Good morning Mark,
After several years on the west coast in the US, my wife and myself are about to return to central Europe this spring. We are looking for a reliable mover of a limited amount of household items, hoping for a deal at a favorable price.
We would like to move mostly boxes of books, but have a few awkward items, like our 2 bikes, an office chair and a few other small items, which may need individual handling.
My rough estimate is that we have just about 10 cubic meters which translates to roughly 350 cf, possibly even less .
Would you happen to have some advice for us, with possible options? Allow me the following questions:
1. Do you offer a “door to door” service between West Los Angeles and the inner city of Basel Switzerland?
2. And, if so, would your company (and affiliates) be interested and available for pick up during the 4th week of April (best date for us would be Monday, April 22 or Tuesday, April 23)?
3. Is there a favorable option that includes us packing, since most boxes are already packed.
4. How long would the shipment take between pick up at 11673 Ohio Ave, 90025 Los Angeles, CA before arriving in Utengasse 41 in CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland?
5. Would you be dealing with customs though out the journey?
6. Would there be alternative choices/options (like insurance, fast or slow track delivery, self pick up from local warehouse, etc)?
7. And, how much would you charge us for your service?

Thank you very much for taking the time of looking into this – and if at all possible responding by email, which would be our preferred means of communication.
with best regards
Albrecht Gumlich & Christel Pesme

Hi, I have to take back from Mexico (near Tijuana) some extra baggage. It’s not a lot – say 2 or 3 boxes – but I need them urgently so can’t really wait for a container. Are there other ways to send this please

Thanks

I’ve got some boxes of book, important papers and Christmas ornaments with family in the US but I want to get it shipped back to me in Australia. I would need the goods picked up from their house but I can pick the goods up in Melbourne when they arrive. What would be the most economical way of doing this. It’s about 80kg worth of boxes.

We want to move from Dorset UK to George South Africa, and would be interested in any recommendations for removals. Regards. David

hi,
I need to send some personal items cloths , chair small cabinet, stuff, from opelousas louisiana to archingeay charentes maritimes (17) france. A 100 or 150 crate will do. What would be be the taxes at the french custom? Another international shipping company told me they land in england where the taxes are less , then drive the load to france. He this your route as well?
Thanks

We are looking at moving to George in South Africa from Dorset UK, can you tell me best way of shipping and also we have digital piano can you tell me the best way to pack to avoid damage.
Thankyou. David

Hi Mark,
I may soon be moving from Boulder, CO, USA to Winchester, Hampshire, UK. I have several bicycles I need to bring (6 at the minimum and 12 at the maximum). What is the best way to get the bikes over to England?

Thanks,
Ryan

I have a settee and a couple of tables chairs and other items to send to north west Spain a place near Santiago de Compostela, im trying to find the cheapest way of getting those items there and at the moment Pickfords are the only way i have found and the cost is negligible! this is a part load and needs to be collected from two destinations one in middlesex and one in kent can anyone help!!

Hello, Mark.
I am moving from California to Italy for six months and need to ship two large computers (iMac 27″), some kitchen stuff (dishes, small appliances), and personal items. The original computer boxes measure 31″x25″x10″ each and each computer + box weighs 20 kg.
What would be the best way to ship these items, and how long will it take? Do you guarantee the time estimates?
And do we need special documents for the computers?
We are leaving April 17 from Los Angeles.
Thank you for any suggestion.

We are moving from Raleigh, North Carolina to New Zealand. I would like information on shipping companies – we would like to take our stuff possibly in a shared container depending on practicality and price.
Thank you.

im looking to move household items ( a few pieces of furniture and about 20 boxes) from frankfurt, germany to denver colorado. i wondering what is the best method and the estimated cost. i am looking at august 2014. thank you.

Hey Mark,

I was wondering about shipping a 32 plasma inch tv from Ireland to scotland, could you give me a rough price on what it would cost?

Hi moving from Sydney to USA wanted to get an idea on cost to ship average lounge room. Ie couch. Couple boxes DVD books ,games
Cheers

HI Mark,

we need to ship our home from Durango/CO to nr. Inverness (!!) end April.

1) Max 9550 lbs – is that OK for a 20 ft. container?)

2) What are those costs?

3) Would it be cheaper to have the local packing company truck it to the port and load it into the container there for us?

4) What would the most probable ports involved be?

Also left a message on your tel and will call tomorrow – till then

Thanks
Claudia

Hi,

I have a few boxes worth of stuff to move from Kentucky, USA to Perth, Western Australia. It’s mostly photos and photo albums and a few kitchen items (no knives). It probably will only be a few moving boxes worth but I am not sure I have someone to pack it properly for the move. Can you pack and ship it for me?

Thanks,
Kimberly

I would like to send a few boxes of old and used clothes to a very poor family in barranquilla, colombia. what would be the cheapest way? no hurry and no insurance. Thanks.

