Shipping or Moving Your Belongings Overseas?

Here is a check list from Escape From America Magazine to help you ensure you find the right shipping company to transport your belongings overseas:

•What insurance do they offer? What is and what is not covered? Ask to see their insurance copy documents.

•Ask about the company’s history, how long have they been in business and how many international moves have they orchestrated?

•Get in writing the logistics of the move. What time will the truck arrive? What is the estimated time to finish loading up?

•Do they have any references, are you able to contact past clients?

•Are they a member of any of the trade associations?

•If your goods are not shipped immediately, then where will they be stored? Does it have 24hr security?

•Ask your moving company about Custom forms. Will they handle this for you and fill out all forms? Are they qualified to do so?

•Ask what restrictions the country you plan to move to has. Do your own research on this and make sure that it correlates with the information that they tell you.

•Is the quote inclusive of all charges, for example destination port charges and destination customs and quarantine clearances? This is where a low quote from one company may not be such a great deal, if these charges are not included in their fee.