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Moving overseas involves more than just packing boxes, but you already knew that! This guide walks you through the different international relocation services and costs. You’ll learn how to request moving quotes, compare UK moving services, and find the best service for your international move from the UK.
International relocation services are there to make life easier and handle every part of the move, whatever type of move you might need!
To ship overseas an entire household or parts of it. This includes furniture, appliances, and even fragile or bulky items like art and pianos. The moving company will provide the right packing material and knows how to transport items safely. The cost is based on the total volume (sea freight) or weight (air freight).
An international moving service provides packing materials (boxes, bubble wrap, tape, etc.), movers, and transportation. Large furniture pieces are dismantled, wrapped, and padded. The boxes are labelled and loaded into the vehicle. During transport, customs clearance is taken care of. Upon arrival, items are unpacked, furniture is reassembled, and belongings are placed per your instructions. All the packing materials and waste are removed afterwards.
Professional movers will efficiently pack your items with the right material and can provide custom crating for fragile or unusually shaped items.
International moving services can also provide long or short-term storage solutions, to store items you don’t want or need to ship internationally from the UK.
An international pet relocation service helps with anything from flights to pet passports, vaccinations, health checks, and customs compliance. They also ensure that your pet travels in a safe and climate-controlled environment, using the correct IATA-approved crate.
To bring a car or motorbike abroad, an international vehicle relocation service can help with shipping logistics, customs documentation, and even local registration. Vehicles can be shipped in a container or as roll-on-roll-off transport.
Depending on the international relocation service, they might also assist with visas, permits, and shipping insurance.
When requesting quotes from international movers in the UK, here’s what you’ll normally receive:
You’ve started looking for the right moving packing service, but what are the things worth comparing? We’ve listed them below.
The question “How much is a packing service for moving?” depends on a few factors like the distance, volume, shipping method (sea or air freight) and route. Moves from the UK within Europe start around £4,500. Common routes are cheaper than transportation to remote locations. When a route is in higher demand, there will be more moving companies to compare.
The price for an overseas moving service will also be higher if you need special assistance, extra services like storage or (dis)assembly, or parking permits and elevator fees.
Below are the price ranges for moving services from the UK, using sea freight. Road transport is recommended for international moves to European destinations. From the UK to France, this costs between £1,300 and £2,000 and to Switzerland between £2,200 and £3,100.
| Destination | Cost |
| Paris, France | £4,500 – £6,200 |
| Barcelona, Spain | £4,700 – £6,300 |
| New York, United States | £5,100 – £6,900 |
| Sydney, Australia | £7,000 – £9,500 |
| Cape Town, South Africa | £4,900 – £8,000 |
| Delhi, India | £6,200 – £10,000 |
Disclaimer: The price ranges above are estimates and may vary.
We recommend browsing Sirelo’s database to find the perfect partner for your relocation overseas, but here are some of the top international moving services in the UK:
