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Luggage Shipping from London

From Heathrow to Hackney, Southall to Stratford — London's most diverse communities ship with us to India, Nigeria, Hong Kong, Australia, the Caribbean, and beyond.

Excess baggage shipping & personal effects shipping from London

London is our largest source of UK shipments — a city of extraordinary cultural diversity where shipping demand spans every corner of the globe. South Asian communities in Southall, Wembley, and Harrow ship regularly to India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. West African communities in Peckham, Brixton, and Woolwich ship to Nigeria, Ghana, and beyond. The large Hong Kong and Chinese communities in Canary Wharf and the West End ship to Hong Kong, Guangzhou, and Taipei. Caribbean communities in Brixton, Hackney, and Tottenham ship to Jamaica, Trinidad, and Barbados. Middle Eastern communities along the Edgware Road and in Kensington ship to the UAE, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia. And the vast international student population across UCL, King's, Imperial, and LSE ships belongings home at the end of each year.

We are not a general parcel courier — we specialise specifically in unaccompanied baggage: suitcases, holdalls, boxes of personal effects, and household items shipped on behalf of an individual traveller or relocator from London. We collect from any London borough, any postcode.

Nearest airport(s)

Heathrow (LHR), Gatwick (LGW), City (LCY), Stansted (STN), and Luton (LTN) — the UK's most connected city for international flights.

Who we help in London

South Asian, West African, East African, Caribbean, Chinese, Hong Kong, Middle Eastern, Australian, New Zealand, and Eastern European diaspora communities — plus international students and business relocators.

Areas covered

All 32 London boroughs — Central, North, South, East, and West London — plus the Home Counties, Essex, Kent, Surrey, and Hertfordshire.

Our proximity advantage

Our Hounslow office is minutes from Heathrow — the UK's main cargo hub for shipments to South Asia, West Africa, Australia, and the Americas.

Where London shippers send their luggage

London's most popular shipping corridors, reflecting the city's extraordinary community diversity — plus our complete worldwide directory below.

Shipping to and from London's diverse communities

London's community diversity creates distinct shipping corridors — each with its own most popular destinations, seasonal patterns, and reasons for shipping overseas.

South Asian communities

Southall, Wembley, Harrow, Tooting, Ilford — London's Punjabi, Gujarati, and South Indian communities generate consistent demand for shipping to India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Popular for family visits, student moves, and retirement relocations.

Bangladeshi communities

Tower Hamlets, Whitechapel, Bethnal Green — London's Bangladeshi community is one of the largest outside Bangladesh, predominantly settled in East London's Tower Hamlets. Strong demand for shipping personal effects to Dhaka and Sylhet.

West African communities

Peckham, Brixton, Woolwich, Lewisham — South London's Nigerian, Ghanaian, and Sierra Leonean communities are among the largest African diaspora populations outside Africa. Strong demand for shipping to Lagos, Abuja, Accra, and Freetown.

Hong Kong & Chinese communities

Soho, Canary Wharf, Golders Green, Barnet — London's Chinese community is long-established, and a significant wave of Hong Kong BN(O) visa arrivals since 2021 has created strong demand in both directions — shipping belongings to London from Hong Kong, and shipping personal effects back.

Caribbean communities

Brixton, Hackney, Tottenham, Ladbroke Grove — The Windrush generation and their descendants, predominantly from Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados, and other Eastern Caribbean islands, make the Caribbean one of London's most consistent shipping corridors.

East African & Ugandan Asian communities

Harrow, Brent, Wembley, Ealing — London has a large community of Ugandan Asians who arrived following Idi Amin's 1972 expulsion, as well as Kenyan and Tanzanian Asian communities. Strong connections to Nairobi, Kampala, and Dar es Salaam.

Middle Eastern communities

Edgware Road, Kensington, Knightsbridge, Shepherd's Bush — London has substantial Lebanese, Egyptian, Saudi, and Gulf state communities, particularly concentrated in West London. The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Egypt are strong shipping corridors.

Australian, NZ & South African communities

Shepherd's Bush, Clapham, Putney, Balham — The classic Southern Hemisphere corridor — young Australians, New Zealanders, and South Africans on working visas who eventually ship belongings home, or arrivals shipping ahead of a long stay.

We collect from every London borough

Whether you're in inner London or the outer boroughs, we collect from your door. Our Hounslow base, minutes from Heathrow, means West and South West London collections are particularly swift — but we cover all 32 boroughs without exception.

