How do we get our stuff to Germany without breaking the bank?
Hmm, I don’t have any experience shipping from Canada to Germany, but we have shipped stuff via sea freight from Germany to the US (we’re wine importers). What you’re looking for is a “global logistics” firm and what you’re shipping will be “LCL” or “Less than Container Load” although smaller 20 ft containers are available depending on how much stuff you have. LCL is always more expensive than full container, BUT that doesn’t always make the 20 ft containers a good deal, they’re expensive too, go figure. Anyway, sounds to me like you won’t have more than a pallet or two at the most – a standard pallet is about 4ft x 4ft, and I think you can stack them 5ft high (maybe even higher). Watch out for extra costs like ground transport from your place in Canada to the nearest major port, and from Antwerp/Hamburg (probably nearest major ports to you on the European side) to your final destination. If you can, try to use the same carrier for both ground and sea transport to minimize the chance o
