Latest News and International Moving Advice

Every guide on this page is international moving advice built around the questions our move coordinators actually get asked. How long does sea freight to Australia really take? What happens if a customs form is wrong? Is a part load cheaper than a full container? In short, these are the things people want answered before they commit to a date.

So we publish country guides for Europe and further afield, practical pieces on packing and paperwork, and straight notes on cost and timing. So if you are weighing up a move, first read the guide closest to your destination, then the customs and packing pieces. Between them they cover most of what tends to go wrong.

None of this replaces a proper quote, of course. Rules change, routes change, and your volume matters more than any average. However, good advice should at least tell you which questions to ask. For the official position on what you can bring into the country, HMRC publishes its own guidance on bringing goods into the UK for personal use.