How Would You Move 30+ Boxes of Cigars

[Saxjazzman]

Here is the problem. Imagine you are moving overseas to Europe. You have about 30+ boxes of cigars that you want to bring with you. Assume that you cannot take them on the plane but will ship them with your household goods. The arrive transit time of household goods to destination is about two months. The movers will take what you pack (you would not want the movers to do it) and send it via container on a ship to your new home. How would you pack about 30+ boxes of cigars to preserve them so that you have more than dried chewing tobacco two months later?

Edit: Another assumption: You do not want to sell them and use the money to buy Cubans, now that you can!!

 

[JHolmes763]

Wonder if it'd be worth it to ship 'em via Fedex/DHL/etc. instead of letting those movers handle them? Maybe box them up now, but have someone mail them when you get your address?

You know this, I'm sure, but inventory everything very well. Hopefully you won't have to find out, but I wonder what you'd even get on a claim if these did "disappear"?

---John Holmes...

 

[indyrob]

Wonder if it'd be worth it to ship 'em via Fedex/DHL/etc. instead of letting those movers handle them? Maybe box them up now, but have someone mail them when you get your address?



---John Holmes...

I'm with that scenario. Let someone you know take care of humidification for you and have them send the cigars to you later when you'r settled in. You could buy a cooler or two and a # of beads and set up your humidor and wait for the sticks to arrive.

 

[tkoepp]

I would have to second Rob's comment.

 

[Ginseng]

Never ship them by boat. Never.

Go with a courier and have someone knowledgeable pack the living crap out of your sticks. 30 boxes is in the range of $5,000 so I would take every reasonable measure to insure their safety.

What the other two guys said.

Wilkey

 

[Molson]

id say spend the extra and have it shipped within a few days. put them with a humidifier and make sure you mark them as a gift or something that will get by customs
goodluck

 

[Gonz]

How about buying a bigass cooler that will hold all of your boxes, throw a bunch of beads in it, pack all the free space real well, tape the heck out of it to seal it shut, then check it as luggage. It might count as an oversized or extra bag or something, and perhaps cost you $50 extra, but that way it will be with you when you arrive. It's no different than when a band travels, the larger instruments have to get there somehow.

 

[bilder]

You could forgo all the hassle and just have the biggest herf your neighborhood has ever seen.

 

[tasman]

I could save you a bunch of hassle and my addy is in my profile! :laugh: :laugh:

The only thing I would be worried about shipping in HHG's is the container getting lost, damaged or just misplaced! I have had some things just come up missing? Not very often but enough to piss you off? Just my 2 cents.

 

[Shooter]

have a friend take care of em, then when youare ready, ups/fed ex em....

 

[SamClemmons]

Coolers.

NA

 

[CoventryCat86]

You could forgo all the hassle and just have the biggest herf your neighborhood has ever seen.

LMAO! :laugh:

An interesting question Sax, I don't have any better ideas than the one posted but I'm in favor of bilder's suggestion here due to the fact that I'm close to New York (if you're talking about yourself :laugh: ) and can help you dispose of those cigars properly if need be! :thumbs:

 

[AVB]

Just box them up and ship them to yourself at your new address. Anything in the EU would arrive in a week by airmail and would be worth the cost if you want to keep them that bad.

 

[NullSmurf]

When I was ordered from Hawaii to the continent, it took 6 weeks for my household goods to arrive and there was evidence that the crate was tampered with. My car arrived ok, but not the stereo. The good news is that the thief took his time removing it. Yours will be going through customs. Ship them FedX.

 

[Peter CCL]

I would just pack them tightly in their boxes, fill all empty spaces with bubble so they are fixed in posistion. Pack all boxes in tight plastic storage containers of 1-2 Cu feet with humidifiers inside. Secure the lids with gaffa tape and put in anonymous carboard boxes. Ship with the rest of the goods. An idea is to bring with a couple of boxes for your immediate needs.

Or if you are storing them in a huge humidor cabinet: keep them in there, fill all the empty space with bubble plastic to secure them in place. Seal the doors. Wrap the humidor in carton paper and let the movers take it.

 

[Michal]

I dont think if spliting them into several boxes and shiping to new location via post offica is a good idea. You'll have to pay taxes and custom taxes if they know somehow whats in there, unless You'll pack them into 10'ers
And the second thing is the fact of shiping about 20 letters to Europe? There always is some risk that not every package will arrive.

I think that the best way will be Fed Ex / UPS or any other courier.
Its not cheap in overseas shiping but the most safe and fast way.
I think that if You write there something like 'clothes' or 'stereo' they'll not be checking it and you'll pay no taxes.

Ps. You also should get info if You have to pay taxes if you ship Your own goods like cigars.

 

[Peter CCL]

Personally I would never label anything as "stereo" "cigars" "my whiskey collection" or even "my jewelery" as it might waken the interest of anyone with a slightly criminal mind in the freight industry.

My guess is to ship the collection with your furniture and stuff, tightly packed in suitable containers, anonymously marked. But save a stash for your immediate needs.

To send the collection seperately would definatly introduce the risk of taxation and/or risk of losing the shipment.

In Sweden you don't pay any VAT or taxes for anything you bring home from any relocation if it is sent along with your household.
Thats why many people buy a new car (on export) the last week or month of their assignment to bring home.

 

[Michal]

Personally I would never label anything as "stereo" "cigars" "my whiskey collection" or even "my jewelery" as it might waken the interest of anyone with a slightly criminal mind in the freight industry.

My bad, You're right.

In Sweden you don't pay any VAT or taxes for anything you bring home from any relocation if it is sent along with your household.

I think that it works in whole Europe, but I'm not sure.

 

[burn-slow]

Well, there are some really good ideas here I think I'll grab one of these for my travels thanks guys. Good luck Jazz-man

 

[JHolmes763]

To send the collection seperately would definatly introduce the risk of taxation and/or risk of losing the shipment.

You've never dealt with the movers the government hires. To let them take it risks losing whatever it is. I've had fairly good luck so far, but have heard horror stories. If you pack it yourself and don't tell them what's in it (or lie) then you can't claim it on the other side if it does end up missing. If you can even claim a tobacco loss at all.

---John Holmes...