Hello Liz as far as I know, Pet Remains are allowed into most Countries as part of your shipment. You can list it on your packing list if you need to but might be better if it is put in a box with other things. Make sure remains box / tin is put in a plastic ziplock bag just to be safe.

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The International Moving Doctor

Hello Andrea, I would ask the manufacturer what they suggest as some are better loaded on the sides but some makes insist on laying flat which is a bit of a pain! If you can I suggest buying mattress bags from a self store shop or U haul shop and pop them on the bags and then place them in cardboard mattress boxes which again you can find in a U haul or self store place or if not try http://www.uline.com. Once in the cardboard you can stack them on end easily or flat if you have to. Once in the cardboard they are rigid and easy to move, they are near impossible to move just in plastic if they are floppy and you dont want them being dropped or getting dirty so the plastic bags and cardboard are worth the investment.
Once a side note though, unless they are really good and really expensive, I would ditch them and either but new before you go vacuum packed in a box from the USA or buy new at the destination.

I hope that helps,
Cheers The International Moving Doctor

Hello William, unfortunately we do not have any services to Barbados at present.
Thanks for thinking of us though, I am not sure who to recommend from Vermont but check out google and look for a shipper with good reviews.

Cheers
The International Moving Doctor

Hello Andrea, thanks for the question. Yes I think it’s best to load it with little on top of it, may be a light box or bag with pillows or bedding but nothing heavy. I would cover the sofa in plastic sofa covers you can buy in any self store shop or U Haul and then cover it in moving blankets. You might find it easier to put the covers and blankets on when you have loaded it in the container as if you put them on first in the house it can be tricky to get a good grip while carrying and loading it.
A bulk head is good if you need it but if you keep the load level and everything is tight from side wall to side wall and from the front to the doors, nothing can move and therefore you don’t need a bulkhead or tie straps. If it works for you with the pallets in front though yes thats fine and will work well too. It’s an adult game of Tetris a nd the trick is making sure nothing can move if the truck carrying the container suddenly breaks or the ship is rolling 45 degrees in a storm.
I hope that helps and any other packing or loading questions, let me know.

Cheers The International Moving Doctor

Hello Marc, absolutely, it’s our number one destination from the USA. Our Pallet, U Crate and shared container rates are all online or you can complete our quote form to get a price.
Hope that helps
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The International Moving Doctor

Hello Judith, the internal dims are 43 x 43 x 38 inches.
Hope that helps
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The International Moving Doctor

Hello Keith, there are weight limits but they are so high that it would never effect household goods so you can put whatever you want in one without having to worry about hitting a weight limit or being charged excess for overweight. Feel free to load up with books, gym weights and gold bard 🙂
Hope that helps
Cheers The International Moving Doctor

Hello Reggie, sorry for the delayed response as I was traveling over there myself.
To be on the safe side I would allow up to two weeks for your U Crate 100 kit to be shipped out to you in Arizona.
Please give us a few days notice on when to collect the loaded U Crate.
One collected I would allow 6-8 weeks before you see it being delivered back to you in France.
This can vary depending on the time of year, weather, space availability on ships, congestion and strikes but this is a good budget for transit.
I hope that helps and happy packing! Choosing the U Crate 100 service is a great decision.

Cheers, The International Moving Doctor.

Hello Elizabeth, yrs U-PX2 would be for two Pallets. The email sent says U-PX2 which is our computer code for this service but the attached quote you received would say two large pallets.
We collect the pallets with a pallet jack as you can see on the moving doctor you tube channel videos.
So we would not be able to collect from the gravel driveway. It is possible at the top of the hill maybe, it depends on the steepness if a truck can get up the hill and if there is room to turn around if it is not a through road. Maybe take some pictures and send over to the person you received the quote from (probably john@upakweship.com ) and he might be able to advise better having seen the pictures. If worried maybe load at a friends house, your work place, parents or somewhere level close by.
Hope that helps.
Cheers The International Moving Doctor

