Removals to Australia

Australia

Full container loads | Groupage | Baggage | Air Freight

As one of Britain’s leading international removal companies, Burke Bros Moving Group is widely recognised for its special skills in international removals to Australia. Whether you require a full household removal, a part load or simply one item, we offer a high-quality professional shipping service to all destinations in Australia.

As you would expect from a professional international removal service, we have all the professional hands you need for a smooth relocation overseas. We have the global knowledge, contacts, affiliations and practical skills to take care of you all the way to your new life. And for your further peace of mind, we offer full financial protection door-to-door.

The Removals Process

• To be able to provide you with an accurate quotation for removals to Australia, one of our experienced estimators needs to assess the volume of household effects that you want to take with you and any packing requirements you have. This can be completed either by an in-home survey or, if you prefer, via a video survey.  Calculating the correct volume is key to a realistic quotation and the estimator can offer you some invaluable advice in preparation for your move.  Knowing the cost of removals will also allow you to budget effectively for your move.     
• Once moving day is here, we will arrive at your home to pack and wrap your belongings ready for shipment over a two-to-three-day period with the container being loaded on the last day and the inventory checked, ready for the container to be locked, sealed and driven to the UK port.
• All of our removal men are trained overseas packers and will ensure your belongings are safely packed. If you have specialist items such as pianos, clocks or glass cabinets for example, bespoke crates can be made to further protect these items in transit.
• Your furniture and effects are then ready to be loaded on to the shipping container. Alternatively, they can be put into storage for any amount of time you require until you are ready for the move to be completed.
• We offer Marine Insurance on all of our international removal services that is sufficient to cover your entire move, including cover for the cost of your goods and the cost of the shipment itself, on all effects packed by Burke Bros.

• You may require a full 20ft or 40ft container, depending on the volume of effects you’re shipping. We also offer part-loads or groupage containers, if you’re taking less items, where you only pay for the space your possessions take up within a container.  This can be a more cost-effective way of shipping your effects.
• Transit Time to Australia: Your items can take on average between 8 to 10 weeks to be shipped for a full container and 8 to 12 weeks on a groupage container. Times can also vary depending on the location of the port in Australia they are going to.

• Upon arrival in Australia, one of our trusted destination agents will then take care of your belongings and move. All goods entering Australia are subject to customs clearance and quarantine inspection.

Documents needed:

There are several documents that you will need to ship your items to Australia, they include- Unaccompanied Personal Effects Statement Form 8534 (6/100) Copy of Photo page of passport and Visa and contact details in Australia.

Customs Clearance and Quarantine Procedures:

From the date of your shipment at our agent’s Bonded depot, clearance will take approximately 10-14 working days to clear the shipment through customs and quarantine prior to delivery to your new residence. Duty will be charged on alcohol, cigarettes, tobacco and household items that have not been owned and used twelve months prior to shipping. This must be paid to customs and will delay your delivery of the shipment if payment is not made. Quarantine will inspect every shipment that is cleared through our agent’s depot. They may order fumigation, steam cleaning and other specialised treatments on items and additional charges will apply.

International Packing

Burke Bros packing crews are professionally trained in international export packing to ensure that your furniture and belongings arrive at their new destination in the best possible condition after their international journey from the UK, whether by air freight or sea freight.  

Delivery to your new home:

Once your items have been cleared, our agent’s operations department will arrange a mutually suitable day for delivery to your new home, or your shipment can be placed in to secure storage facilities. Their services should include full unwrapping of all furniture items, reassembly of items that require non-specialist attention such as beds, dressers and bookcases etc. Other services may be available at an additional cost.

Prohibited items include:

• Drugs of dependence, narcotics, hallucinogens, amphetamines, barbiturates and tranquillizers.
• Food stuffs of any type, herbs and spices.
• Christmas decorations, such as pinecones or silk trees with real timber trunks.
• Dried flower arrangements including for example, potpourri.
• Plants, soil and seeds.
• Skins, hides, ivory and feathers.
• Bones, horns and tusks.

Restricted items or items likely to be inspected by DAFF:

• Shoes, wellingtons, golf clubs, other sports equipment, camping equipment, bikes, garden tools and furniture.
• Alcohol and tobacco will attract tax and duties at a high level.
• Untreated wood items, cane, wicker, bamboo, sea grass and rope.
• Firearms and other forms of weaponry – restricted and may require Police authorisation or prior approval from the Federal Attorney General.
• Water Hyacinth – used to make some furniture items.

Electrical Items

All electrical items should generally work on the Australia system, though you may wish to check with the manufacturer.

Televisions

Most modern UK televisions will work in Australia as the broadcast systems in the UK and Australia are both PAL based. However, as there are different versions, UK TV’s will need to be connected to the Australian equivalent of a UK digital satellite cable receiver.

Pets

Pets are permitted entry into Australia but will be subject to such things as: Rabies injections, RNATT (Rabies Antibody Titre Test), quarantine, Import Permit and DEFRA Export Health Certificate.  As part of our overseas removal services, we also offer pet transportation services as part of your move to Australia.

Motor Vehicles

All vehicles being imported to Australia are subject to Australian design regulations and will require a Vehicle Import Approval in advance of shipping. All motorised vehicles are potentially included cars, motorbikes, ride-on mowers, children’s motorised scooters, farm equipment and battery-operated push bikes.

The following link gives the 4 Steps for importing vehicles into Australia if you wish to include them in your removals.

www.infrastructure.gov.au/vehicles/imports

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