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What you need is a freight forwarder. You may not get a particularly good rate or exceptional service for a one time job like this. If you've got any acquaintances that import or export things I would ask them to recommend you a forwarder.

In order to give you a quote they will need the weight and dimensions of what you are shipping, the pickup and delivery address, a packing list, and a commercial invoice stating what each item is and what it's worth. You've also got to think about how you will load everything. Your options are lifting by hand, using a forklift, or you'll need a truck that has a tail-lift. If you've got all this information beforehand it will make things easier.

If you're putting thing's in a crate like another poster suggests then you'll have to make sure the crate is heat-treated and has the appropriate stamp on it.

We just shipped something at work from the UK to the West Coast of the USA (sea-freight) and it cost about US$1700. It was a crate of about 1 cubic meter and weight about 350kg. This was door-to-port not door-to-door though.