Removals from Cambridge to Australia

Cambridge to Australia is a regular route on our European schedule. Collection from any CB1-CB25 postcode; transit 8-12 weeks door-to-door by sea (20ft or 40ft container); delivery into Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and beyond.

Australia is by far our longest international route — 8-12 weeks by sea container, with strict Australian Border Force customs and DAFF quarantine inspection on arrival. The vast majority of our Australia moves go to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, with Perth and Adelaide handled regularly.

Most UK-to-Australia moves use one of three container options: shared groupage (cheapest, slowest, your goods share a 40ft container with others — 10-14 weeks); sole-use 20ft (a 1-2 bed apartment, typical); sole-use 40ft (a 3-5 bed home).

We export-wrap and load the container at your UK address (or our Crowmarsh Gifford depot), seal it with a numbered customs seal and ship from Felixstowe, Southampton or London Gateway to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Fremantle (Perth) or Adelaide.

Australia has the strictest biosecurity regime in the world. Every container is opened and inspected on arrival. Anything containing wood, leather, plant matter, soil, food residues or animal products will be flagged.

Garden tools, BBQs, golf bags, bicycles, mattresses and outdoor furniture are common quarantine triggers. We brief you in detail on what to clean, what to declare and what to leave behind — and we provide a pre-export wash-down service for problem items.

Strict Australian Border Force (ABF) and Department of Agriculture (DAFF) quarantine inspection on every container. UPOB Unaccompanied Personal Effects relief usually applies.

Paperwork we prepare and submit as part of every Cambridge to Australia move: b534 unaccompanied personal effects (upe) form; detailed valued inventory in english; copy of passport and australian visa; australian address and arrival date; quarantine declarations for any wood, leather, plant or animal items.

Indicative pricing for a Cambridge to Australia move: £2,800 (shared groupage) up to £12,000+ (sole-use 40ft container). Every quote is fixed in writing after a survey — no day-of surprises.

Cambridge City Council suspends bays with 10 working days' notice; we arrange the permit and pay the fee inside the quote. We factor collection access into the fixed price so the loading day runs on schedule.