THE ULTIMATE GUIDE FOR MOVING OVERSEAS
Everything You’ll Need To Know Before Moving Overseas.

Our resident Moving Doctor, Mark Nash is in the house! Mark has been in the moving business for 33 years, originally from England; he has moved 5 times internationally and has worked in England, mainland Europe, The Middle East and for the past 19 years in the USA. If he doesn’t know the answer to the question, he has enough friends in this industry to find out for you.
He currently sits on the board of the International Shippers Association and the Commercial Affairs committee at the International Association of Movers.
Mark will always do his best to provide an answer honestly, professionally and treat this forum as a place where everyone can learn about moving overseas.
Phil Radoff
Posted at 18:14h, 04 JuneLooking for a way to ship clothing and other items to Canada. There seems to be talk of being able to do it by flat-rate boxes by USPS for 20-30 dollars, but that seems a bit inexpensive. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 13:58h, 20 JuneHello Phil. we don’t really do USA to Canada or visa versa as its more of a domestic route by truck even though I know its International. Try getting prices from domestic truckers like ABF, Roadway, R&L Carriers. Cheers The Moving Dr
Helen G
Posted at 11:39h, 04 JuneHi,
I’m moving from Milton Keynes (UK) to Iowa City (USA) next year and am trying to estimate whether it would be cheaper to ship everything across, or to put everything in storage and buy afresh in the States. I have the contents of a 2 bed flat (excluding white goods). Any estimates on cost or advice on how to go about the move?
Thanks!
Helen
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 13:55h, 20 JuneHello Helen, furniture is fairly cheap in the USA so I wouldn’t bother to ship it. Just ship your personal bits n pieces that will make your place feel like your home. Also I suggest not storing your things in a self store. You will be paying for it every month and probably never ever use anything out of it and eventually pay someone to dump it as you’ll get fed up paying for it every month!
Chris in our office will contact you to give you some prices and options, cheers The Moving Dr
C.A. B-Mik
Posted at 19:13h, 31 MayHello,
My family and I are moving from Colorado to Prague, CZ this summer. We are going to sell or store quite a lot, but want to take some boxes and perhaps a few pieces of furniture. Time is not a concern. I would love to know the most cost-effective way to do this. Thank you!
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 13:48h, 20 JuneHello, I will email you our various to door options. Cheers The Moving Dr
Sadye Writer
Posted at 17:44h, 31 MayHello there –
I am considering shipping furniture (sat in a storage unit) from NYC to London. It’s a dining room table (about 8ft), 6 chairs, an arm chair and 5 large boxes. Is this a really, really expensive thing to do?!
Thanks!
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 13:48h, 20 JuneHello Sadye, yes this will probably costs you at least $2500 as the furniture needs to be professionally packed and crated to make the journey safely. Its not something you can do yourself. Cheers The Moving Dr
MHoard
Posted at 23:04h, 30 MayHello,
My husband and I are moving from Indiana to Ankara, Turkey. We will be selling or giving away most of our belongings, but we would like to take more than what we could take on the plane. I am trying to find out the cheapest way to move several boxes over to Turkey. Time isn’t an issue. I’d really appreciate any help you could give me!
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 15:11h, 31 MayThanks for the message, Chris in our office here will be in contact to give you some prices and service options, cheers The Moving Dr
Jada Adcock
Posted at 21:11h, 04 JulyI have the same question. My family and I are moving from Louisiana to Ljubljana, Slovenia. We are looking for the cheapest way to move several boxes to Slovenia. Thank you for your help.
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 15:46h, 08 JulyHello Jada, we will email you to get some additional information and then can quote you, cheers The Moving Dr
John Kimmel
Posted at 18:01h, 30 MayHello, I try to get some information about the cost of moving approx. 4-6 boxes [cub mtr] from Beaumont, TX to the Netherlands this year. I might add some small furniture, depending on the cost.
Really like to know if it’s possible to rent part of a container [cost?].
Generally how do movers calculate the moving cost, are there some guidelines?
