Everything you need to ship to Jamaica in one place. We collect from your door anywhere in the UK, handle the customs paperwork, and deliver to Kingston, Montego Bay and beyond. Air freight in 4–7 working days, or economical sea freight in roughly 3–6 weeks, 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. Shipping to Jamaica since 1998.
Jamaica is one of the great UK diaspora routes — from a full household move for a returning resident to the barrels of goods so many families send to relatives back home. The key to a clean, low-cost clearance is understanding the Returning Residents concession and how barrels are treated. This guide brings together everything that actually matters for a UK–Jamaica shipment, drawn from our Heathrow-side operation and 25+ years on this route.
Not sure which service you need? Start here — each links to full details, transit times and what’s included.
A few boxes or bags or barrels, shipped door-to-door without airline excess fees. Popular with students and families sending things home.
Furniture and a whole home’s contents by sea, with the customs relief paperwork handled for you.
Moving more than a bag or two? See why shipping usually beats airline excess-baggage charges.
The fast option — your consignment flies from Heathrow to Kingston and Montego Bay.
The economical option for volume — shared (LCL) or full-container (FCL) to Kingston (and Montego Bay).
On a budget? Compare the most economical routes and consolidation options.
Sending a few suitcases or boxes ahead? The simple, door-to-door way to get them there.
Tell us what you’re sending and where. We’ll give you a clear quote up front.
We collect from your address anywhere in the UK. No depot or airport drop-off needed.
Goods are export-packed and we prepare your itemised inventory and the customs declaration.
Air freight from Heathrow, or consolidated sea freight to Kingston (and Montego Bay).
The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) assess your shipment. Returning residents attend an interview at the Returning Resident Unit after arrival, before clearance.
Your goods are delivered to your Jamaica address, or ready to collect from the arrival depot.
Jamaica welcomes home its returning residents with one of the most generous concessions on this list — a reasonable quantity of personal and household effects, and tools of trade, free of customs duty.
Barrels are a Jamaican institution — a sealed drum packed with food, toiletries, clothing and gifts for relatives back home. We’ve shipped them door-to-door for 25+ years. Here’s what actually matters:
Some items are prohibited in freight, and barrels for family are handled a little differently. Declaring honestly keeps your clearance quick.
Most UK–Jamaica shipments clear without drama. The ones that don’t nearly always come down to the same short list:
An illustrative example of a common scenario — your quote is always to your exact shipment.
We deliver nationwide. Here are our most popular destinations — each with local delivery detail and transit times:
Air freight suits a few boxes or anything urgent — 4–7 working days, priced on weight and size. Sea freight suits volume — a room, a family’s contents or a whole home — at a fraction of the per-kilo cost, over roughly 3–6 weeks door-to-door. Many customers split the two: air for the essentials, sea for the rest.