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by cage on 07 February 2010 - 09:02
New York is always the cheapest as there are direct flights to NY.We shipped adult male to Houston last September and it was 980 € from Schwechat airport in Vienna,we shipped two puppies to Porto,Portugal and it was 600 € / funny that it is the same to Chicago/.
by SitasMom on 08 February 2010 - 13:02
10 week old puppy from Slovakia to Frankfurt to Houston is about $900. JFK is a hub and is the least expensive place to ship to, from there the cost goes up, depending on location.
10 weeks because the puppy has had 2 sets of puppy vaccinations and a week for them to work. Lots of stress and germs out there, puppies need as much defense against them as possible, especially when in transit.
Its not as easy as just stuffing a puppy in a crate and taking it to the airport. There's lots of paperwork, taxes, health certificates, cost of an appropriate crate. It has to be completed perfectly, there can be much difficulty getting the animal through customs once it reaches its destination. The choice of flights also had to be correct. If a puppy arrives to late in the evening US customs is closed the puppy is then taken to quarantine facility for the overnight - very expensive.
Many kennels pay a transport company to book the flight, pick the puppy up, drive it to the airport, fill out all required paperwork, make sure they are at the airport at the correct time.
Much of this may have to do with the value of the currencies we are dealing with, as the value of the dollar goes down the price in American dollars goes up.......
all of the airlines I've dealt with have expect this "handling charge". it may have to do with the fact that everyone has to stop what they're doing to get the creates or they have to disinfect the area where the crate has been, or maybe they just don't like hearing puppies and dog bark, or they don't like the smell....... it seems like a forced gratuity.
A way to reduce shipping costs is to find someone else who wants a puppy and ship them together, up to 3 puppies of the same size can be shipped on one crate. the cost to ship the crate is a little more, but dividing the cost makes it much more affordible.
10 weeks because the puppy has had 2 sets of puppy vaccinations and a week for them to work. Lots of stress and germs out there, puppies need as much defense against them as possible, especially when in transit.
Its not as easy as just stuffing a puppy in a crate and taking it to the airport. There's lots of paperwork, taxes, health certificates, cost of an appropriate crate. It has to be completed perfectly, there can be much difficulty getting the animal through customs once it reaches its destination. The choice of flights also had to be correct. If a puppy arrives to late in the evening US customs is closed the puppy is then taken to quarantine facility for the overnight - very expensive.
Many kennels pay a transport company to book the flight, pick the puppy up, drive it to the airport, fill out all required paperwork, make sure they are at the airport at the correct time.
Much of this may have to do with the value of the currencies we are dealing with, as the value of the dollar goes down the price in American dollars goes up.......
all of the airlines I've dealt with have expect this "handling charge". it may have to do with the fact that everyone has to stop what they're doing to get the creates or they have to disinfect the area where the crate has been, or maybe they just don't like hearing puppies and dog bark, or they don't like the smell....... it seems like a forced gratuity.
A way to reduce shipping costs is to find someone else who wants a puppy and ship them together, up to 3 puppies of the same size can be shipped on one crate. the cost to ship the crate is a little more, but dividing the cost makes it much more affordible.
by Keith Grossman on 08 February 2010 - 14:02
"I have spoke to a few guys in Germany and Chez and they are pissed as well it hurts their business. Of course they blame it on Obama and his spending spree for the price of everything to be so high due to the weak dollar."
Really? Well here's a dose of reality for you.
Dollars/Euro average annual conversion rates 2001-2009:
2001 1/1.11691
2002 1/1.06106
2003 1/.88540
2004 1/.80510
2005 1/.80453
2006 1/.79703
2007 1/.73082
2008 1/.68340
2009 1/.71916
Looks to me like after eight years of dramatic declines inder Bush, the dollar started to recover against the euro during Obama's first year, no small feat given the mess that was left behind.
Really? Well here's a dose of reality for you.
Dollars/Euro average annual conversion rates 2001-2009:
2001 1/1.11691
2002 1/1.06106
2003 1/.88540
2004 1/.80510
2005 1/.80453
2006 1/.79703
2007 1/.73082
2008 1/.68340
2009 1/.71916
Looks to me like after eight years of dramatic declines inder Bush, the dollar started to recover against the euro during Obama's first year, no small feat given the mess that was left behind.
by SitasMom on 08 February 2010 - 20:02
The reason the dollar is going a little better has more to do with the EU nations being just a irrisponsible as the US, if not more more so.
by Keith Grossman on 08 February 2010 - 20:02
Good spin but no, not really. Feel free to look up the trend against other foreign currencies.
by SitasMom on 08 February 2010 - 20:02
the debt vs gdp of many of the EU countries is as bad if not worse then ours. just a matter of time until everyone get to play with hyper inflation.
the reason our currency has improved is becasue the banks have horded the tarp money. this has caused some stability. as the money finally hits the streets, the value of our currency will decrease and inflation will increase.
not spin, ecomomics........
the reason our currency has improved is becasue the banks have horded the tarp money. this has caused some stability. as the money finally hits the streets, the value of our currency will decrease and inflation will increase.
not spin, ecomomics........
by Keith Grossman on 08 February 2010 - 20:02
You can put ten economists in a room and the only thing nine of them will agree on is that the other one is wrong. My point, since you adamantly refuse to acknowledge the obvious, is that the current cost of shipping from Europe is not due to a weak dollar caused by Obama. If and when your scenario comes true and the weak dollar compared to the euro causes the cost of shipping to increase, feel free to come back and say I told you so. Until then, this assertion is false.
by SitasMom on 08 February 2010 - 22:02
today the stock market to a dump because of their fears of the out of control spending of EU countrys.......om my!
by SitasMom on 19 February 2010 - 15:02
FYI -
Price to ship from within the USA - 26to 50lbs - $336.00
196 flight and their "extra fees"
75 vet certification
65 crate
336 -
Transportation to vet and back and to the store for a vet and back and to airport and back makes is a cool $400.
www.aacargo.com
Make sure your vet answers ALL the questions that they require or they will not ship.
Price to ship from within the USA - 26to 50lbs - $336.00
196 flight and their "extra fees"
75 vet certification
65 crate
336 -
Transportation to vet and back and to the store for a vet and back and to airport and back makes is a cool $400.
www.aacargo.com
Make sure your vet answers ALL the questions that they require or they will not ship.
by alkster2002 on 19 February 2010 - 16:02
Looking at 360 euro to 400 euro for an 8 wk old pup ................ through Gradlyn Air Frgt ..... Greg
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