Thanks
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 22:03h, 30 MayHello John, I am emailing you some rates and options for this, let me know if you have any questions, cheers The Moving Dr
B. Saint-Louis
Posted at 14:34h, 30 MayI am shipping, as a gift, a home-made wooden doll house (approx. 36″x30″) from Dawlish, Devon, UK to Ottawa, On, Canada.
I would like to know the cost of (1) air freight, (2) sea freight, and the length of time for each journey. Also what documentation would be required to bring this item into Canada.
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 22:01h, 30 MayHello, I am passing this over to Chris in our UK office to work out a quote for you, cheers The Moving Dr
claire kersey
Posted at 13:07h, 30 MayHello,
Wanting to ship a package 1 cubic meter Perth Australia to Southampton or Portsmouth. We have been advised there are other fees?..Port handling fees, Document fees at the other end in UK? How much will this be? And what fees will we incur?
Thanks, Claire
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 22:00h, 30 MayIf you are ever getting a terminal to terminal or port to port quote you will always have charges at the destination that you will have to pay before you can collect your things. The charges vary but I would budget on paying about 150 pounds by the time you are finished for 1cbm. You will get a list of charges for hand out, docs fee, terminal charges security fee, post & Petties, and a laundry list of other make up charges that the shipping line agent makes you pay before you can collect your stuff. You will also have to complete a C3 customs form and a packing list and take to customs or pay a broker about 100 pounds to customs clear your shipment for you. If you have the time I would go to customs yourself though. All in all though once you have paid the charges its still a very cheap way of shipping compared to a moving companies quote. Hope that helps, cheers The Moving Dr
Jana
Posted at 03:58h, 30 MayHi Mark,
We are looking at relocating from Perth WA to Dunedin NZ by the end of this year. We have two vehicles and 4×1 home full of furniture to relocate? How much would this roughly cost? How long would it take to get to Dunedin? What do we need to look out for? Any tips would be greatly appreciated! 🙂
Kind ones,
Jana
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 21:51h, 30 MayHell Jana, I will pass this enquiry onto my colleague at Allied Pickfords Australia who can help you with this and give you a quote and some good local advice, cheers Mark
Vishal Jha
Posted at 19:35h, 29 MayHi,
I am planning to move to Dublin, Ohio from Houston, Texas around June 14th. Could you give me quote for the same.
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 21:50h, 30 MayHello Vishal, we are only doing International moving. I t looks like you are saying Dublin Ohio and not Dublin Ireland which we could do! Cheers The Moving Dr
Dylan Spark
Posted at 05:12h, 29 MayHello, I am planning on moving from Sydney, Australia to Victoria, in British Columbia. How much would it cost to ship about 5-6 boxes of personal items?
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 15:33h, 29 MayHello Dylan, we will contact you on email and give you a price, cheers The Moving Dr
Claire
Posted at 01:14h, 29 MayHey! I’m looking to ship 2 toolboxes and roughly 10 – 15 boxes / caroms from Melbourne to alberta Canada.
Can you give me a rough estimate please? It’s urgent.
Thanks
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 15:32h, 29 MayHello Claire, yes we will be in touch on email, cheers The Moving Dr
Totis Viribus
Posted at 20:42h, 28 MayHi I am moving from Prague to London with 60 cubic meters point to point. How much shipping time and cost should I expect? Thanks.
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 21:03h, 28 MayI’ll get our London office to give you a quote, thanks The Moving Dr
Tabitha
Posted at 20:26h, 28 MayHi,
My family and I are thinking about sending non-perishable food to family in Portugal from Canada.
I would like to know how much should we expect to pay to ship a large barrel of non-perishables (unfortunately I do not know how much it will weigh) to Portugal?
Thanks,
Tabitha
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 21:05h, 28 MayHi Tabitha, unfortunately we can only move household items into Portugal and you are not allowed to ship foodstuff in a household move. I would may be check UPS or even the post office as an alternative. Hope that helps, cheers The Moving Dr
Tabitha
Posted at 18:37h, 30 MayThanks for your prompt reply. I would appreciate it greatly if you can help me find companies that do send foodstuff to Portugal. This will be my first time doing this and I do not have any experience nor knowledge in doing this. Any help would be great. Thanks again!