Hello,
My wife is moving to join me from LA, CA to Hof, Germany. We are leaving most of our stuff in LA. We are only taking clothes, books, a coffee table, dresser, 2 bikes and some camping gear. How can I find out which moving option you offer is best for us?

My husband and I are moving to from Texas, USA to Medellin, Colombia. Is there any particular company that you would recommended?

can you move full 20′ shipping containers?moving from salinas ca to redding ca. thanks

I like to send a small container with house gods from nykoping Sweden to Merthyr Tydfil UK how much it cost me

I was wondering if you could provide an estimate as to how much it would cost to ship a double-sized mattress from Belfast, Northern Ireland to Croydon (just south of London), England.

Hey Mark!

My girlfriend and I have been living in the Netherlands for the past 2 years, and are now returning home to Australia. We’ve got around 4 boxes of household goods – books, clothes, etc – that we need to ship. Price is our biggest concern, we’re happy to wait as long as required for the goods to arrive, as we’ll be bringing our essentials on the flight.

We’ve been browsing the web for suitable options but we’re finding enormous price gaps between providers – do you have any suggestions/recommendations that could help us?

Thanks,

My husband and I are moving to Toronto from the UK. I have been reviewing different removal companies on UKremovals review website and have come across some terrible stories. Is there any particular company that you would recommended?

I moved from northern Spain San Sebastian to San diego. All of our things our still in spain. Furniture clothes etc.
I can live w/o much of the furniture and personal items, but do need certain things. I’m wondering if the cost is much higher to ship most of it back her or only the most important stuff. I would at least need An antique Desk and a few antique chairs and maybe 20 med boxes of personal stuff. The questionable items are leather couches chairs tables…..etc

hi im looking to ship a set of golf clubs and a bicycle from south africa to belfast in northern ireland,, whats the best way to go about this??

Hi,
How much to ship a Tchest to New Zealand these days from U K?

I would love a rough cost to send two couches and some small house hold items from dublin ireland to toronto canada. big couch can be split in two. each half is about 1.5m long and the small one is a little longer. the rest will be about 6 small boxes. any help will be much appreciated.
thanks very much

is there an official list of things you are not allowed to ship internationally from usa to australia?
are there prohibited items (apart from untreated wood) for Australia?
we want to use a container to ship our items for our move to australia, but don’t know what we
can and cannot pack?
can we pack alcohol in our shipping container?

where’s the best place in usa to find someone to ship our stuff?

Could you please give me a quote to ship 5 cubic meters of household items from Kansas city Missouri to Hamburg Germany. All the items are Paintings wrapped in boxes and a few other household items.

I want to ship a small amount of furniture from dublin Ireland to Budapest Hungary. How much will this cost approx.

Regards

Maura

I am moving back to England very soon and would like to know if you know of any good relible and fair priced removal companies around the Granada Spain region and or your rates .
Thank you.
Adrian Davies.

hello
we are relocating from Toronto, Canada to Salzburg, Austria.
we think we will have about 6 – 10 cubic metres to ship. can you provide us with a quote for:
a) the cheapest method (i.e. Toronto terminal to Salzburg terminal – we drop off and pick up)
b) we drop off in Toronto terminal and have it delivered to our new home in Salzburg
Thanks you in advance!
-Susan

Hi,

I am currently in India working and my boyfriend is in Spain, where we live. We are going to move from Spain to England and we would like to get our things sent in the beginning of next month. There is no furniture involved, just clothes, CDs, books, things like that. Besides this little things there is a sewing machine and a printer.
I was wondering if you could advise on the best way to send our stuff to the UK and maybe some quotes on how much it could cost and how long it will take to get there. Any advice will be very welcome.

Thank you.
Vera

Hi,
I’m planning to move furniture and boxes, for about 5 to 6 cubic meters and a height of 7’10 (incompressible) from Maryland to France (Delivery to a storage box, address unknown at date of shipping; will be known a few days later). I’d love to have a quote for self packing and self loading/unloading.
Thanks for your time.

I am looking to move some personal items from Boston to Ireland – just stuff I picked up while living Here for 2 years. Bike, snowboard and gear, TV and surround sound, golf clubs and some cloths etc.
I am also considering buying a motor bike to bring home also.
Could you advise the cheapest and safest way to do this? If england was also much cheaper that could also be an option.
Thanks
Bill

Csll me for qoute 949-903-4960

Dear sirs; I wish to import a kayak from austrailia. The dememsions are roughly 19 feet by 19 inchs by 18 inchs….. This site gives the 2 possible exit points from austrailia.. https://www.gibbonssurfskis.com.au/
The kayak has to reach south florida… any port will do…

thanks Aaron Hamerling 561-351-4202

I have four boxes, sized 60cmx51cmx38cm. I need them shipped from Wellington, Nz to Belfast, UK. Please could you advise the best way and price to achieve this. Many thanks.

