Category Archives: Moving to a New Country

Why Use Surface Shipping When You Move Overseas?

If you are planning to study abroad, relocate overseas for a job, retire in another country or make an international move for any other reason, you will need to debate air shipping versus surface shipping. Sometimes you have little choice. That bedroom set is not going on an aeroplane, after all! Or if you have Read More >

Making Yourself at Home When You Move Abroad

When you move overseas, you can expect to experience a mash up of conflicting emotions. Excitement, anxiety, wonder, homesickness, pride. They’re all part of it. You can, however, minimise the hard parts with a bit of prep. When you are preparing to ship your belongings internationally, you can start preparing to hit the ground running Read More >

Door to Door Shipping for Your Overseas Move

International door to door shipping can make your move much easier. Sorting out everything you own, deciding what to bring and then packing it all up is time-consuming. Bringing it all to the port yourself means spending time in traffic that you could be using to learn more about your destination or even get some Read More >

Shipping Personal Effects to UK Post Brexit

Our parents and grandparents might have just hopped on the ferry to England, taken a friend’s recommendation for a boarding house and started looking for work. We live in a very different world now. Brexit has changed the process for importing personal effects to the UK. To avoid customs duty on personal belongings, you need Read More >

Getting the Best Deal on International Shipping for Your Clothing

In November and December, people have a lot of questions about international shipping and clothing. Obviously, clothing is a popular Christmas gift. It could be something you’ve knit for the grandchildren, an item you spotted on the high street that is absolutely perfect for your sister, or that coat that your son away at university Read More >

How International Shipping Regulations Affect People Moving Overseas

International shipping restrictions can be complicated. The rules vary by country, although some things are universally prohibited. Individuals moving their own personal belongings face different, and generally less restrictive, international shipping regulations than companies shipping goods around the world. Rules for individuals tend to operate on the assumption that your items are for your own Read More >