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 22:07h, 30 MayHello Tabitha, I suggest sending it by UPS or the post office even if you have to split it up into smaller boxes, customs are more leniant with things coming in by UPS, Fedex or DHL or the post office. Thanks The Moving Dr
Tabitha
Posted at 16:42h, 31 MayThanks again for your help. I will do as you suggested!
Tessa
Posted at 20:22h, 28 MayHi there, I need to ship 10 tea chest boxes from San Francisco to London. They are all packed and ready to go. They can go slowly, no hurry for them. What rate would this be approximately? Thanks!
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 21:09h, 28 MayHello Tessa, if they are 5 cubic feet or less and you dropped them off at our SFO terminal, the price would be to ship them to your door in London would be $860 all inclusive plus an optional ground floor front door collection of $125. If however the boxes are bigger than 6 cubic feet then you would have to go into our next size up catagory and that would put the price up to $1091 with an optional collection charge from ground floor front door of $200
Hope that works for you, any questions give me a call or send me an email, cheers The Moving Dr
Rick
Posted at 16:42h, 28 MayI have been asked to check the price if sending 90 pounds of gold bars from Accra Ghana airport to Dubai.
And 45 pounds from Accra Ghana Airport to Atlanta Georgia
And 45 pounds from Accra Ghana Airport to LAX (San Diego)
Thanks for your help.
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 20:02h, 28 MayThis sounds like a scam? no one ships gold bars unless your a security company! Cheers The Moving Dr
Daisy
Posted at 16:20h, 28 MayI am moving from Los Angeles to Cambridge, UK. I want to ship a few boxes (about 15) door to door. I don’t have the destination address until September, but I have to move out in a week now. Do you pick up my boxes and ship it later for me? How long does the shipment take?
I am looking for a reasonable time of delivery once I provede the address, say 1 month. Do you have this service ?
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 20:06h, 28 MayHello Daisy, yes we can ship them over and you can advise our UK office later the delivery address. It will take about 8-9 weeks from the west coast. Our price for up to 30 cubic feet Los Angeles terminal to Door Cambrisge all inclusive is $654.00 Hope that helps, cheers The Moving Dr
Kerin
Posted at 14:14h, 28 MayHi,
I have already moved to Melbourne AU but have a few boxes in Albany, NY I would like to send over. It is 5 x 20 gal plastic tubs. Does this make sense to ship through your services?
Kind Regards,
Kerin
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 20:08h, 28 MayHello Kerin, I think so! Our price for up to 30 cubic feet from our terminal in Albany to door Melbourne is $828.00 Does that sound good? Cheers The Moving Dr
carla
Posted at 06:58h, 28 MayOur large personal move took place last year, but after living in furnished accomodation for a year, I have about 8 boxes of personal items that I would like to ship from london to the east coast and am struggling to find a reasonable cost option. Thanks
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 20:09h, 28 MayWell let us see what we can come up with but shipping from EU to USA is not that cheap anymore I’m afraid. We will be in touch on email, cheers The Moving Dr
Jacob Buckley
Posted at 06:33h, 28 Maydear moving doctor
i was wanting to know if you knew how much it would cost to move three people and 1 or 2 cars from Brisbane Australia to Gothenburg Sweden.
thank you
kind regards Jacob Buckley
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 20:11h, 28 MayHello Jacob, i am not sure off hand but can find out for you and am passing this on to my colleague Chris at Allied Pickfords to email you with some suggestions, cheers The Moving Dr
Steven
Posted at 20:44h, 27 MayHey Doc,
I am wanting to ship two catamaran hulls 48′ long from Miami to Melbourne Aus.
I was thinking two 53ft containers. the hulls weigh aprox 1500kg each.
Could you give me some ideas on price both for the shipping and port entry in Australia please.