Hello,

Can you guys give us a quote for moving a 20 foot container (including the hire of the container) from Auckland NZ, (Waiheke Island to be more precise) to Budapest (Hungary)?
We need the container to be delivered to Waiheke Island and then shipped to Europe. We could arrange to pick it up from a continental European port (Germany or the Netherlands) if that saves a lot in shipping cost.

It’s rather urgent… we need to finish packing the container by end of March…

Kind regards

Sylvia Banki

Hello Doctor,

I’m not sure about my cubic space of furniture (mostly flatpack/Ikea stuff). What sort of packaging should I ask for, for a:
1) Twin bed (can be disassembled)
2) Futon (Doesn’t disassemble much)
3) 4 chair table (can be disassembled)
4) Coffee table (can be disassembled)
5) A carton of utensils
6) A suitcase of oddities
7) Bicycle
8) Flatscreen TV

Could you also please give me a rough estimation as well?

Thank you and good day to you, doctor.

Ram

I am planning to move to Budapest, Hungary permanently…what is the least expensive method of shipping personal and household goods…no furniture… thank you in advance for your advice e
Michael Mehman

Dear Moving Doctor. My parents in law are down sizing a propoerty in Scotland in the UK and have a number of items of furniture that they want to get to us in Utah, USA. This includes a large sideboard, 4 chairs, 2 bed side tables and a grandfather clock. What is the most economical means of having this moved? We are in no rush to recieve the shipment and could probabaly do the packing and unpacking.
Many thanks
Andy

hey there,

I have the following situation: I will leave USA at around June 10, and that’s when I’ll pack and ship all my stuff to Sweden. However I’ll have an apartment in Sweden only on August 19. Is there a possibility to store my stuff during that period? How much extra would that cost?

Another question: with your UBoxes, do you offer insurance? I have a $2000 computer, and would like to make sure that it still works after shipping.

Thanks,
Ross

Dear Moving Doctor, How could I get a more accurate estimate of door-to-door service from London to NYC? Do you have a more detailed form to itemize what we would like to ship in a shared container? I have a small 1 bedroom apartment, no bed. What is the time frame to scheule something like this? We are looking to ship things within the next month/3 weeks so I am looking for a detailed estimate. Could you please advise? Thank you. Debora

Good day, I’m moving to New Zealand from Madison, WI in a little over a year. I’m considering getting a shipping container to put my belongings into. Do you have any advice about the following?

1. Do most moving companies do containers?
2. Do companies that do containers usually drop it off at your original house and then bring it to your new house?
3. What do I need to know about customs? Do I have to pay taxes or duty or anything on what I’m bringing with me.
4. Are vehicles permissible in the container too?
5. Is there a weight limit on containers?
6. Is there anything about shipping things in containers that I need to know? Like pad all delicates or something?

We are a family of hoping to return to Ireland August September. How much approx would it cost to ship a 10ft crate from Auckland NZ to Dublin Ireland.

How do you protect against my things getting held up in customs. I shipped a small box of old clothes last winter to UK and had to pay 80 pounds to get it.

Hi,

I have no idea how to convert the shared container cubic measurements into feet etc. I have an 10 foot x 10 foot storage space that I would like to move to Sydney. What would that be in cubic feet?? And it states everything needs to be in a box – even a couch?? PLease advise. Thank you.

Dear Moving Doctor,
our family of four will be moving from Laramie, Wyoming to Prague, Czech Republic in April 2013. We are selling our house and cars and will only be taking personal items, no furniture. Could you please provide answers for the following questions? Thank you in advance!

Q1: Some companies we’ve contacted in the past said shipping of “personal items” to the Czech Republic is prohibited. What does it mean? Is it the case with upackweship as well? If so, could we send it to Vienna, Austria instead as an alternative?

Q2: We will be bringing mostly clothes, baby stuff (strollers, bouncers, toys) and house decorating items. These can be put in small to medium sized boxes, like the ones that can be seen on your site (https://www.upackweship.com/pictures.php) and also few larger items such as snowboards, electronic keyboard, fishing poles. The total cubic footage of our load should not exceed 100 Cubic Feet (two UBoxes). Are we able to bring the individual boxes to Denver terminal and assemble the Uboxes there? Would this save us a significant amount of money? If it is not an option, would it be significantly cheaper if you picked up the two Uboxes somewhere in Denver (less then 20 miles from the terminal) instead of in Laramie, Wyoming (app. 150 miles from Denver). Thank you very much for you time and answers, have a great day!

I have 14 boxes I need shipped to Berlin, Germany from California, USA. 90292
no box is over 50 lbs. and the boxes range from small 1.3 cubic feet to Medium 3 cubic feet. I just don’t know what the most economic.. and least expensive way to ship these boxes would be. Please advise.

Thank you,
Kristina Potts