Collect · Pack · Ship
Personal Effects Shipping from the UK to Europe
A part-load move without removals-company overheads: boxes, cases and a few items of furniture, collected, packed and shipped to your new address.
- Packed at your address
- Shipping arranged and managed
- Guide prices from £295
- Signature + photo on delivery
Send photographs for a faster, firmer price · Nothing moves until you approve the quote
Our personal effects shipping service exists for goods under our personal effects shipping service: goods that need proper packing and export preparation before they travel, not a bare label and a conveyor belt.
This page is written for people relocating, retiring abroad or splitting a household across two countries. A part-load move without removals-company overheads: boxes, cases and a few items of furniture, collected, packed and shipped to your new address.
You deal with one named contact from the first message to the delivery photograph — not a ticket queue.
Get a firm price today
Send the collection point, destination and a photograph or two. We reply with a price, not a range.
Takes about 30 seconds · We reply with a firm price, not a range
What we handle under this service
- Boxes, suitcases and wardrobe cartons
- A handful of furniture items alongside boxes
- Books, clothing, kitchenware and hobby equipment
- Second-home and seasonal movements
How we pack it
Packing is specified before it is priced. A part-load move without removals-company overheads: boxes, cases and a few items of furniture, collected, packed and shipped to your new address.
- Cartons supplied and packed on site if you would rather not
- Room-by-room labelling so unpacking is not archaeology
- Fragiles wrapped individually, never loose in a box
- Inventory recorded and shared with you
Not sure how it should be packed?
Send a photograph on WhatsApp and we will tell you exactly what we would do — and what it costs.
Takes about 30 seconds · We reply with a firm price, not a range
What you get as standard
- Inventory list supplied for your own records
- Flexible collection dates around a completion or a flight
- Delivery to an apartment, villa or rural address
- Photographic updates through the journey on request
- Collection, professional packing and international shipping quoted as one job
- Packing carried out at your address, not in a depot
- Materials chosen for the item and the route, and listed on your quotation
- End-to-end shipment management — collection, packing and international delivery arranged
- Condition photographed before departure on request
- Signature and photographic proof captured on delivery
How the process works
- 1
Send us the details
Message us the collection postcode, the delivery address, and what is travelling — dimensions, weight, rough value and photographs if you have them.
- 2
We quote in writing
One figure covering collection, packing materials, labour and transport. The variables are stated, so you can see exactly what is driving the price.
- 3
We pack on site
We arrive with cartons, foam, blankets, boards and strapping and pack goods leaving the UK at your address. Nothing is left for you to finish.
- 4
Documentation is prepared
An itemised packing list with values and dimensions travels with the load, alongside the export documentation.
- 5
Shipping is arranged and managed
We select the appropriate parcel, pallet or freight service for the consignment and manage it through to delivery.
- 6
Delivered and evidenced
Handed over against a signature, placed into the room where access allows, and photographed on delivery.
Where we ship this service
We run personal effects shipping to 42 European destinations. Each country page sets out the crossing, the realistic transit band and the customs position for that destination.
Guide pricing
Guide prices start at £195 for documents and small parcels, £295 for boxes and personal effects, £395 for auction collections and £495 for furniture and large items. Specialist consignments are priced on the specifics. These are guide prices, not fixed quotations.
What the final price depends on
- Collection location
- Destination
- Dimensions
- Weight
- Declared value
- Packing complexity
- Urgency
- Special requirements
Frequently asked questions
How many boxes make this worthwhile?
Anywhere from about ten boxes upwards usually beats sending them individually once you count the risk and the parcel charges. Below that we will still quote, but we will tell you honestly if a parcel service is the sensible answer.
Can you store the load for a few days between collection and delivery?
Short holds can often be arranged around a completion date or a flight. Tell us the dates and we will confirm what is realistic before you commit.
How much does it cost?
Guide prices for this service start at £295. Cartons, cases and part loads — packed on site, inventoried and delivered to a European address. The final figure depends on collection location, destination, dimensions, weight, declared value, packing complexity, urgency and any special requirements — message us with the details and we will send a firm number.
How quickly can you collect?
Collection is usually arranged within 60–90 minutes for urgent same-day work in mainland Great Britain during working hours, and on a booked date for planned European shipments. Tell us your deadline and we will tell you honestly whether it is achievable.
Ready when you are
One message, one quotation, one company from your door to theirs.
Takes about 30 seconds · We reply with a firm price, not a range
Related packing & shipping pages
- Personal Effects Shipping to France
- Personal Effects Shipping to Spain
- Personal Effects Shipping to Portugal
- Personal Effects Shipping to Germany
- Personal Effects Shipping to Netherlands
- Personal Effects Shipping to Belgium
- Personal Effects Shipping to Italy
- Personal Effects Shipping to Switzerland
- Personal Effects Shipping to Austria
- Personal Effects Shipping to Denmark
- Personal Effects Shipping to Sweden
- Personal Effects Shipping to Norway
Our other services
Taylors Courier Service Ltd provides UK collection and professional packing, and arranges international shipping through appropriate parcel, pallet and freight partners. Goods in transit cover applies subject to our terms; declared values above the standard limit need specific cover, which we will tell you about before you book. Where formal customs clearance is required we work alongside your broker.
Collection across mainland Great Britain · Delivery across Europe