Barking & Dagenham Barnet Bexley Brent Bromley Camden City of London Croydon Ealing Enfield Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith & Fulham Haringey Harrow Havering Hillingdon Hounslow Islington Kensington & Chelsea Kingston upon Thames Lambeth Lewisham Merton Newham Redbridge Richmond upon Thames Southwark Sutton Tower Hamlets Waltham Forest Wandsworth Westminster

Ship from London to 185 countries worldwide

Browse our full destination directory below, or filter by region. Every country page covers customs rules, delivery model, transit times, and FAQs specific to that destination.

AlbaniaEurope AndorraEurope AustriaEurope BelarusEurope BelgiumEurope Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope BulgariaEurope CroatiaEurope CyprusEurope Czech RepublicEurope DenmarkEurope EstoniaEurope FinlandEurope FranceEurope GermanyEurope GreeceEurope HungaryEurope IcelandEurope IrelandEurope ItalyEurope KosovoEurope LatviaEurope LiechtensteinEurope LithuaniaEurope LuxembourgEurope MaltaEurope MoldovaEurope MonacoEurope MontenegroEurope NetherlandsEurope North MacedoniaEurope NorwayEurope PolandEurope PortugalEurope RomaniaEurope San MarinoEurope SerbiaEurope SlovakiaEurope SloveniaEurope SpainEurope SwedenEurope SwitzerlandEurope TurkeyEurope BermudaCaribbean Cayman IslandsCaribbean MontserratCaribbean Gran CanariaEurope TenerifeEurope IbizaEurope Palma, MallorcaEurope ArgentinaAmericas BelizeAmericas BoliviaAmericas BrazilAmericas CanadaAmericas ChileAmericas ColombiaAmericas Costa RicaAmericas EcuadorAmericas El SalvadorAmericas GuatemalaAmericas GuyanaAmericas HondurasAmericas MexicoAmericas NicaraguaAmericas PanamaAmericas ParaguayAmericas PeruAmericas SurinameAmericas UruguayAmericas VenezuelaAmericas the USAAmericas Antigua and BarbudaCaribbean BarbadosCaribbean CubaCaribbean DominicaCaribbean Dominican RepublicCaribbean GrenadaCaribbean HaitiCaribbean JamaicaCaribbean Saint Kitts and NevisCaribbean Saint LuciaCaribbean Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean The BahamasCaribbean Trinidad and TobagoCaribbean AlgeriaAfrica AngolaAfrica BeninAfrica BotswanaAfrica Burkina FasoAfrica BurundiAfrica CameroonAfrica Cape VerdeAfrica Central African RepublicAfrica ChadAfrica ComorosAfrica DR CongoAfrica DjiboutiAfrica EgyptAfrica Equatorial GuineaAfrica EritreaAfrica EswatiniAfrica EthiopiaAfrica GabonAfrica GhanaAfrica GuineaAfrica Guinea-BissauAfrica Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire)Africa KenyaAfrica LesothoAfrica LiberiaAfrica LibyaAfrica MadagascarAfrica MalawiAfrica MaliAfrica MauritaniaAfrica MauritiusAfrica MoroccoAfrica MozambiqueAfrica NamibiaAfrica NigerAfrica NigeriaAfrica RwandaAfrica Sao Tome and PrincipeAfrica SenegalAfrica SeychellesAfrica Sierra LeoneAfrica SomaliaAfrica South AfricaAfrica South SudanAfrica TanzaniaAfrica The GambiaAfrica TogoAfrica TunisiaAfrica UgandaAfrica ZambiaAfrica ZimbabweAfrica BahrainMiddle East IraqMiddle East IsraelMiddle East JordanMiddle East KuwaitMiddle East LebanonMiddle East OmanMiddle East QatarMiddle East Saudi ArabiaMiddle East the UAEMiddle East BangladeshAsia BhutanAsia BruneiAsia CambodiaAsia ChinaAsia Hong KongAsia IndiaAsia IndonesiaAsia JapanAsia LaosAsia MacauAsia MalaysiaAsia MaldivesAsia MyanmarAsia NepalAsia PakistanAsia SingaporeAsia South KoreaAsia Sri LankaAsia TaiwanAsia ThailandAsia VietnamAsia the PhilippinesAsia ArmeniaCentral Asia AzerbaijanCentral Asia GeorgiaCentral Asia KazakhstanCentral Asia KyrgyzstanCentral Asia MongoliaCentral Asia TajikistanCentral Asia TurkmenistanCentral Asia UzbekistanCentral Asia AustraliaOceania FijiOceania French PolynesiaOceania New CaledoniaOceania New ZealandOceania Papua New GuineaOceania SamoaOceania Solomon IslandsOceania TongaOceania VanuatuOceania

A UK company you can call, since 1998

Shipping since 1998

Established in 1998, shipping personal effects and unaccompanied baggage overseas from the UK.

