Shipping Your Belongings To Australia Checklist

Shipping Your Belongings To Australia Checklist

Immigrating to Australia can seem daunting, but with plenty of preparation, there are relatively stress-free ways to move down under and prepare for your new Aussie lifestyle.

Read our Australia shipping checklist below and start moving to Australia today…

1. Only ship things you need and or want. Remember, it’s not like they don’t have shops in Australia!
2. They only ship things that will be expensive to buy again, such as heavy-duty furniture, although they do have sites such as Gumtree, eBay, and IKEA if need be! However, weigh the costs beforehand, as it may become cheaper to use a shipping company.
3. Don’t go mad on bringing electricals—the outputs and plugs will all be different if you’re moving from the UK to Australia, so you may want to buy those things in Australia.
4. Ship personal items such as photographs, artwork, etc. These are things you can’t simply buy and replace.
5. This leads us to buy insurance coverage for loss or damage to your belongings while they are in transit. You may want to consider wearing any jewellery on your person or packing it in your suitcase or day bag on the plane.
6. Pick a reputable shipping company such as Seven Seas Worldwide or PSS. These experienced companies offer door-to-door service, eliminating stress from the equation of immigrating to Australia.
7. Check if the freight company you are using also offers a packing and unpacking service—it may help make the move that little bit easier and leave you more time to sort other things.
8. Make sure you pack all items you are shipping securely before they make the journey – you do not want to unpack items to find they have been broken in the process – so invest in that bubble wrap and tape ahead of time!
9. Label all boxes or bags before they get shipped so you can locate things quickly.
10. Check the ACBPS website to ensure everything you intend to ship is allowed. Again, you don’t want your items to arrive only to be banned.

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