Removals to Australia

What actually matters on this route

Customs rules change. We confirm the current requirements for your date at survey rather than relying on what was true last year.

How the price is worked out

International moves are priced by volume, not by distance. What matters is how many cubic metres you fill and how the shipment travels - a container does not care whether it started in Abingdon or Aberdeen.

• Survey first. We measure your load in cubic metres, on video or in person.
• Shared or sole-use. Below roughly 24 m³ sharing is cheaper. Above it, a container of your own usually wins.
• Route: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth or Adelaide.
• Transit: 8-12 weeks by sea, plus consolidation before and clearance after.
• Export packing. Every shipment gets export-grade wrap and a customs inventory, itemised as its own line - about 18% added to the shipping cost for packing that has to survive a container and a long transit, not just a van down the road. Full details of our packing service are on its own page.

We are not VAT-registered, so there is no VAT to add to your shipping cost - the figure you see is the figure you pay.

Moving to the UK instead?

If you are bringing a household back to the UK, ask us about Transfer of Residence (ToR1) relief. Applied for correctly and in advance, it lets you import your own used belongings without paying UK duty or VAT. Applied for late, it does not. It is free to apply and we will point you at the form.