Hello Miragia, absolutely! Have a look at the online prices for U Crates here. https://store.upakweship.com/u-crate-rates/
Our online rates are all inclusive door to door. If you need a custom quote or want to talk to someone, then feel free to ask john@upakweship.com
Hope that helps
Cheers The International Moving Doctor

Hello Bob, thanks for the question, I would say if you are even half full for a 20foot shipping container you are better off shipping in it as it will be more economical and safer. With a 20ft we can ship it direct into Fremantle where as our shared container services with the pallets and U Crates goes into Sydney which is a long trek to deliver into Fremantle.
I suggest if not going to be full. Spread the load side to side and end to end keeping it level so nothing can move. If the truck stops suddenly or the ship is rolling, nothing will move so keep everything snug and tight.
I hope that helps,
Cheers
The International Moving Doctor

Hello Debbie, thanks for the question. Yes framed art and fragile items are fine in U Crates as long as they are packed well.
I suggest wrapping fully in packing paper and bubble wrap and then placing in picture boxes if large or a regular box if small. Place the picture boxes in the middle of the U Crate for extra protection. You can get picture boxes from any self store facility or a U haul shop.
I hope that helps, I think we have pictures of art work being loaded in U Crates in the U Crate videos of Moving from the Netherlands to the USA. https://youtu.be/-JniEl9vrXU?si=HzDV6ONuTOnBoB3b

Cheers The International Moving Doctor

Hi Gary,

Your shipment arrived in port on the 15th August. It then typically takes 5-8 days to clear customs. Once customs cleared your shipment will be loaded into a truck so it can make the last leg of it’s journey to you in Portugal.
As soon as your shipment is on the truck, your UPakWeShip Representative will let you know and send the tracking details so you can follow the progress.
Your shipment will then be delivered to a delivery depot close to your address, you will then be contacted to arrange a delivery date to suit you, so you can arrange the delivery around a day when you can rent a car.
Hoping that is ok and let me know if you need anything else.
Cheers,

The International Moving Doctor

Hello Lenny, we do not ship to Mexico I’m afraid from the USA. We don’t have a good local trustworthy partner to get things easily into Mexico so rather than risk some logistical problems we would rather not ship there until we have the confidence we can do it well.
Good question though and something we are working on.

Cheers
The International Moving Doctor.

Hello Stephen, thanks for the question. The easiest way to get a quote is to complete our quick quote form on our web site http://www.upakweship.com . The team will then be able to work out the costs for container trucking, ocean freight customs clearance and delivery.

This route plus having the motor cycles in it that requires more customs documentation than usual means I would like to to make a guess at this one. Make sure you check with the authorities or local bike dealer that your make and model are authorized to be imported into Australia.
Cheers
The International Moving Doctor.

Hello Cliff, good choice with the U Crate 100’s! One list is good that covers both U Crates is all we / customs need. You might want to do your own custom list though so you know whats in each one in case you need something urgent when it gets delivered for example.
Hope thats ok with you, anything else let me know and happy packing!
Cheers, The International Moving Doctor

Hello Wayne, great question! There seems to be a little grey area over this. The rules are very confusing and not clear! The larger ones like scooter or bike batteries we are saying no to but small ones like to power a drill or laptop we are saying its ok as long as it’s disconnected and packed separately in a zip lock bag in the box. You can just mark the box on the packing list as garage tools.

If you are moving from Europe to USA, the way I understand it is no batteries can be shipped at all and the general advice is take them as carry on with you on the plane, ship them via DHL or UPS or leave behind and buy new at destination.

I hope that helps and let me know if I can be of further assistance.

Cheers The International Moving Doctor

Hello Kate, thanks for the great question.
To be honest with you, if you are shipping just normal stuff you have nothing to worry about, the weight will always be less than 1000 lbs.
If however you are a weight lifter and shipping all your weights or an avid book reader or gold bar smuggler lol then you might have a problem!
If indeed you are at all worried just weigh yourself on the bathroom scales then weigh yourself again holding each box or item, deduct your weight and then add them all up.
The average density factor, so lbs per cubic foot for household goods is between 6-7 lbs per cubic foot. So multiply that by say 100 cubic feet and you would expect a maximum weight of 700 lbs but we are allowing 1000lbs so you are well covered.

