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Bringing Work tools to canada?

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  • 26-01-2013 3:40pm
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    JustRoss23
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    I am a Sparkie (electrician) and wondering should i bring my tools?.I have been looking at flights and the one i am hoping to get will be British Airways and they will allow luggage of 20 kg (44 pounds) and i defiantly wont have that much weight in clothes. But the website say's nothing about bringing tools or that sort so just wondering should i bring or leave at home would be interested to hear what any of you trade'ies are doing regarding work tools as i don't know if i want to have to spend another 1k$ getting set up with tools out there again:D
    Cheers Ross.


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    montreal2011
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    All the airlines will have a list on their website detailing what you cannot take.

    Banned and restricted items


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    JustRoss23
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    does that mean Items forbidden for carriage on British Airways by passengers and crew actually being carried on? or does that include my luggage aswell if so 'Workmen’s tools' are listed so not looking too good.
    Thanks for your help doh:)


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    Mrs McSweeney
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    To go slightly off your original question...
    the 23kg allowance that we got with BA for my partner to fly to Canada, was not enough just for his very very basic clothing etc. He's not got a lot of clothes, but had bought some extra layers of essential fleeces/thermal socks etc for the cold weather. That, one spare pair of boots, a very lightweight & compact sleeping bag (size of a large paperback, needed for overnighting in Toronto airport) and a bare-minimum washbag took up the full weight allowance. In fact he had to leave some stuff behind.
    We were trying to gauge the weight by hopping on & off the bathroom scales lol, but on checking in the suitcase was just 600g short of the 23kg...lucky!
    He carried his laptop bag & briefcase (for all the visa paperwork etc) as hand-luggage.

    I'd be amazed if you could really manage to fit much else in terms of tools, even if they are allowed. No point bringing anything that needs power as the voltage is different. If you are allowed to bring handtools then I suppose you might be able to save yourself some cash by bringing them, but watch you don't get stuck for excess luggage charges.


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    JustRoss23
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    yea i can see your pint Mrs McSweeney:D but all i will have is a couple of pairs of bottoms socks jackets etc and a small bag which i will carry on as hand luggage with details of my trade details etc. yea it wont be power tools would be things like multimeter worth 400 euro and other tools worth quite a lot would be no power tools:)

    I will take what you said on board thanks:)


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    m.j.w
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    Ive my flights booked with Brittish Airways and was planning on taking a few bits with me but looking at that list seems all tools are prohibited :(


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    JustRoss23
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    yea its ****e:/ them crimpers and multimeters can cost a bomb out there:(


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    m.j.w
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    Id say you would get away with a multimeter alright. Sure they would have no reason to take that, could just take it without the leads.


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    JustRoss23
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    yea true that i got quite a few leads on jobs in Alberta its great to see:D


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    Mrs McSweeney
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    If the tools will be really useful to bring, you could look into one of the various options to send the tools separately, either with An Post or a shipping agent. Sea Freight will take up to 3 months to deliver to you, Air Freight will be much quicker but far more expensive.
    I used to (through work) import aviation related handtools from the US, via DHL/FedEx, and as a very very rough guide I think a box weighing about 15lb/7kg would cost around $150-200 approximately. It's a lot but if your tools are smallish but valuable then it could be worth doing.

    DHL/FedEx are word-wide companies & you should check them out for prices, but there are also companies that specialise in international freight but most will do it by the pallet load only, still worth checking though.

    You would need to insure them as I imagine this is the type of stuff that could get nicked easily enough. DON'T be tempted to mis-declare them on the customs declaration though, do state what they really are.

    HTH!


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    JustRoss23
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    Ok so it seems we are allowed carry tools as long as its in our check in bags got an e-mail back from B.A.

    Dear Ross

    Thank you for your email enquiring about carrying tools in your checked baggage.

    You may carry tools in your checked baggage, provided the dimensions of the bag is up to 90cm x 75cm x 43cm (35.5 x 29.5 x 16 inches) including the handle, pockets and wheels and the bag is weighing not more than 23 kgs (51lbs). You will find full information about the checked baggage allowance at:

    http://www.britishairways.com/travel/bagchk/public/en

    I hope this information is useful to you.

    Regards
    Mariappan
    British Airways


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