Cheers
Steve
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 20:14h, 28 MayHello Steven, well the largest shipping containers are only 45 feet long I’m afraid so that wont work. Could you build crates around them or could they be put on wheels / trailer so that we could roll them on to a roll on roll off ship? Let me know and we will try and come up with some feasable options for you, cheers The Moving Doc
Steven
Posted at 23:33h, 28 MayThanks Doc,
I am in contact with Chris.
Steve
Mike
Posted at 15:22h, 27 MayHi we are moving from the UK to the US and would like to know your shipping costs for both 100 cubic feet and 200 cubic feet. This will be going from near Manchester, England to Portland, Oregon and we would like to know your door-to-door prices please.
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 20:16h, 28 MayHello Mike, we can certainly help on this one, we will email you and give you some service options and prices, cheers The Moving Dr
Muriel
Posted at 14:28h, 27 MayHi, I need to move about 3 cubic meters (mostly clothes and a painting) from Rome, Italy to the Atlanta, GA area. What would be the cheapest way to have this shipped door to door? Thank you.
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 20:17h, 28 MayHello Muriel, we can work out a price and email you some options. We will be in touch, thanks The Moving Doc
Dominic
Posted at 08:16h, 27 MayHi,
My wife and I are moving from Ireland to Texas. We estimate that a 20ft container should be enough for everything we are bringing.
About how long will it take from pick-up to delivery for the shipment?
Thank you
D
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 13:45h, 27 MayHello Dominic, transit time should be 4-5 weeks door to door, cheers The Moving Dr
Sally Traube
Posted at 23:55h, 26 MayI have 2 square meters of household things to ship to France and so far the quotes I’m getting are coming in at 75000 Thai Btd, can you suggest a cheaper way?
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 13:55h, 27 MayHello Sally, we dont have a service from Thailand I’m afraid but I would pack everything up yourself into boxes and call shipping companies and commercial freight forwarders to see if they can put on a pallet and ship it. They might come up with some cheaper options than a regular moving company. Good luck, Cheers The Moving Doc
Maya
Posted at 19:00h, 26 MayDo you ship to Pakistan and offer door to door service. I would need to move boxes and some furniture.
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 13:55h, 27 MayYes we do and I see you completed our quote form and one of our agents will be contacting you, cheers The Moving Dr
Georgia
Posted at 16:26h, 26 MayHow much will cost to ship two sofa set and three bed rooms,and other small house items.
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 13:56h, 27 MayHello Georgia, please email us your origin and destination points and we can qork out a price for you, cheers The Moving Dr
Karen Langton
Posted at 12:20h, 25 MayIs it reasonable to ship 3 personal computers from USA to UK? Some have suggested I pack them in a carry on, but looking for an easier and safe way to ship them.
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 13:59h, 27 MayHello Karen, if you pack them well in bubble wrap then load into cartons and drop them off at one of our 88 terminals, we can ship to your door for $654 by ship, this is our price up to 30 cubic feet so you could add a few more boxes for the same price. Hope that helps, cheers The Moving Dr
Mojan
Posted at 16:58h, 24 MayHi, I am moving to Virginia, USA from Vancouver, BC and to ship my furniture which will fill up a storage like 20″x25″ almost up to ceiling , what size of a container do I need and the weight would probably be 4500 pound, I am guessing only. Please tell me what is the best & cheapest way to do my move. Thanks.
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 14:02h, 27 MayHello Mojan, we dont run services from Canada to USA so I would try one of the USA domestic truckers and van lines and ask about their self load options. Google, ABF, Roadway, PODS, SAM, Mayflower. I believe thay all have self load options from Canada. I think your load might be a bit big for one container so you might need 2 containers unless you can find someone like ABF that might offer you a part section of a 50 ft trailer? Hope that helps, cheers The Moving Dr
Michelle Brycki
Posted at 00:21h, 24 MayHi!!!! I desperately need to know the best and cheapest way to ship 2 medium sized (18 x 18 x 16 in) boxes from San Diego CA, USA to Sydney, Australia. They are about 44 lbs each. USPS’s quote is $350 each box there just HAS to be a better way. PLEASE HELP!!!!
Thank you!