185 destinations

From London, we ship to over 185 countries — whether for a holiday, moving abroad for work, or relocating long-term.

Air & sea freight

Choose faster air freight, or more cost-effective sea freight for larger volumes.

UK-based customer service

Speak to a real person based in the UK on 0800 096 38 39.

Luggage shipping from London — questions answered

Do you collect luggage from any London borough?+
Yes — we collect from all 32 London boroughs, including inner London (Westminster, Camden, Islington, Tower Hamlets, Southwark, Lambeth) and outer London (Harrow, Brent, Ealing, Hounslow, Hillingdon, Barnet, Croydon, and all others). We also collect from the Home Counties — Essex, Kent, Surrey, and Hertfordshire.
Can I ship luggage from Southall, Wembley, or Harrow to India or Pakistan?+
Yes. We regularly collect from Southall, Wembley, Harrow, Tooting, and Ilford for shipments to India and Pakistan. Our Hounslow base is close to these communities, and our Heathrow proximity means fast and efficient onward routing for South Asian shipments.
Do you collect from Peckham, Brixton, or Woolwich for shipping to Nigeria or Ghana?+
Yes. South London is one of our busiest collection zones for West African shipments — we regularly collect from Peckham, Brixton, Woolwich, Lewisham, and Greenwich for shipments to Lagos, Abuja, Accra, and other West African destinations.
Can I ship belongings from London to Hong Kong after moving on a BN(O) visa?+
Yes. We help many Hong Kong arrivals in London ship their belongings — either shipping remaining personal effects from Hong Kong to London, or shipping items back to Hong Kong if plans change. We handle the UK export documentation and advise on Hong Kong's import requirements.
Is shipping luggage from London cheaper than airline excess baggage?+
For larger volumes — more than one or two bags — shipping from London with Excess Luggage Co. is often significantly more cost-effective than paying per-kilo airline excess baggage charges, particularly for families, students, and anyone moving multiple boxes or suitcases.
Do you offer student luggage shipping from London universities?+
Yes. London has one of the world's largest concentrations of universities — UCL, King's College London, Imperial College, LSE, SOAS, and many more. We regularly help international students ship belongings between their London student accommodation and home countries at the start and end of each academic year.
Can you help with relocation shipping for professionals moving abroad from London?+
Yes. Many of our London customers are professionals moving abroad for work — from the City, Canary Wharf, or elsewhere — shipping personal effects and household items to the USA, UAE, Singapore, Hong Kong, or Australia. We prepare your UK export documentation and advise on transfer of residence relief where applicable.

Ready to ship your luggage from London?

Get a quote in minutes, or call our UK-based team on 0800 096 38 39.

📋 Collection & Booking Rules
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Collection hours: Within M25: Mon–Fri 09:30–16:00 • Outside M25: Mon–Fri 10:00–17:00. Weekend collections applicable within Greater London only, subject to availability and surcharge. No weekend collections outside Greater London.
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Collection fee: All luggage, baggage and boxes collected for shipping or storage are subject to a collection fee of £27.50 + VAT per 25 kg item (UK mainland), or £75.00 + VAT per item (Scottish Highlands and Northern Ireland). Additional weight is charged at £1.50 + VAT per kilo thereafter, plus any surcharge for overweight items.
Heavy-weight handling charge: Any single item of luggage, baggage, bags or boxes of 30 kilos physical weight, or exceeding 200 centimetres in combined dimensions (L + W + H), is liable to a heavy-weight handling charge of £30.00 per item.
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Barrels & oversized items: Barrel shipments — commonly used for Caribbean and West African routes — are subject to a handling surcharge. Please advise at enquiry stage if shipping barrels so we can confirm the correct charge before booking.
🛃 Top destinations from London
🛃 Australia 🛃 Bangladesh 🛃 Barbados 🛃 Canada 🛃 China 🛃 Ghana 🛃 India 🛃 Jamaica 🛃 Nigeria 🛃 Pakistan 🛃 South Africa 🛃 Trinidad 🛃 UAE 🛃 USA
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