It is very rare when we have to charge the extra $2 per lb overage fee for excessive weight but we have to put it in there just in case. It is not us making more money either as the truckers in the USA charge per lb.
I hope that makes sense and feel free to come back to me if you need any further info.
Cheers
The International Moving Doctor

Hello Alex, good questions!
Here are my suggestions.
1. Re the Credenza, first I don’t suggest loading it full of stuff as it will make it heavy and put a strain on it possible breaking it. I mean heavy stuff, yes to blankets pillows etc but not records, books etc. I would wrap it in blankets so it has good protection and then stand it on end and put in a U Crate. Now the lid will be a bit high but that will be ok as 76 inches plus the pallet height and lid will be ok. Wrap the gap between lid and the U Crate sides with shrink wrap and fill the gaps around the credenza with other stuff. You might need a second one for the rest of your things?

2. Regarding when to send it, thats tricky, do you want to be without your things this end or that end LOL? Either way it’s going to take between 5-8 weeks on average door to door, depending on the vessel sailings and port congestion over there. If you want it waiting for you over there in our warehouse I would ship it say 2 months beforehand. If it gets there before you are ready we can store it for a few weeks for 25 pounds per crate per week but if you want to avoid that then send it say 4 weeks beforehand you need it and then you will be ready and waiting for it when it arrives.

My personal preferences when I have moved across is to ship sooner than later and have the stuff waiting for me that way it helps get our new place sorted out and be homely as quick as possible. But then bosses privilege means I dont charge myself storage 🙂
other factors can also kick in like I might as well ship my winter coats n clothes over sooner as I wont need them here as its still warm for example.

I hope that helps, let me know if I can help further or anything else you need, let me know.
Don’t forget to apply for your TOR for your Duty free entry for your things.
Cheers The International Moving Doctor.

Hello Jeffery, thanks for the questions, here are my thoughts and answers below and let me know if we can assist in anything else for you.
Regarding storage, you are correct that it’s 25 dollars or euros per pallet per week. I suggest storing it in our Europe warehouse near Rotterdam only because it’s closer to your final delivery therefore once you find a place, you’ll get the delivery that much quicker. Also what if the ports went on strike or vessels were full for a few weeks and then you would be waiting to have it shipped and kicking yourself that you didn’t store it in Rotterdam!
So customs clearance happens when the shipping container with all the U Crates and pallets arrives in the Netherlands which is the entry into Europe. Once we have cleared your shipment, there are no further customs or checks for delivering to any other European country so it is no different than driving from New York to Charlotte NC.
Yes we would get your pallet in duty and tax free as long as you declare on our form that you are moving your residence from the USA to Spain. We will require our declaration sheet, packing list, passport copy and a power of attorney authorizing our customs broker to be completed, all very easy to complete and we are here to help and advice over here in the USA as well as our UPakWeShip team in Rotterdam.
Regarding the do not ship list, we have it on a page on our web site https://upakweship.com/community/moving-tips/prohibited-items/Do not ship list
Also I have a video on my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/Uze9_BJ_DF4?si=Ib4YxP0MvMHPXU6A

I hope that helps and let me know if we can assist with anything else.
Cheers
The International Moving Doctor

Hello Vishesh yes no problems, James in our EU office is working on this quote for you, Yes we can store your shipment in either our EU warehouse near Rotterdam or our UK warehouse. The price for temporary storage is either 25 euros or pounds per week per pallet.
I hope that helps and anything else let us know,
Cheers
The International Moving Doctor

