When emigrating abroad, there are three options for moving home: leave with nothing, leave with something, or relocate all your furniture and belongings. Overseas shipping can be tricky and time consuming, but here’s some advice on how to handle it.

Shipping furniture Abroad

What furniture do i take with me ?

There are lots of conflicting information regarding on what to take and what not to take when shipping furniture overseas. Electrical items depend on what country you are emigrating to. If the electricity supply is the same as the UK like in Australia and New Zealand then its worth taking everything but if it’s different like in USA/Canada then its better not to take electrical items. For all other furniture items you will find that the vast majority take most if not all of their items. But please remember to de-clutter items you have not used in the attic, basement, garage or shed. It is much better value to pay for packing and shipping than to sell and replace with new items.

Get a few different removal quotes on services

If you are unsure as to what to take, Removals Finder recommends that you get a few different removal service quotes. When the removal estimator comes and visits your property, let them know that you would like a price for all items to go and another price without your certain items of furniture, maybe another price with even less ? This should help with your decision on what to take.

Can i pack my own furniture ?

You can pack all your personal items yourself, baring in mind your country destination custom restrictions. Removals Finder offer two packing services, one for packing everything or fragiles packing of all breakables. Removals Finder will export wrap all items of furniture this is included in your removal quote.

Shipping containers explained

There are a number of services when it comes to shipping containers.

Each one has their advantages and disadvantages. Removals Finder recommends the Full container load for piece of mind and added security, all the packing and loading completed at your home and the container is sealed before it departs from your residence. With just your personal items in the container there will be no delays or problems at customs and no delays with delivery and transit times. For the shared container service you oversee all the packing, but then the goods are removed to a warehouse where other goods being shipped to your destination fill the rest of the container before being shipped.

Removals Finder can quote your move on any property worldwide.

Other Professional Overseas Relocation Services :-

Full Packing Services which consist of packing all items, into our own cartons and loading them onto our vehicles

Fragile Packing Services which consists of packing all fragile items such as glass, pictures, mirrors etc.

Case Making Service  for fine arts & Antiques

Piano Specialist  we can move ORGANS, UPRIGHT PIANO’S, HARPSICHORDS and GRAND PIANO’S.