Ship personal effects and household goods from the UK to Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and all European countries by road freight. Door-to-door in 1-7 working days, subject to space and flight availability with the carriers. Post-Brexit customs documentation fully handled.
European road freight is the standard method for shipping personal effects and household goods from the UK to European countries — your belongings travel by road in a shared vehicle or dedicated truck, crossing the Channel by ferry or through the Channel Tunnel, and delivered to your European address. It is faster and more economical than sea freight for European destinations, and more practical than air cargo for larger volumes of household goods.
Since Brexit in 2021, personal effects shipped from the UK to EU countries require customs documentation at both the UK export stage and the EU import stage. This adds administrative steps compared to pre-2021 EU-to-EU moves — but for qualifying relocators, Transfer of Residence relief removes EU import duty, and we handle all documentation as part of the service.
Since Brexit, all goods shipped from the UK to EU countries require a UK export customs declaration — even personal effects and household goods. This is a straightforward export entry for personal effects but it is mandatory. We prepare and submit your UK export customs entry as part of your road freight shipment.
For personal effects, the UK export process is typically a low-value or personal effects declaration — not a commercial export. However, it must be done correctly to avoid goods being held at the border.
On arrival in the EU, personal effects and household goods are subject to EU customs entry. The good news: the EU has a Transfer of Residence (ToR) relief scheme — similar to the UK's ToR1 — that allows qualifying relocators to import personal effects and household goods duty-free when moving their main residence to an EU country.
Each EU country has its own version of this relief and its own documentation requirements. We advise on the specific EU country requirements at the time of booking — and ensure your UK export documentation is structured to support the destination country's import relief process.
If you are shipping personal effects to Europe temporarily — returning to live in the UK — temporary admission relief may apply at the EU destination, allowing goods to be imported duty-free with the intention of re-exporting them within a set period.
Alternatively, if you are returning EU national shipping belongings home from the UK, EU residence-based relief provisions may apply. We advise on the right approach for your specific situation at booking.
We also ship personal effects by road freight to Belgium, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Sweden, Finland, Ireland, Switzerland, Norway, and all other European countries.
We advise on specific post-Brexit restrictions for your European destination at booking. Full prohibited goods guide →
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