Michelle
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 14:41h, 24 MayHi Michelle, I’ll pass on to our Air division to see what they come up with. By sea though the minimum we have is for up to 35 cubic feet which is $692.00 Door to Door, cheers The Moving Dr
Lisa
Posted at 23:08h, 23 MayWe are moving from US to Canada- just found out we are supposed to fumigate out mattresses –
They are 2000 dollar organic mattresses that were purchased partially to avoid dust mites and bed bugs as they have a material That repellant them. I hate the idea of putting pesticides on these – will they permit with documentation and description of mattresses ?
Does it also mean we have to do our sofa and chairs ?
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 14:38h, 24 MayHello Lisa, I’m sorry I am not too knowledgeable about moving from USA to Canada as this is mainly handled by domestic movers rather than International even though its obviously an International move! I would call one of the large domestic movers like Atlas Van Lines or United or Allied and ask for their opinion on this. Let me know so I’ll know the answer in case anyone else asks, Cheers The Moving Dr
Douha
Posted at 07:49h, 23 MayMy husband has shipped all my households in a container from Qatar to US , but the problem here we didn’t make the shipment door to door it’s only door to port. So, I tried to call many companies but they refused to move it unless it’s commercial container. Please help me to find companies can move this container because time is running out .
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 13:40h, 23 MayWe can help you with this. If you call Ruby at 843 225 7217 and give her the details she will quote you on this and advise you what you need to do. Cheers The Moving Dr
Robin Rodger
Posted at 02:58h, 23 MayHow much would it cost to airfreight a 35KG chair from Brisbane to Christchurch
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 13:44h, 23 MayHello Robin, you would be better going to DHL or UPS to get this airfreighted cheers The Moving Dr
serge
Posted at 23:18h, 22 MayHi,
I’m moving from a 3 bedroom townhouse to another destination in another provice, but I can’t figure out how large a container I need. If I go for too big the contents may move around too much and get damaged. Basically I have 3 queen-sized beds, 2 small sofas, dining table and chairs, coffee table, kitchen pots and pans, clothes, bike, 2 desks, ladder and TV+stand. I’m stuck between 2 uhaul pods and a 20′ box from BigSteelBox. Thanks.
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 13:47h, 23 MayI would think a 20 foot container would work for you. You dont need to fill it up height wise but you do need to have enough things to cover the floor space (20ft x 8ft) and wedge everything in together so nothing can move front to back or side to side. Cheers The Moving Dr
Tom Towle
Posted at 20:02h, 22 MayHi, Mark,
I have an aircraft…a Maule MXT-7-180…that will need disassembly and packing in a Houston container destined for St. Petersburg, Russia ..sometime in Mid-June. Please recommend a firm.
Pics below:
Thanks,
Tom Towle
https://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b343/towlet/?mediafilter=all
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 13:53h, 23 MayHi Tom, you have me stumped on this one I am afraid! I dont know anyone that has experiance in dismantling or packing aircraft. May be ask at the local airport where its kept or the local flying club to see if anyone knows someone. Plane looks good though. Good luck and sorry we cant help on this one, thanks Mark
Alexey
Posted at 17:21h, 22 MayHello. I am moving from Alabama to UK. I’ve got some things to move, probably about one cubic meter.
Can you get me a price estimate?
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 13:55h, 23 MayHello Alexey, if you drop your 1cbm at one of our terminals in AL we can ship through to your door all inclusive for $860 This is our price for up to 50 cubic feet so thats up to 1.41 cbm
Hope that helps, cheers The Moving Dr
Abishag Vaca
Posted at 17:16h, 21 MayHi
I am moving from LA to Italy and I am interested in a shared container I have boxes but there are just few items that i wish to use my suitcases for would that be ok or would u recomend i just use boxes for everything?
thank u for your time
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 17:28h, 21 MayHello, yes you can use suitcases, boxes, plastic boxes or trunks on any of our services. Make sure your suitcases are labeled though and dont put fragile items in soft suitcases. Cheers The Moving Dr
gene
Posted at 05:24h, 21 MayI have only limited time to clear out the family home in San Diego, and PURCHASE a 20-foot overseas shipping container (with a valid maritime certificate!!!) in which I intend to ship (move) all my books, papers, personal effects, household goods, etc. (mostly packed in apple cartons), (plus a little bit of furniture?, and a bicycle) to Germany, where I will then need to KEEP the container for storage.
