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📦 Moving to New Zealand 🇳🇿 • Luggage Shipping • Air & Sea • Since 1998

Moving to New Zealand ?
Ship your luggage and personal effects from the UK

Moving to New Zealand is not just a logistics exercise — it is the start of something significant. The luggage shipping piece should be the easy part. We collect from your UK door, handle the export documentation, and ship your personal effects to New Zealand by air in 5-9 working days or by sea. Sender and receiver must be the same person.

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5–9d
Air freight
28yr
Est. 1998
202
Countries
📍 Part of our complete Shipping to New Zealand hub — customs, NZCS 218, MPI biosecurity & every service ›
Key rule

👤 Sender and receiver must be the same person for personal effects classification • Air: 5-9 working days to New Zealand • Sea: 8-14 weeks via Auckland • £75 deposit • 0800 096 38 39

What to know

Shipping personal effects to New Zealand — key facts

Relocating to New Zealand — Luggage Shipping means getting your belongings there safely. We ship luggage, send suitcases and move boxes of personal effects to New Zealand — Luggage Shipping door-to-door (subject to your destination) from anywhere in the UK. From a suitcase to a household’s worth of boxes, our service to New Zealand — Luggage Shipping covers collection, customs clearance and delivery for your move.

New Zealand MPI (Ministry for Primary Industries) has some of the strictest biosecurity rules in the world. Wooden items, natural fibres, foodstuffs, soil and seeds are high-risk. Declare everything on your Passenger Arrival Card.

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New Zealand is a longer haul — sea freight at 8-14 weeks or air freight at 5-9 working days, subject to space and flight availability with the carriers. These sea transit times are approximate — the actual time depends on when your LCL container finishes loading and consolidating, the vessel’s sailing date and route, any transhipment hub before the final destination, and customs clearance, so please allow a week or two either side. Most customers relocating to Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch use sea freight for the bulk of their household goods and air freight for the essentials they need immediately. We plan both shipments together.

FAQs

Moving to New Zealand — luggage shipping questions

How do I ship my luggage when moving to New Zealand?−
Call us on 0800 096 38 39 or request a quote online. Tell us your UK collection postcode, destination in New Zealand, what you are shipping and when you need to move. We confirm the quote for air freight (5-9 working days) or sea freight (8-14 weeks via Auckland). We collect from your door. You handle customs clearance at the New Zealand end.
What documents do I need to ship personal effects to New Zealand?+
Itemised packing list with declared values for every item. Passport copy of the receiver (same person as the sender). New Zealand MPI (Ministry for Primary Industries) has some of the strictest biosecurity rules in the world. Wooden items, natural fibres, foodstuffs, soil and seeds are high-risk. Declare everything on your Passenger Arrival Card. We help you prepare the right documentation at booking.
Is air or sea freight better for moving to New Zealand?+
Air freight (5-9 working days) for essentials you need quickly. Sea freight (8-14 weeks via Auckland) for larger volumes and household goods where time is not critical. Many customers moving to New Zealand use both — air freight for the first shipment, sea freight for the bulk.
What cannot be shipped when moving to New Zealand?+
No lithium batteries in a standard shipment. Batteries can be packed and exported as declared dangerous goods — ask us before you pack. Undeclared dangerous goods are a criminal offence and the duty sits with the sender, so tell us what is in the shipment. No aerosols or perfumes. No laptops on door-to-door (subject to your destination) air service. New Zealand MPI (Ministry for Primary Industries) has some of the strictest biosecurity rules in the world. We advise on destination-specific restrictions at booking.
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Excess Luggage Co.
Moving to New Zealand luggage shipping • MetEx House, Hounslow • Since 1998
Excess Luggage Co. has been shipping personal effects for people relocating to New Zealand since 1998. We know the documentation requirements, the customs expectations and the common points of delay. Call us on 0800 096 38 39 before you start packing.

Moving to New Zealand?

Tell us your UK postcode, destination in New Zealand, what you are shipping and your timeline. Clear quote. No guesswork.

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📋 Official Customs Authority — New Zealand

For official customs requirements, import duties and restricted items guidance, visit the New Zealand Customs — the official customs authority for New Zealand. Always verify current requirements before shipping.

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UK Collection

We collect from your door anywhere in the UK

Door collection Monday to Friday from any UK address. Select your nearest city for local collection times and details:

LondonManchesterBirminghamLeedsGlasgowEdinburghLiverpoolBristolSheffieldNewcastleNottinghamLeicesterBradfordCardiffCoventrySouthamptonPortsmouthOxfordCambridgeReading/SloughBrightonLutonMilton KeynesDerbyStokeWolverhamptonSwanseaAberdeenDundeeMiddlesbroughExeterPlymouthYorkBelfastHounslowHeathrow

✍ Within M25: Mon–Fri 09:30–16:00 • Outside M25: Mon–Fri 10:00–17:00

📋 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.
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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.
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