Thank you for the kind words Andi, and for the great question you posted. Yes the USA definitely has a lot more room for shipping containers than the average house in the UK! Here are my suggestions for the delivery end if we can nor get a container near your house.
You can ask to meet the container in a parking lot or a lay by even near by and hire a van and transship from the container to your house. You could even employ a local mover to help you for this if you needed.
You could unload it into a self store in the area you want to move to and then gradually take the stuff to your new home.
We could truck the container to a local mover and they unload it, store it if needed and deliver it to you in a smaller van.
We could arrange delivery for you and unload it and transship it, deliver it into your home, for a higher price of course.
Yes you can let us know the delivery address later, thats not a problem.
Also dont forget trucks are smaller in the UK as well so i might be possible for a straight flatbed truck with the container on it to deliver it rather than a massive tractor trailer. So 30 ft of space might be all you need. Also check with the local council to see if you can reserve some parking for the truck if it helps. As a general rule if the dustmen / trash truck (depending where you are from) can get down the road it should be possible for a small straight truck with the 20ft container on it to get down.
I hope that helps and feel free to ask more questions if you need. Don’t forget to apply for your TOR if you haven’t already.
Cheers, The International Moving Doctor.

hello Russell, thanks for the questions.
I believe three years is too long to enable duty and tax free entry into the UK for used household items, but the good news is you can declare the items as used so like what you could sell the items for at a yard sale / car boot sale. So if for example the value was declared as used items at UKP125 then the duties and taxes would be around 3o pounds plus a small processing fee.
Either you or her can book it but it should be shipped in her name and we need a document like a Word doc listing the items and values on the, So used books 10 pounds, used dvd’s 20 pounds, etc…..
You can book the shipment with us before we do anything about the values as nothing needs to be done until the shipment arrives in England for clearance so plenty of time after collection to do the paperwork on this.
We never stack anything on pallets, small or large so you dont have to worry about anything on top damaging your shipment.
I hope that helps and let me know if you have any other questions,
Cheers
The International Moving Doctor

Hello Denise, thanks for the question. To be honest as our warehouse facility is in Charleston SC it’s not cost effective to drive that large volume down to us even though we could give you a better storage rate than anyone else. it works great for a few U Crates but not a 40 foot container.
So I would suggest looking at a self storage option, preferably one on ground level where you can park your truck outside for easy unloading.
(And loading when it’s time).
We could then position the 40 ft container at the self store for you to load, providing there is enough room for the container and truck which means about 70 feet.
The alternative is to find a local mover with a warehouse to store it and we can position the container at their warehouse and the local mover loads the container for you. Maybe you could ask for free loading if you are paying them for storage.

These are my recommendation’s but if for whatever reason they don’t work for you, feel free to let me know and we can work out another plan for you.
Cheers
The International Moving Doctor.

Hello Amanda, we can store it in the USA for $25 per week or in our Netherlands warehouse for 25 Euros per week. We can do better if long term over 3 months if you need.
I hope that helps,
Cheers
The International Moving Doctor

Hello Deborah, thanks for the question. So it sounds like our normal U Crates are not going to be able to fit your furniture items? In which case if you need a custom crate built I suggest maybe asking on facebook if there is a qualified carpenter near to you who could assist in building a crate for you. Option 2 is have a look at http://www.uline.com as they sell various crates with different dimensions. Option three might be to attach plywood to a wooden pallet or option 4, build you pallet and then shrink wrap and then use ratchet straps to attach the plywood around the sides of the pallet. Nothing goes on top so you dont need to worry about putting on a lid if you were doing it this way.
I hope that helps, sorry I am good at moving and shipping but my handy man skills are pretty bad so if I gave you instructions to build a crate it would definitely be lob sided or fall to bits lol.
Apologies
Cheers
The International Moving Doctor

Hello again Jasmine, yes when it reaches the destination hub, UPakWeShip will always contact you to confirm the delivery address or see if you need it stored before delivery, so no problem there.
Cheers The International Moving Doctor

Hello Jasmine, no problem at all. With the pallet service, you have to obtain your own pallet from somewhere, its only the U Crate kits that we send out to you, and yes they can be delivered to you at one address and collected from another.
We can collect from a self store providing the access is ok for a pallet jack so ground floor, concrete floor, unit that has a door to the outside. If not we can also store it for you if you need for $25 per week. With the pallet service, you do need to load the boxes on the pallet and then wrap it and strap it yourself. You can get the stretch wrap or shrink wrap and a couple of ratchet straps from a local U Haul or storage center. I hope that helps and Happy Packing.
Cheers
The International Moving Doctor

Thank you Rick for the kind words.
The answer to your question is yes, providing of course it fits under the garage door with at least two inches spare for the pallet jack and the driveway is concrete so it can be wheeled out ok and its reasonable length.
Apart from the sun and in other parts rain, it also allows you to pack and load them little by little rather than having to do it all in one day.
I hope that helps and happy packing. I hope you are going to somewhere equally sunny!

