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Professional Export Packing from the UK to France
Export-grade preparation: packing (crating arranged where needed), labelling, weights and dimensions recorded, and a packing list that matches what is actually in the load. Delivered into France on a typical 1–3 days transit.
- Packed at your address
- Shipping arranged and managed
- Guide prices from Instant Quote
- Signature + photo on delivery
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If professional export packing bound for France needs to leave the UK intact rather than merely leave the UK, this is the export packing service that handles it end to end.
Routing runs via Dover–Calais ferry or the Eurotunnel shuttle from Folkestone, then autoroute south or west depending on the delivery region. Transit is typically 1–3 days from mainland Great Britain, and roughly 285 road miles from London to Paris.
Customs paperwork for France is covered further down this page.
Shipping to France? Get a firm price today.
Send the collection point, destination and a photograph or two. We reply with a price, not a range.
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What we ship to France
- Trade consignments and dealer stock
- Spare parts and sub-assemblies
- Equipment going to a site or an installation date
- Multi-piece consignments needing a manifest
- Second-home furniture
- Auction and brocante purchases
- Artwork
- Personal effects for relocations
How we pack for the France route
The crossing matters. Dover–Calais ferry or the Eurotunnel shuttle from Folkestone means the load is restrained for road and sea movement, and anything moisture sensitive gets a barrier layer before it is wrapped.
- Timber cases and skids built to the item, not to a catalogue size
- Load restrained and strapped for road and ferry movement
- Every piece labelled and numbered against the packing list
- Weights and dimensions recorded for the paperwork
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.
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Customs and documentation for France
France is an EU member, so a post-Brexit export declaration and a matching packing list are required even for personal effects. Values and descriptions must agree across the paperwork or the load waits at the border.
We prepare the transport documentation and an itemised, valued packing list to travel with the load. Where formal clearance is required we work alongside your broker rather than claiming to replace one.
Regions we deliver into
We deliver across France, including Île-de-France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie, Brittany, Normandy and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
- Île-de-France
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Occitanie
- Brittany
- Normandy
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Access and delivery in France
Village and old-town streets in the south are narrow, and many properties have no off-street parking. Send photographs of the approach so we bring the right vehicle.
How the process works
- 1
Send us the details
Message us the collection postcode, the delivery address in France, 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 professional export packing bound for France 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 the EU border will expect.
- 5
Shipping is arranged and managed
Consignments for France route via Dover–Calais ferry or the Eurotunnel shuttle from Folkestone, then autoroute south or west depending on the delivery region. We select the appropriate parcel, pallet or freight service, with a typical transit of 1–3 days.
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Delivered and evidenced
Handed over against a signature, placed into the room where access allows, and photographed on delivery.
Why customers use us for this route
- Packing list and piece count supplied with the consignment
- Photographic record of the packed load
- Guidance on the commercial documentation your destination expects
- Shipping method chosen so your consignment is handled appropriately in transit
- 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
- Parcel, pallet and freight options, priced honestly against each other
- Two-person handling available where the weight or access demands it
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 long does professional export packing to France take?
Transit is typically 1–3 days, routing via Dover–Calais ferry or the Eurotunnel shuttle from Folkestone. Economy parcel and groupage services take longer because they run to a network schedule. We give you a band rather than a promise, and we tell you if your deadline is not realistic before you book.
What does it cost to ship to France?
Guide prices for this service start at Instant Quote. Crated, high-value, oversized or time-critical consignments priced on the specifics. The final figure depends on collection location, destination, dimensions, weight, declared value, packing complexity, urgency and any special requirements.
Do I need customs paperwork for France?
Yes, you should plan for it. France is an EU member, so a post-Brexit export declaration and a matching packing list are required even for personal effects. Values and descriptions must agree across the paperwork or the load waits at the border. We prepare the packing list and transport documents; formal clearance is confirmed at quotation.
Do you supply the export documentation?
We prepare the transport documentation and the packing list, and we will talk you through what a customs broker or your buyer will need. We are hauliers and packers, not a customs agent, so where formal clearance is required we work alongside your broker rather than pretending to replace them.
Can you crate on site?
Crating can be arranged where a piece genuinely needs it. Whether it is done on site or prepared beforehand, and the cost, is confirmed at quotation before we start. We do not offer specialist conservation packing.
Ready when you are
One message, one quotation, one company from your door to theirs.
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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