option.
The machine is being sold by a reputable used machinery dealer who is friendly and cooperative enough, and willing to palletize, and load for me, but didn't seem willing to handle the freight and export job for me outside of filling out whatever paperwork he needed to. I know there will be import/export duties that will need to be payed before it can cross the border. The sale price will be approximately $3900 u.s.
Can anyone recommend a freight company who can handle this sort of thing? It looks like C.H. Robinson advertises as doing cross-border shipping but I wanted some recommendations before engaging with anyone. I have used LTL carriers for inside U.S. work before with good results, but this is my first time trying to bring something in from Canada. Trying not to get skinned in the process. Thanks.
The machine is being sold by a reputable used machinery dealer who is friendly and cooperative enough, and willing to palletize, and load for me, but didn't seem willing to handle the freight and export job for me outside of filling out whatever paperwork he needed to. I know there will be import/export duties that will need to be payed before it can cross the border. The sale price will be approximately $3900 u.s.
Can anyone recommend a freight company who can handle this sort of thing? It looks like C.H. Robinson advertises as doing cross-border shipping but I wanted some recommendations before engaging with anyone. I have used LTL carriers for inside U.S. work before with good results, but this is my first time trying to bring something in from Canada. Trying not to get skinned in the process. Thanks.