London & Home Counties Regional Sales Office: 07917 344 779 | Northern & West Midlands Regional Sales Office: 07876 820 833
London & Home Counties Regional Sales Office: 07917 344 779 | Northern & West Midlands Regional Sales Office: 07876 820 833
Buy your Barrels from Ramsay Shipping for £70.00 each We can delivery empty barrels for you and when you are ready to ship, give us a call.
Barrels are 220 Litres in size and can hold quite a lot, plus the mouth or rim is wide, so it is easy to put your items in it.
London & Home Counties Regional Sales Office: 07917 344 779
Northern & West Midlands Regional Sales Office: 07876 820 833
Email: info@ramsayshipping.co.uk
Barrels are available new or recycled, in different sizes and are usually made of either sturdy metal or plastic; check they have been cleaned as it is not guaranteed with recycled barrels. The largest (normally) blue barrels are supplied with a plastic or silver metal lid which has a separate ‘belt like’ lever locking fastener to secure the lid firmly down in place and cost in the region of £65.00.
The largest size holds around 200 – 220 litres and has a wide open top of around 40 inches for easy packing and unpacking. As far as I am aware there is no weight limit to the contents…. as long as the bottom does not fall out when it is moved! You can ship almost anything in a barrel from household goods, clothes and toiletries to car parts, paddling pools and tools.
As the largest barrels hold 220 litres with a wide open top of approx 40 CM it makes it easy to load bulky, heavy or fragile items.
You can send items to cut down on your weekly shop, such as, detergent for clothes, washing up liquid, bleach and other cleaning materials. Tinned foodstuffs, rice, oil, foil, teabags, coffee and so on.
You can pack some of your home comforts alongside gifts for friends and relatives without compromising on your luggage allowance on the plane.
Some items such as housewares are very expensive or hard to get in Jamaica compared to the deals you get at home.
There are laws, rules and guidance about what items are prohibited from entering Jamaica. The Jamaican Customs website states that Prohibited Items include:
Prohibited items are absolutely forbidden from entering Jamaica, some of which include: Indecent and obscene prints, paintings, photographs, cinematograph films, lithographs, engravings, books, cards or written communications or any indecent or obscene articles whether similar to the above or not and any parcels, packages or packets having thereon, or on the cover there of, any words, marks or designs which are grossly offensive or of an indecent or obscene character. Coin-base or counterfeit coin of any country.
The following and similar publications:
All publications of de Laurence Scott and Company of Chicago in the United States of America relating to divination, magic, cultism or supernatural arts.
All publications of the Red Star Publishing Company of Chicago in the United States of America relating to divination, magic, cultism or supernatural arts.
Some meats, fish, dairy produce, seeds, sugar and other items are also restricted. There is further information on restricted items on the website, with a supporting PDF outlining the goods it applies to. Click here.
Barrels containing a mixture of food, used household and kitchen items, cleaning materials and other sundry items have the lowest tax bracket as they are considered to be items for personal use. When I asked the shipping agent in London how much tax I was likely to pay for one barrel they said it would be around $6,000 and would be payable at the wharf in Jamaica.
The plastic and metal barrels that once carried the goods, gifts and belongings of someone ‘a foreign’ to the hands of someone ‘back a yard’ are seen all over Jamaica in their retirement phase and are recycled as water storage containers, jerk bar-b-q’s (metal barrels only!) and other types of storage vessels.
The plastic and metal barrels that once carried the goods, gifts and belongings of someone ‘a foreign’ to the hands of someone ‘back a yard’ are seen all over Jamaica in their retirement phase and are recycled as water storage containers, jerk bar-b-q’s (metal barrels only!) and other types of storage vessels.
It is a fairly simple process to arrange from the UK side of things and I would imagine the process is more or less the same no matter where you ship from:
Find a good local shipping agent to buy a barrel from, usually at around £65.00 for a 220 litre plastic barrel, most agents will deliver sometimes for a small fee.
Pack your barrel with care! Wrap lids with brown packing tape and separate food items away from toiletries, soap powder and cleaning materials, so they taste and smell as they should. Bubble wrap fragile items and use towels, bed sheets and other soft items as protection.
Arrange for collection from your shipping agent and make sure they put a ‘lock’ on your barrel. Pay for shipping to either Kingston or Montego bay. KEEP YOUR RECEIPT IN A SAFE PLACE AS IT SHOULD HAVE THE BARREL NUMBERS LISTED.
Hope for safe travels…..
I am looking forward to meeting my barrels ‘on the other side’ after seeing them off safely in London. Next time I glimpse them they will have crossed the ocean waves and will hopefully of landed in Kingston, Jamaica wondering why it is so hot all of a sudden!
If you want to ship to Jamaica, there are eight easy steps to clearing the articles at the wharf.
Whether you need a quote, have a question about shipping, or just want guidance on the best option for your items, our team is ready to assist.
Email: info@ramsayshipping.co.uk
1
Contact Ramsay Shipping and Removals and we will deliver the needed materials to your home.
2
Choose the approximate date that you want your goods to sail and we will return to collect your goods.
3
Sit back and relax while we take care of your cargo and deliver it safely to your destination.
