International Removals to Australia
We at TFM have been shipping everything from individual items to complete homes to Australia for over 35 years. Our bespoke door-to-door service significantly reduces the stress of relocation.
Why choose TFM for removals to Australia?
TFM’s vast experience of handling countless Antipodean relocations means we take care of the heavy lifting of your next great adventure. TFM is rated in Trustpilot’s top three of UK removal firms, with many of our five-star reviews coming from our international customers. If you’re looking to relocate to Australia, contact us now for a free, no-obligation in-person estimate.
Exclusive shipping containers from the UK to Australia
Most people relocating to Australia will use an exclusive 20-ft or 40-ft shipping container to transport their entire home contents. This door-to-door process is surprisingly simple. Our fully trained in-house team will provide a thorough, free, and no-obligation estimate. Once the costs are agreed upon, our team will wrap, pack, and load your exclusive sealed container while our office team will work with you to complete all the necessary paperwork. Once the container is collected, we’ll monitor its progress throughout its journey. Our international agents will keep you informed on arrival dates, customs clearance, and the final delivery to your new home. We can also ship your car within your container.
How long does it take to ship a container from the UK to Australia?
The time it takes to ship a container from the UK to Australia will vary depending on market conditions and shipping line capacity. We estimate the following approximate times for our door-to-door service. These times allow for customs and quarantine clearance upon arrival in Australia (usually between 10 to 20 working days).
Please note that these timings are indications only. Unexpected factors beyond our control can delay shipments. Please get in touch for more details.
Australian groupage services
For customers looking to ship smaller loads to Australia, we at TFM offer a bespoke groupage service. This cost-effective alternative to shipping an entire personal container, sees your possessions or goods safely transported within consignments for other customers.
Our groupage service ships to most of Australia’s larger ports, including Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Brisbane, and Darwin.
Prior to collection, our team will expertly pack, wrap and load your goods to keep them safe during shipping. We also offer comprehensive insurance should something happen during transport.
We complete a full inventory of the goods you’ve shipped and provide you with an indicated date of delivery.
On arrival in Australia, our international agent contacts you when the goods are to be delivered to their final destination.
How long does groupage to Australia take?
How long the groupage process takes depends on how much cargo there is at that time of year.
The demand for space will determine how long it takes to fill up the container and how often a ship sails to the destination.
From our experience of managing hundreds of groupage sailings, we estimate the above timeline. However, we can advise on more accurate times when the booking is confirmed.
Frequently asked questions
You can pack your own boxes, although we advise you do not, shipping requires a different level of packing and a professional touch really is required. Plus, if we pack for you all the items will then be insured, if you pack yourself, an insurance company will not recognise your packing as ‘professional packing’, and will deem contents of boxes uninsured.
Every single item of furniture is export wrapped, before it even leaves your home. If you are having a ‘part load’ service each and every item is put to a numbered inventory, which can be ticked off during unloading, and if you are having a ‘FCL’ service a full numbered inventory will still be taken, plus we will seal the back of the container with a customs seal.
Yes, we recommend everyone who ships takes us up on the offer of insurance throughout. The cost of this will be clearly detailed on you quotation.
Our offices are at Burnham on Crouch, Chelmsford and South Woodham Ferrers, and from these bases we move people from all over Essex, North Kent and East London to most destinations around the world. We specialise in Australia, the USA, New Zealand and Canada.
This is where you have sole use of a container, you will see the goods loaded to your container, and then you will see the same container unloaded at the other end.
This is where you will share a container with other clients being moved to the same worldwide destination. At the other end, our agent will break down all the loads and deliver them all separately.
We are moving high value items every day, all over the globe. All of our staff are trained in moving clocks, antiques, pianos, barometers and it is the norm for us. When the estimator visits he will note any items such as these that require special attention.
Why use our expert packing service?
TFM offers a complete wrapping and packing service undertaken by our full-time, fully-trained packing crew. Essential items are left until the morning of your move to avoid disruption to your daily routine. Cartons are always clearly marked with their contents and the destination room. All packing materials are included in the estimate and all your items will be fully insured.
