International Move/Relocation

Few moving companies specialize and are capable of moving your belongings worldwide.  Moving to another country can be very difficult and stressful.  Choice of a moving company is extremely important because a good forwarders and agents will make your goods clear customs barrier without any aggravation.

Following are the types of shipment offered by the international movers :

• Less than container load (LCL) is a shipment that is not large enough to fill a standard cargo container.  Your things will be consolidated with other shipper goods inside the same shipping container.
• Full Container Load (FCL) is a shipment that occupies a full container.   If you have a full container load you can negotiate FCL shipments at the lowest possible rate.

Following are the types of services offered by the international movers :

• Door to Port service includes packing of the goods and wrapping all of the furniture. Packed items are moved to the carrier’s loading facility and packed into a shipping container.  Carrier prepares all of the necessary documents and releases your shipment at the port entry.
• Door to Door service includes packing of the goods and wrapping all of the furniture. Packed items are moved to the carrier’s loading facility and packed into a shipping container.  Carrier prepares all of the necessary documents.  But it doesn’t stop here. Destination service includes - Customs clearance, in-home delivering and unpacking.

When moving overseas, be sure to plan well in advance and learn as much as you can about the new country.  It is strongly recommended to use professional moving companies to pack your household items.  Shipping containers with your goods will be traveling a long distance for the extended period of time.  Movers have years of experience how to pack your valuables to protect them from any damage.  Ask the moving company about the rules and regulations regarding types of goods that will be allowed into a foreign country.