Shipping rates
First European Shipping is Hungary's oldest and most respected art
transporter. We ship for all of Hungary's leading auction houses
and antique dealers, including Nagyhzi Gallery, Polgr
Gallery, Kieselbach Gallery, Mterem, Belvrosi Auctionhouse,
Pintr Antik Diszkont, Darius, Nemes Gallery, Rozalia, Aranyecset,
Anno Antique, and Studio Agram. Please consult with any of them
for a reference.
We mostly transport art objects, i.e. antique furniture, paintings,
icons, folk art, porcelain, stone carvings and statues, architectural
salvage, carpets, clocks, and silver. These are our specialties,
as we are the few firms in Hungary capable of acquiring all the
necessary permits for the proper export of these items. In addition,
we do undertake small household moves (2-3 cubic meters) by air
cargo for folks leaving Hungary.
And we
offer good rates on local moves in Budapest
.
Below you'll find a complete listing of our services and rates.
Air
Cargo
Surface
Cargo
Local
Trucking In Budapest
Air
Cargo:
Air cargo is the preferred method of shipping for anything from
small items up to 10 cubic meters. For the shipping of paintings
and furniture it is important to know the dimensions of the crate
in which the objects will travel since furniture and paintings are
light enough that they are charged according to thus amount of space
they displace and not by their true weight.
We offer the rate of $950/cubic meter, including $180/cubic meter
for crating, for air cargo to major American airports. Our minimum
charge is $450. Please consult us on rates to other destinations.
All air cargo rates include local (Budapest) pickup and storage
until export preparations have been made. They also include export
(out of Hungary) customs clearance.
Customers
can choose to pick up their shipment at the airport or order door
to door delivery. Door to door delivery tends to add around 350-400
USD to the delivery cost as it includes customs clearance and trucking
to the door.
Insurance
is 2% of the items` value for all-risks.
Museum
permits are required for antiques older than hundred years and for
paintings and other visual arts if their artist is no longer alive.
We organize museum permits at the cost of 120 USD plus the fees
the museum charges, which are between 2-4% of the value of the item.
We
offer storage at our guarded, alarm-protected, insured warehouse
at the rate of 10 USD per square meter of floor-space per week.
We only charge warehousing if we are asked to store objects beyond
the point at which we have made all packing and paperwork preparations
and could ship the cargo.
Surface
cargo:
Surface cargo is the preferred method of moving large amounts of
artwork and furniture. We offer surface cargo in 20 and 40 foot
sea containers to any port destination. This service generally appeals
to dealers who would like to move large amounts of furniture and
art economically. For those who want to send less than a container's
worth at a more economic rate than air cargo, we also offer surface
cargo by the cubic meter to any major destination at the rate of
$550/m3 (with the first cubic meter costing $800).
Container
shipping fee includes truck, rail and ship transport to the consigned
freight forwarder. Prices tend to be 3,000-3,500 USD for a 20 foot
container and 3,900-4,500 USD for a 40 foot container for shipments
to North American ports. Please contact us about rates to other
ports
Our
"Container Stage Managing Fee" includes local pickup, three weeks
free storage, organization of all museum permits (excluding fees
paid to the museum), export (out of Hungary) customs clearance and
general supervision of the whole process. The fee is 1,700 USD for
a 20 foot, 2,300 USD for a 40 foot container.
Packaging
depends on how things are wrapped. We generally use a combination
of silk paper, corrugated paper and bubble wrap for things without
glass, and crates for things with glass, as well as for porcelain,
metalwork, and stonework. Basic wrapping is $600 per 20' container,
or $1200 for a 40'. Crating is charged at $180/cubic meter of crating.
Museum
permits are required for antiques older than hundred years and for
paintings and other visual arts if their artist is no longer alive.
The cost of organizing museum permits is included in the "Container
Stage Managing Fee" but fees are charged separately at costs between
2-4% of the value of the item.
Insurance
is 3% of the items` value for all-risks or 1% for total loss.
We
offer storage at our guarded, alarm-protected, insured warehouse
at the rate of 10 USD per square meter of floor-space per week.
We only charge warehousing if we are asked to store objects beyond
the point at which we have made all packing and paperwork preparations
and could ship the cargo.
Local
Trucking in Budapest
If we handle some of Hungary's finest art, you can imagine we'll
do a fine job moving your things from one side of Budapest to the
other. Call us about local moves within Budapest, as well as trucking
anywhere within Hungary. Our team of Csaba (trucker) and Ede (master
packer) will pleasantly and politely undertake pick-up and delivery
for the cost of 10,000 HUF/hour + VAT (20%).
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