Doha Port - Shipping from UK

myself123
By myself123

Hi,
I am having some of my goods shipped over from the UK and wanted some advice about port charges/service etc.

Items I'm bringing are things like books/manuals and clothes/toileteries etc...

Does anyone know what charges are involved and is there any info online?

Regards

PS- what's the weather like there in April?

By esz• 28 Jul 2013 13:41
esz

Can someone recommend a good and affordable shipping company from the UK?

Cheers

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By boyet_luzana• 24 Mar 2011 08:46
boyet_luzana

pm sent.

By Movmenus• 23 Mar 2011 00:18
Movmenus

G'day,

I'm also making the move from Sydney Australia to Doha in May. I've been given a relocation allowance of US$8,000 by the company and would like to bring in my furniture and belongings in a 20 foot container. Could you suggest or advise based on your experience which service to use and associated costs?

Thanks

By Alumnar• 17 Dec 2010 10:12
Rating: 4/5
Alumnar

You can contact Qatar Logistics on the Doha end and have them clearing the boxes for you and delivering them. They are so efficient, well priced and 100% reliable.

By boyet_luzana• 17 Dec 2010 10:08
boyet_luzana

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By riz16• 16 Dec 2010 09:34
riz16

Hi there,

I have my stuff shipped to Doha port as well from Australia. I am just interested to find out what is the process here i.e. on the port and how did you manage to get the things cleared and forward to uyour home. I would be grateful to ear from you. I am new hear and would gain from ur experience. Also if you used some clearing and forwarding company and you can share their contact with me. Looking forward to hear from you.

Regard,

By boyet_luzana• 20 Feb 2010 09:40
boyet_luzana

welcome! cheers ;)

By myself123• 18 Feb 2010 11:30
myself123

Thank you for that information boyet_luzana!

By boyet_luzana• 17 Feb 2010 07:34
Rating: 4/5
boyet_luzana

Chapter (4) : Personal effects and household items

Article (103)

The personal effects and used household items brought into the country by the nationals residing abroad or the foreigners coming for the first time for residence in the State shall be exempted from customs duties, subject to the conditions and restrictions...

http://www.customs.gov.qa/eng_cust/enactment/customs/lawforqatar/part8.jsp

DDU Shipment (Delivered Duty Unpaid)- where goods placed at the disposal of the consignee (you) at Doha port, therefore, upon cargo arrival, cost will be: docs fee, customs clearance (minus the import tax) and haulage service to delivery address.

suggestion, if you don't know of any good forwarder here in Qatar, send it DDP.

By myself123• 16 Feb 2010 20:15
myself123

And what did that cost and do you know the size / weight of your goods?

By Jhopp• 16 Feb 2010 19:58
Rating: 5/5
Jhopp

I recently shipped a large shipment of goods from the US via Allied Shipping. I paid the US company, they inventoried, packed, boxed, and shipped everything here to Qatar. Once it cleared customs, it was picked up by the partner company here in Doha and delivered to my door.

I never had to deal with a single piece of paper on the Doha side of things, aside for signing my inventory and acknowledging receipt of shipment.

By myself123• 16 Feb 2010 19:10
myself123

Thank you for your replies, appreciated.

I think big companies = big bills.

I've got a small company and arranged for the items to be delivered to port only...2-4 boxes of books and clothes, might see what else I can add to the pallets, lol.

By snessy• 16 Feb 2010 17:49
snessy

Yep, give it to the courier company with your belongings in the UK. We had a door to door service too, but we used a small company. Not sure if it makes a difference, but we had our belongings brought over by air.

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By boyet_luzana• 16 Feb 2010 17:00
Rating: 5/5
boyet_luzana

Find a good forwarder in the UK who could deliver your stuff door-to-door (that's DDP, Delivered Duty Paid for Incoterms 2000), so receiver should not worry about anything to pay as shipper will pay all the charges before it can be shipped out from the UK to Qatar.

DHL, UPS and Fedex can handle this kind of shipment, just dont forget, Shipping Terms should be DDP in the Airway Bill.

btw, April weather starts to warm, hot season's peak July and August

Cheers!

By myself123• 16 Feb 2010 16:53
myself123

Thanks you for that great tip, lol.

Is that the courier in UK I need to give the note to? He's already aware of my belongings...

He told me as I will be working for the Govt I may be charged less...but free is better!!

Hope to hear again.

By snessy• 16 Feb 2010 15:40
Rating: 5/5
snessy

We didn't get charged anything extra at this end. Give a note to the courier company stating it's personal belongings and you will be taking them back when you leave Qatar, then they will give it to customs. Hopefully, you won't get charged either.

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