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<p>[QUOTE="808 raver, post: 9579426, member: 4654"]It always amazes me why there isn't more antiques trade between the UK and Australia, all it takes is someone in the UK as a buyer and someone in Australia telling them what sells and for how much. The price difference between the 2 countries is amazing, import tax on antiques is around 5% and shipping costs are around $3000 for a 20ft container $5000 for a 40ft container, seems like a no brainer business idea. I think you could fit enough antiques in a 40ft container to make shipping costs around 1% and over all costs being 6-7%? It's not like Australians don't have the money these days, I suspect in the next few years they will have the deepest pockets in the world. <a href="https://www.shipit.co.uk/container-shipping-costs/australia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.shipit.co.uk/container-shipping-costs/australia" rel="nofollow">https://www.shipit.co.uk/container-shipping-costs/australia</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="808 raver, post: 9579426, member: 4654"]It always amazes me why there isn't more antiques trade between the UK and Australia, all it takes is someone in the UK as a buyer and someone in Australia telling them what sells and for how much. The price difference between the 2 countries is amazing, import tax on antiques is around 5% and shipping costs are around $3000 for a 20ft container $5000 for a 40ft container, seems like a no brainer business idea. I think you could fit enough antiques in a 40ft container to make shipping costs around 1% and over all costs being 6-7%? It's not like Australians don't have the money these days, I suspect in the next few years they will have the deepest pockets in the world. [URL]https://www.shipit.co.uk/container-shipping-costs/australia[/URL][/QUOTE]
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