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is it cheaper to ship from the uk to the east coast or from australia/ new zealand to west coast
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If you're shipping to New England by container ship, it's cheaper to ship it to Quebec, Canada and move the container to Boston by truck, than it is to have the container go by ship directly to Boston. Apparently the difference is because of port fees and labor costs (at least this was the case in 2000).