Long Distance Moving Services

For one reason or another there are a great many people, mostly younger couples with young children, leaving South Africa for what they perceive as greener destinations. The favourite destinations are undoubtedly Australia and the United States, closely followed by New Zealand, Europe and Canada. One cannot question their motives, but one way or another they are all going to need long distance moving services to transport their goods from A to B. Long distance moving takes a lot more planning, and one of our services is to assist you in every way that we can. There are a number of things that you have to consider in such a move that don’t apply for a move within the country. For example, clearing Customs and the hire of a container.

Most of the clients moving from one place to another within the country assume correctly that they can take everything with them – that includes everything perishable or liquid in the kitchen cupboards and pantry. This is not so when going overseas – customs won’t allow it. All of those half empty sauce bottles, even unopened cans or jars of preserves have to be ditched. With long distance moving services you’ll also have to consider the viability of taking all of your furniture with you. A container is very expensive, and it may even be cheaper for you to get rid of all of your furniture and start completely afresh at your destination. Before committing yourself to long distance moving services you must be prepared to do your figures very carefully. A container from South Africa to Australia or the States can cost anything up to R100,000 – do you really need to go to all that expense?