What is the going rate to ship 10-15 animals capes and skulls from Namibia or South Africa to USA?

You might as well guess what number will come up on a Roulette wheel but if somebody put a gun to my head and made me guess I would say between $2500-$3000 US.

This is based on what a friend payed on his shipment this year from Namibia.

Dip and pack of 10 capes and skulls from an East London taxidermist...... $2400

Shipping to Chicago from said taxidermist shipping department of these 10...... $1400

These are numbers from June - December 2014

$3800 to Chicago

One hunter or 2?

all raw or some finished work?

What trophy's are you looking at?

Skulls for euro mounts - shoulder mounts or a mix of the euro and shoulder mounts.

Shipping for 1 hunter would be in the range of:
Skulls raw skins $40 to $150 each.

Packing from $500 to $1000
Air Shipping $1000

So 15 animals at $90 = $1350
Packing for 15 animals = $1000
Air shipping = $1000
Importer and trucking to your taxidermist = $1000
Taxidermist fees
euro's at about $250 (depends on what you have)
and
Shoulder at about $850 (depends on what you have)
10 euro mounts = $2500 (estimate)
5 shoulder mounts = $4250 (estimate)
tanned hides = $250 ea (not sure on this one)

FYI-
Here is an excerpt from an email I received from Namibia Safari Shippers a couple of days ago. This shipment contains a dipped kudu cape, skull, and horns, and a finished/tanned/felted Hartman's zebra rug. I figure it will cost me another $900 to have an agent clear customs for me, and ship it from Houston to Midland, TX.


Airfreight to Houston : prepaid ( telegraphic / wire transfer or credit card payment necessary)
1 ( one ) package / 27.0 kg effective weight / 47,0 kg chargeable weight / dims 112x52x48 cm
pre-carriage charges to Windhoek Intl. Airport, handling, labelling, incl. 1 set Wildlife and Veterinary export permits and certificates, export customs declaration plus the necessary veterinary transit certificates for 3rd countries, facility fee USD 216,20
Official trophy treatment / cleaning + dipping as per our Namibian State Vet requirements USD 165,00
Packing and packing material USD 50,00
Airfreight from Windhoek up to CIF Houston Airport, based on a chargeable weight of 47,0 kg USD 432,40
Basic transport insurance cover (premium 1,1% on cost of replacement value of trophies only) USD 26,40
Total amount due USD 890.00 ( total transit time approx. 21 days)

JGRaider: If you use ABX in Houston to clear your shipment expect to more than double those costs.

I just paid about 1300 US to ship 9 hides/horns from Namibia through jobergh to Houston

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Originally posted by Stonecreek:
JGRaider: If you use ABX in Houston to clear your shipment expect to more than double those costs.

Thanks for the heads up Stonecreek. I am scheduled to use Well Worldwide Logistics in Houston. They were recommended to me by our own Jerry Huffaker, who is doing the kudu mount for me.

Brother in law is a taxidermist, and would you believe not a hunter?

Anyway, as long as he can borrow the half of it for a year or two the price is just cost.

He needs a ton of animals for experience and competitions.

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Originally posted by Bwana338:
One hunter or 2?

all raw or some finished work?

What trophy's are you looking at?

Skulls for euro mounts - shoulder mounts or a mix of the euro and shoulder mounts.

Shipping for 1 hunter would be in the range of:
Skulls raw skins $40 to $150 each.

Packing from $500 to $1000
Air Shipping $1000

So 15 animals at $90 = $1350
Packing for 15 animals = $1000
Air shipping = $1000
Importer and trucking to your taxidermist = $1000
Taxidermist fees
euro's at about $250 (depends on what you have)
and
Shoulder at about $850 (depends on what you have)
10 euro mounts = $2500 (estimate)
5 shoulder mounts = $4250 (estimate)
tanned hides = $250 ea (not sure on this one)

I had a crate shipped from RSA just after Christmas.

It contained the following:

1 oribi full skin and skull
1 common reedbuck cape and skull
1 blesbok cape and skull
1 Vaal rhebok full skin and skull
1 zebra flat skin
1 blue wildebeest flat skin and skull
1 bushpig half skin and skull
1 blue duiker full skin and skull
1 ostrich cape, back skin and legs
1 bushbuck cape and skull

Total shipping cost $938.44 for a crate size 115 x 96 x 65 cm with a volumetric weight of 119.6, which they charged based upon the volumetric size from paperwork. Weight was 79 kg.

Getting the crate from Houston to Victoria, TX added another $125.

I thought this quote was very affordable and happily paid it.

From RSA last Sept:

No of Packages: 1 DIMS: 132 X 69 X 65 / Actual Mass: : 80 Kg (Verified) / Chargeable
Mass: 99 Kg (Verified)

$888.90 to Chicago

Thank you all!

From Windhoek last July.

13 animals. D&P = $910 at $70 per animal.

2 crates (2 hunters, 1 per) $810 per crate to Chicago. Crates were 120X85X60 cm. About 65 kg apiece.

Something like $200 to clear each using D&L.

Jeremy