Cheers, The International Moving Doctor

Hello Julie, our rates are based on you sourcing your own pallets. Any pallets you get should be fine, just do not make home made pallets from a tree in your yard! You can often find pallets behind a large store like a Lowe’s, Home Depot or have a look around an industrial estate. Maybe your work has them or even a local shop. Worst case you can buy on Amazon. If you are dropping off at our UPakWeShip SC warehouse, we have pallets here for you to use. Sizes don’t matter as long as the max is 48×40 inches. Hope that helps.
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The International Moving Doctor

Hello Ed, thanks for the Questions.
Yes we can store if for you for 6 months and whomever you are taking with in our sales department, probably John john@upakweship.com will be able to give you a special storage rate on this so its cheaper than a self store. Also your U Crate is then already in the right place to get shipped in the next container when you give us the go ahead to ship.
If though you prefer, we can ship a U Crate to you and then you taker it to a self store and load it and we collect it from there. bear in mind though that someone will have to be there to hand it over to us and also the U Crate would have to be outside on ground flat level for us to collect it.
We can also at a pinch hold the u Crate in our Rotterdam warehouse so it’s in the EU waiting for final delivery to Portugal if you prefer.
Either way works for us so its best what suits you to be honest.
Hope that helps,
Cheers, The International Moving Doctor.

Hello Paul, Yes absolutely, I presume you are talking something like a U Crate 100 which could be delivered to your house and then you could drive it over to a self store by a van or pick up truck and load it at the self store. We would then arrange to collect it from the self store. Don’t forget it would need to be on ground level for the pallet truck to pick it up.
First of all I was thinking you were talking about a 20ft shipping container but that would be hard for you to move across town to a self store lol.
Hope this answer is ok for you and anything else let me know.

Cheers The International Moving Doctor

Hello MCL, thanks for the great question.
First, there are no tariffs on peoples stuff, commonly called Household Goods and in most countries throughout the world, if you are moving to that country with authorization from that country and your items are declared as more than 12 months old, you will be able to import them, duty and tax free.
Second, the political situation in the world is not really effecting service levels or transit times. In fact the volume of moves we are doing from the USA at the moment has resulted in transit times speeding up for shipping where we are nearly loading a 40 foot shipping container full of U Crates and pallets every day.
We tend to specialize in shipping both ways across the Atlantic as well as Australia and New Zealand. Thankfully they are all stable so no political issues there.
There are however some delays in European ports at present (see my mini blog) for more details for the latest news on that. You can also track your shipment through our system tracker as well as we recommend vessel Tracker which is an app for your phone where you can view and track the ship your container is on to see where it is.

I hope that helps and let me know if you have any other questions,

Cheers The International Moving Doctor

Hello Geoffrey, good question. Our contract covers a lot of extra blurb for just in case scenarios such as customs inspections and customs x rays. Customs worldwide have authority to search your shipment the same as they can search your luggage at an airport, however a full search of your belonging is rare and particularly rare on the route your shipment will be traveling. There is a chance however that Dutch Custome might put the Shipping Container through an X ray machine, which is where a truck pulling the container drives under what looks like a large arm or arch and Customs can see on a screen what is inside the shipping container and what is inside your crate and pallet. I dont think technology allows them to see your toothbrushes packed in a box yet but it would be able to tell if you had blocks of cocaine in your shipment for example. Typically, the charge we receive for a X Ray exam is about $300 so lets say in that 40 foot container we had 12 customers goods loaded, we would divide the $300 charge by the amount of shippers (12) and ask you to pay your share of the exam of $25. This is just an example but it would be something like that. We only charge you if we are charged although it is common for some not so good companies, particularly those who use different agents overseas to make up or inflate the charges for extra profit. You can see from our Google reviews that we do not do that as those that do normally have a lot of complaints.

