Do you ship outside Europe?

No. A container to Auckland or a crate to Vancouver is a different trade with different insurance behind it, and we refer those rather than taking the booking and handing it on.

Can we choose an instruction level for an international move?

Yes — all three apply. Level three is more common on international jobs than domestic ones, because arriving in a new country and facing a hundred cartons is a particular kind of miserable.

Who pays duty if something goes wrong with the relief?

You do, and the quotation says so. That is why we set out the conditions honestly rather than implying an outcome we cannot control.

Can goods be held in the UK first?

Frequently, and on the longer routes it is close to standard. Collect on the date that is certain, hold the goods listed, and ship when the far end stops being provisional.

What cannot cross a border?

Everything on the domestic refusal list, plus restrictions on soil, plant material, some foods, alcohol above certain quantities and various household chemicals. We flag anything doubtful at survey.

Do you use the same crew abroad?

One vehicle and one crew from your door to the destination. Nothing is transferred, consolidated or repacked en route.

Special case · LX

Take it out of the country

An international move is the level you chose plus a document set. The packing, the loading and the vehicle behave exactly as they would on a domestic job; what changes is that the inventory stops being our working list and becomes something an official reads.

Road, across western Europe. No sea freight and no air freight — and we say which, rather than subcontracting quietly.

What the international layer adds

Customs inventory Valued, described rather than counted, and translated where required.

Export declaration Raised on the UK side before the vehicle reaches the terminal.

Import entry Lodged at the destination by our agent, against the same inventory.

Relief claim Transfer of residence, where you qualify and the file supports it.

One vehicle throughout No transfer, no consolidation depot, no repacking abroad.

Not included Your personal documents — tax numbers, registrations, permits.

Where we go

Western Europe by road: France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Poland and Czechia. Four of those have their own pages here with the route, the regions and the document split.

Pickups run from anywhere in Britain. Where a continental vehicle is already routed, second and third collections on the way cost far less than a separate job — London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Bristol are all routine.

The two halves of the paperwork

We build the inventory, raise the export declaration and instruct an agent at the far end. That half is ours and it is the same process every time.

The half we cannot do for you is the half attached to you as a person: a tax number, a municipal registration, a residence permit, a consular certificate. Those vary by country, they take time, and they are what actually holds loads up. Each country page separates the two so you can see which rows to start.

Dedicated or shared

A dedicated vehicle carries your goods alone and departs when you say. A shared load travels with other consignments going the same way: less to pay, leaving when the route fills rather than on a date you pick.

Fixed start dates argue for dedicated. Flexibility usually makes sharing better value, and the further the destination the bigger that difference becomes.

What we will not put in writing

A transit time before the route, the load and the vehicle arrangement are settled — the honest spread is far too wide to compress into one figure, so the quotation carries an estimated window for your consignment instead. And a duty outcome, which turns on your residence status and your documents.

Take it out of the country

Questions about take it out of the country

Do you ship outside Europe?: No. A container to Auckland or a crate to Vancouver is a different trade with different insurance behind it, and we refer those rather than taking the booking and handing it on.
Can we choose an instruction level for an international move?: Yes — all three apply. Level three is more common on international jobs than domestic ones, because arriving in a new country and facing a hundred cartons is a particular kind of miserable.
Who pays duty if something goes wrong with the relief?: You do, and the quotation says so. That is why we set out the conditions honestly rather than implying an outcome we cannot control.
Can goods be held in the UK first?: Frequently, and on the longer routes it is close to standard. Collect on the date that is certain, hold the goods listed, and ship when the far end stops being provisional.
What cannot cross a border?: Everything on the domestic refusal list, plus restrictions on soil, plant material, some foods, alcohol above certain quantities and various household chemicals. We flag anything doubtful at survey.
Do you use the same crew abroad?: One vehicle and one crew from your door to the destination. Nothing is transferred, consolidated or repacked en route.

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