The port of San Diego does not handle container ships – everything has to be trucked up to Los Angeles (i.e., the ports of Wilmington, San Pedro, or Long Beach) for shipment overseas, AND I have to wait to have it shipped till I know that I can be present in Germany to receive it and clear customs (at the port? when it arrives, and then arrange for further transport within Germany to its final destination?)
Can you advise me of whom I can best buy a guaranteed seaworthy container from here, at a reasonable price, ASAP, and whom I can then best arrange to have pick it up and ship it to Germany, once I myself am back in Germany, and have found a place there to park it?
(There are many firms here that RENT storage containers on their property, but I may also need to make temporary storage arrangements in the interim for a container which I own, rather than renting, until it can be shipped…)
Thanks!
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 17:38h, 21 MayHello Gene, you have since called me and I hope I answered all your questions. For anyone else reading this, shipping Containers have to have a maritime certificate otherwise they wont be allowed on a ship. You can buy your own and we will ship it for you but you would have to arrange your own crane hire to lift the container on and off our truck both ends. Cheers The Moving Dr
esther
Posted at 20:07h, 20 Mayhi, we are moving to berlin, germany in the middle of july. we are gonna have probably most of the stuff boxed in apple boxes so it will be easy to parallelize. we would do it ourselves to save money… and maybe a couple bigger things like a bike, a round table and a highchair. any recommendations?
esther
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 20:35h, 20 MayHello Esther, first piece of advice is Do Not Use Apple Boxes! They are not as strong as moving boxes and stand a very good chance of receiving further inspections from Ministry of Agriculture and fisheries and the boxes will probably have insects or insect lava in them which no Country wants coming in. As you have some furniture items I suggest either the U Box or U Crate. I will send you some information on email, cheers The Moving Dr.
Stefanie Hense
Posted at 14:53h, 20 MayI receved an email quote from you and one of the additional services that you offer is the complete moving and packing and unpacking service.
We will not need the unpacking, but how can we generally get a quote for this service?
Thanks
Stefanie
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 19:29h, 20 MayYes we can quote for a full pack service on top of our normal shipping prices. We will drop you an email, cheers The Moving Dr
trudell
Posted at 07:04h, 20 MayHi there, any idea of a cost for shipping 20 cubic meters of household items,’form Mandurah / Perth, Western Australia to Epsom , London ?
Thanks! 😉
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 19:43h, 20 MayNot off hand but we can certainly work out a price for you and let you know, cheers The Moving Dr
George
Posted at 04:47h, 20 MayI would like to move about 100 cubic feet from Idaho Falls, Idaho, (83404) to Copenhagen. What are the options and prices? Dropping off at a terminal such as Salt Lake City is an option, but we would like delivery to an apartment in Copenhagen.
Thank you.
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 19:49h, 20 MayHello George, I would say our U Box or shared container options would be best for you. Both services go through to door in Copenhagen. A U Box door to door is $1326.00 and the shared container service SLC terminal to door is $1410 for up to 100 cubic feet. I’ll email you more info, cheers The Moving Dr
Jen Mustard
Posted at 01:23h, 20 MayWe are moving from Canberra Australia to San Diego California USA and looking to possibly ship a king size bed, large sectional couch and lowline tv cabinet. Any ideas on how much this would cost and how to go about this?
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 19:53h, 20 MayHello Jen, we can work out something for you but bear in mind matresses are quite an expensive thing to ship. We will be in touch, cheers The Moving Dr
Jen Mustard
Posted at 06:28h, 27 MayWhy are mattresses expensive to ship? Just because of the size?
Look forward to hearing from you
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 13:52h, 27 MayHello Jen, yes its the size and awkwardness of them! They need to be collected and delivered by 2 men not one, they dont fit on pallets so they have to be man handled and have to be packed into proper matress boxes in order to be able to be moved at all. The only “cheap” way of moving matresses is in a shipping container with your household things in which case you dont need the matress box and a bag will suffice. Dont forget US matresses might be a different size than the country you are moving to and quite often an American King size wont fit in a bedroom overseas! Thats why I normally recomend unless it expensive or has some special memories, or your moving it with the whole of your household in a shipping container, leave it behind, cut your losses and buy new when you get there! Hope that helps, cheers The Moving Dr
Matt Johnson
Posted at 23:01h, 19 MayWe live in Venezuela and will be moving back to the US in the next few months. I have quite a few books and wondered if there was a better way to ship them back rather than pay the airline for extra suitcases. It doesn’t matter how long it takes.
Thanks.
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 19:55h, 20 MayHello Matt, may be look at a UPS, Fedex or DHL option? I think thats your best alternative, cheers The Moving Dr
Teresa
Posted at 21:41h, 19 MayYour site did not work correctly. I am trying to find the most economical way to ship personal items to Escazu, Costa Rica. I will be moving there in July.
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 19:56h, 20 MaySorry Teresa, we are having some teething troubles with the automatic rate mate but one of our agents will be in touch to offer you some prices and service options, cheers The Moving Dr
Nicole Johnson
Posted at 21:35h, 19 MayHi there. There is a possibility that my family will be moving to Australia in the next couple of months and I am looking into ways to ship some stuff home. I would like to ship some household and kitchen items, clothes, photos and kids toys. Would a couple of U Boxes be the way to go. I would like to consider the door to door service, but live in Pullman, WA which is a considerable distance from Seattle – would this be an option. Any advice would be appreciated.
Regards Nicky Johnson
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 20:14h, 20 MayHello Nicky, yes I would say 2 U Boxes are your safest option. We can handle the collection from Pullman WA for an additional $195 if that helps? Let me know if you need more information, cheersw The Moving Doc
Rebecca Scott
Posted at 21:06h, 19 MayMy husband and I are selling most of our “stuff” and heading to Europe for a year or 2 of 1 suitcase each travel. How can we store a dozen or so boxes of the precious stuff in central Ohio and get it shipped to us overseas whenever and whenever we eventually land? I hope you can help – he’s driving me crazy…
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 20:16h, 20 MayI suggest finding a family member or friend to store your boxes. If that fails then use a self storage place. Do not use a mover as your then stuck with their price to ship it at a later date whereas if you have it in a self store or a friends place you can choose whomever you want to ship it at a later date. Hope that helps, cheers The Moving Dr
john graham-collins
Posted at 16:34h, 18 MayI have about 10 standard size cardboard boxes to move from scottish borders to new york state, any ideas on cost and shippers?
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 20:17h, 20 MayHi John, we will be back to you on email with a price, cheers The Moving Dr
KC
Posted at 10:37h, 18 MayI am moving to Helsingborg, Sweden from Anaheim, CA next month & have no idea how to go about gettin the few items I would like to keep shipped there without it costing me a couple months pay. My items weigh no more than 100lbs altogether. Any way to make it economical?
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 20:22h, 20 MayHello KC, our min amount by ship is going to be $868 for up to 30 cubic feet which is about 5 suitcases. Other options if you just have a box or 2 is try UPS, the post office or try our Air division at 866 944 8303 and see if Ken can help you. Cheers The Moving Dr
Nathan
Posted at 04:55h, 18 MayI need assistance in determining average costs of moving either a 20′ and/or a 40′ container worth of goods to England from Oakland, CA. Items of interest is nothing more than furniture and decoration type equipment. Also, my biggest concern are importation taxes/VAT/etc to include transit time. Look forward to your recommendation.
The Moving Doctor
Posted at 20:25h, 20 MayStephanie will be back to you with some prices and service options. If you are moving your normal home from The USa to UK and all your items are more than 6 months old and you have lived in the USA for the last 12 months then your items will be imported duty, tax and VAT free. Hope thats good news! Cheers The Moving Dr