Happy retirement John Bonney. Today is John’s last day as Sales Manager for UPakWeShip International Movers. One of these pictures shows two handsome young men enjoying life and the other picture is the two of them back in England in the 1970’s when they grew up together. John and I were...
I get asked almost daily at UPakWeShip if it is ok to pack and ship things in tubs or plastic crates. Probably most other International Movers get asked this as well. Some will say yes and some will say no. Some probably will not even answer! Here is the truth...
A song made famous by sister sledge back in 1979 and although I don’t have all my sisters with me, my wife and I have our daughter, son-in-law, nieces, and nephews with us making it a true family business spread out between our offices in the USA, UK and...
Will I pay duties and taxes when moving my stuff to Europe? This is a popular question, and I’ll do my best to answer it for you here. The quick simple answer is no, providing you have all your boxes in a row! Here is the more detailed answer. U Crates, Pallets and Shared...
Thank you for hiring staff who understand the benefit of offering good guidance for new customers who may not have previously shipped goods internationally. By that I mean communication beyond the very specific and effective checklists and videos. Alicia Hawk is exceptional at providing information that helped guide us through...
I think this might be a first but UPakWeShip received a 5 star google review from this customer because of our outstanding customer service and advising them courteously, professionally and promptly that we could not unfortunately accommodate them for their overseas move out of Canada to Europe. If you are...
If you haven't watched the International Moving Doctors video on how to complete a packing list when you are shipping your things overseas, then I suggest you should :-) It explains how to produce a "customs friendly" list of all your things you are shipping by typing a list as...
I like the idea of packing myself, but can I get help carrying the boxes and loading? Absolutely! There is a company in the USA called Movinghelp.com that is a great resource to find local help. If not call a local independent mover to quote you on providing a loading crew. What...
The chances are you don’t move overseas that often so maybe you are not sure how it all works and know the right questions to ask. We on the other hand move people every day so hopefully this helps. We know we are by no means the only good company...
I have no idea why, but every day all our offices get calls and emails from people asking where is the book they ordered. Every day we patiently explain that we do not deliver books for Amazon and that we ship peoples belongings overseas. I wish it was that easy to just...