So yes it is possible you get an X Ray but if it happens it wont be a lot and there is a much bigger chance you will not be charged anything extra. It’s just there to cover all bases just in case.

I think having our own offices in Charleston and Rotterdam and being established since 1994 allows us to have a good professional relationship with customs as well as we stay away from some ports that tend to have a much higher risk of physical inspections like the West Coast of the USA.

I hope that helps, it sounds like you are well organized and have the packing well under control.

Cheers The International Moving Doctor

Hello Jim, yes absolutely. I suggest getting heavy duty ones as the cheap ones can crack and split open if they are being stacked with a lot of weight on them. The other thing is bear in mind plastic bins are not normally square or oblong so you do waste some space when stacking them but if you are ok with that then yes go with it.
Cheers, The International Moving Doctor.

Hello Kim, yes you can keep the U Crate as long as you would like once the $750 deposit is paid as that covers the cost of the kit and the transport out to your home. If you then decided not to ship, you can keep the kit as we have no way of safely transporting the kit back to us but you would lose your deposit but we wouldn’t charge you anything for the shipping. I suggest if you are not sure about going through with your move you either use the pallet service where you get your own pallet locally (therefore we are not charging you for a crate and transport of it that you didn’t use) or wait to have the U Crate shipped to you until you are certain you are definitely going to be moving.
I hope that helps with alternatives, otherwise if you didn’t move, the worst case scenario would be you lost $750.

Cheers The International Moving Doctor

Hello Charles, you can just go to your local Lowe’s or Home Depot and buy the wood you need and build your crate. Any wood you buy from a store is fine to use. You just cant chop down a tree in your back yard and use that wood to make a crate.
Hope that helps, anything else let us know.
Cheers The International Moving Doctor

Hello Jim, we can still collect it, but will be a little more expensive and it might be collection days of only 3 times a week. If you fill out a quote form on the web site, they will be able to give you a door to door price for whatever service and destination you require.
Cheers, The International Moving Doctor

Hello Tom, thanks for the question. We can either store a U Crate 100 in the USA for $25 / week or in our Netherlands facility for 25 Euros per week if you need it stored. You can also advise us of a new delivery address at any time.
It’s standard procedure that before delivery we check with you to confirm the delivery address so at that time or anytime before, you can change the delivery address. We charge the same price for all of the Netherlands so it does not affect the price either.
I hope that helps, did you watch my video about us moving to the Netherlands with U Crates?
Cheers The International Moving Doctor

Hi Scott, it can depend a little on ship rotations and booking availability but the coordinator would be able to give you an eta of the vessel arriving in Antwerp once it was booked and you could expect delivery the following week after vessel arrives, possible the same week.
So in your case lets say we are allowed to take it into the port of Houston in week 1, then it is loaded and sails in week 2, allow 2 weeks sailing to Antwerp, then a week for unloading and customs clearance and delivery following week, makes on average 5-6 weeks. Once in a while it can be 4 but 5-6 in more likely.
Once we have a booking on a ship though i would budget for 7 days after the ship arrival. There are some delays going on in the USA and Europe in ports at the moment due to congestion.
I hope that helps, cheers The International Moving Doctor

Hello Mads, yes all should be ok but make sure batteries are dead and put in zip lock bag, separated from the tool.
All lumber should be treated, not sure about kiln dried and not sure how small amount it is. If its all in a box listed lumber then I would think customs would want to stop and inspect it, but a small amount in a box listed on a packing list as hobby equipment would probably be ok.
Sorry to be vague but we have to be a little careful in what we say.
Hope that makes sense, any further questions on this feel free to email the moving doctor move@upakweship.com
Cheers The International Moving Doctor

Hello Shipper 101. We ship all our box shipments like the pallet service or U Crates to our shipping facility near Rotterdam and then clear customs and truck your shipment to France to your new residence from there, so we don’t need an EPR so we do not help you get this.
All we need is a copy of your passport and a packing list. I hope this helps and makes sense.

Cheers

The International Moving Doctor