What to look for in a removals company when moving to the USA
Whether you’re planning on relocating your home or business, moving to the United States can be an adventure. However, moving everything you have to another country can be daunting and overwhelming. So, you must choose quality international movers to help ensure a smooth relocation process.
Although there are dozens of international movers that can take on your move, picking the wrong one can make the process more complicated than it needs to be. If you’re planning on moving your business or family to the United States, here are a few things to look for in an international removals company.
1. GOOD REPUTATION AND ACCREDITATIONS
When you pick out your international removals company, look at the company’s reputation and accreditations. They typically display badges from quality control companies on their website that attest to the company’s quality work and processes. You want a professional company that will move your items carefully to avoid damage while ensuring everything arrives on time. So, doing your research and finding a company with a good reputation for excellent services can help lower the chances of problems mid-move.
2. STREAMLINED MOVING PROCESSES
Moving internationally is a highly complex process compared to moving domestically for several reasons. Along with lots of paperwork and making it through customs, you’ll need to arrange to ship all of your items by sea or air. These arrangements will take time, so ask how potential companies have streamlined their moving processes. Ask if they have a reputable network to help move your items to your destination.
At Matthew James Global Relocations, we suggest you contact us early so we can make your move as smooth as possible by getting all of your paperwork in order. Also, this ensures that we can alert our partner network and get your items moving so they’re at your destination when you arrive.
3. NICHE EXPERIENCE
Many moving companies may claim they can handle an international move, but unless they have hands-on experience, you’re taking a considerable risk. Make sure your removals company has a lot of experience executing and coordinating international moves, like Matthew James Global Relocations does. We bring over three generations’ worth of experience to each move, and we have professionally trained staff to help ensure a smooth process from start to finish.
4. CUSTOMS KNOWLEDGE
As you may know, an international move involves much more than just packing your things in boxes and shipping them out. Customs rules apply, and there is a significant amount of paperwork which has to be filled out to ensure that customs don’t delay the shipping of your items. Our company has the experience necessary to ensure we can navigate all of the applicable regulations and rules. In turn, this can help you minimise expenses and delays with your move to the United States. Whether your items go by air freight or by sea as an FCL (full container load), we’ll help you get the correct forms and paperwork filled out and ready.
5. BESPOKE PACKING
When you move to another country in Europe or internationally to the United States or Australia, your belongings will be shipped via a cargo plane or container ship. Exporting this way requires specialised knowledge and a detailed understanding of international shipping procedures. A company experienced with removals to the USA will ensure that your things all get packed and prepared to go by air or sea without any damage. We offer bespoke packing for large or small items to ensure they’re secure and safe and arrive undamaged at your destination.
6. RELIABLE PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE NETWORK
Coordinating the packing of all of your belongings and shipping them so they arrive on time requires your removal company to have a close working relationship with companies in other countries. You want a company that has an extensive network of professional resources, including freight and shipping entities, to help move your items from your current location to your destination without losing or damaging anything. Not only can they ensure the packing is correct, but they can also offer accurate tracking, so you know where your belongings are throughout the process as well as the estimated arrival date.
At Matthew James Global Relocations, we suggest you contact us early so we can make your move as smooth as possible by getting all of your paperwork in order. Also, this ensures that we can alert our partner network and get your items moving so they’re at your destination when you arrive.
7. COMPREHENSIVE MOVING INVENTORY
A reputable international removals company will take an inventory of all of your belongings, and determine the weight and volume of your goods. At Matthew James Global Relocations, we provide a full shipping inventory with any customs or port fees to give you the most realistic price possible whilst ensuring all your things make it to their destination safely and securely.
8. STORAGE OPTIONS
Maybe your move doesn’t go exactly as planned and your things make it to your destination before you do. If so, you want a secure and safe place to store them. We offer flexible storage solutions with clean and dry storage warehouses that are equipped with sophisticated alarm systems. They’re climate-controlled to lock humidity and moisture out to keep your more delicate items damage-free.
Matthew James Global Relocations Will Help You Move to the USA
If you’re ready to start the moving process to the United States, contact us. We’re happy to help coordinate every aspect of your move, provide you with reliable tracking and pack your items so they’re safe and secure throughout the move. In addition, we offer clear communication from start to finish and a 100% free quote. You can call us on 01322 251000, fill out our secure form or email us at info-uk@mjr.global for more information.