Comments on: How To Ship Your Stuff Safely to the U.S. http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/2012/04/30/how-to-ship-your-stuff-safely-to-the-u-s/ A Brit's Guide to Surviving America Sat, 25 May 2013 16:43:02 -0400 hourly 1 By: StuckInNebraskaPleaseRescue http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/2012/04/30/how-to-ship-your-stuff-safely-to-the-u-s/#comment-1752 StuckInNebraskaPleaseRescue Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:41:00 +0000 http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/?p=34#comment-1752 My problem was not with the shipping company itself- but with US customs who unpacked all of my carefully wrapped and packed belongings in order to clean my shoes (yes really), throwing everything back in the boxes and then billing me on arrival for the process. End result: lots of breakages and a few pairs of suede heels that will never be the same again.

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]]> By: Eugene http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/2012/04/30/how-to-ship-your-stuff-safely-to-the-u-s/#comment-155 Eugene Tue, 15 May 2012 08:27:36 +0000 http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/?p=34#comment-155 I moved back after 15 years six months ago. I used professionals and a container it’s not cheap but you save not having to acquire everything again. If you need to use storage for any period it’s a lot cheaper in the US.

I had to buy a new home in London and the only real problem I had was trying to line up the shipping with my moving date. The shippers told me it would take a month and it arrived in two weeks. I then had additional storage charges in London.

Selling a house in the US in the present market is a nightmare. It took me a year and a big loss. It is also useful to bank with the same company on both sides of the pond. I used HSBC and sending over funds from sale of house etc was very easy.

]]> By: John http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/2012/04/30/how-to-ship-your-stuff-safely-to-the-u-s/#comment-130 John Mon, 14 May 2012 16:22:01 +0000 http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/?p=34#comment-130 If you’d like I can hook you up with a friend of mine that just moved back to Brighton after living in Florida. That had to sell a house, cars and downsize to go back. I’m sure they’d be happy to speak to you. Just let me know. Good luck!

]]> By: Mathew L http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/2012/04/30/how-to-ship-your-stuff-safely-to-the-u-s/#comment-129 Mathew L Mon, 14 May 2012 16:18:02 +0000 http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/?p=34#comment-129 We used a local shipping company and they packed everything into a container. Much better value for the amount of stuff we had. A good international shipping company can advise you on options based on the amount of stuff you have — they can usually do half containers etc. if you have less.

]]> By: Mathew Lodge http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/2012/04/30/how-to-ship-your-stuff-safely-to-the-u-s/#comment-128 Mathew Lodge Mon, 14 May 2012 16:14:23 +0000 http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/?p=34#comment-128 Yes, I shipped my sports car both ways, from US to UK and back again. Going UK->US was much easier — far less red tape. The shipping company (freight forwarder) that shipped our household goods picked up the car from our house and shipped it in its own container to LA. From there it was trucked to the local shipping company and I collected it from them. In California, you take the car to the local DMV for an inspection (they need to verify the vehicle identifier and other details) and they issue a title and registration.

]]> By: Rachael http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/2012/04/30/how-to-ship-your-stuff-safely-to-the-u-s/#comment-125 Rachael Mon, 14 May 2012 16:03:02 +0000 http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/?p=34#comment-125 After being in the USA for 2 years we are making the move back to the UK! I was wondering if anyone had experience of shipping US to UK? We were hoping to get a container, as the indiviual boxes were a bit of a nightmare – but on a tight budget!
Would also love to hear about similar experiences, or wise words about doing a return move.
Thanks so much

]]> By: Claire Barrett http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/2012/04/30/how-to-ship-your-stuff-safely-to-the-u-s/#comment-101 Claire Barrett Wed, 09 May 2012 11:48:29 +0000 http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/?p=34#comment-101 We hired a professional moving company and had a 20ft container filled with our possessions which arrived safely with only one breakage. We also flew our dog over to the USA and she was on the same flight as us. I’ve put more info on our blog, Diary of a wimpy Brit and would be happy to share our experience if anyone is thinking of doing something similar.

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