A full walkthrough of the classic move — several bags plus boxes, collected from your door.
This is one of the moves we handle most often: you’re relocating from Birmingham (or anywhere in the UK) to Australia, you’ve got several suitcases plus a stack of boxes, and you don’t want to drag it through the airport or pay the airline per kilo. Here’s exactly how it works, start to finish.
We collect from your home, university or office anywhere in the UK — Birmingham included — so nothing goes to the airport with you. You pack, we pick up. You can mix suitcases and strong cardboard boxes in the same shipment; most Australia moves are exactly that.
As a rule of thumb: a couple of bags in a hurry → air; a household’s worth of boxes you can wait for → sea. We’ll tell you honestly which fits your load and timeline.
For a genuine move, your used personal belongings may qualify for relief from Australian import duty under their unaccompanied personal effects rules. We prepare your UK export documentation and help you put together a valued, itemised inventory of what’s in the shipment (see what a valued inventory means). Import clearance in Australia is the importer’s own responsibility, and Australia’s biosecurity rules are strict — no food, seeds, soil, or unclean outdoor gear.
No aerosols, flammable liquids, or loose lithium batteries. Devices with built-in batteries and anything classed as dangerous goods must be declared — ask us first and we’ll tell you what’s allowed and how.
Price depends on the volume and weight and the freight method. As long as your shipment is what you told us, that’s the price you pay, subject to airline rates at the time of booking. Tell us roughly how many bags and boxes and we’ll give you a clear quote up front.