Moving, whether across the street or across the pond can be very stressful. Moving to Australia wants to make your move easier. Here you will find tips and advice on moving your personal effects to Australia from New Zealand that will help remove a lot of the stress from this process.
Editor’s Note: I have moved to Australia twice. The first time I was young and didn’t have anything worth taking with me. Second hand bed, I brought another. However, the second time I was older and had a household of personal effects.
I did a cost comparison of how much it would cost to take everything with us and how much it would cost to replace everything. For us, it worked out a lot cheaper to take our possessions with us. It saved us money and more importantly time. I didn’t want to have to list and sell everything before I left and then have to buy everything in a city was not familiar with.
I highly recommend contacting Ausmove. They are the only specialist mover to Australia from New Zealand and are very competitively pricing. For 25 years Ausmove has been New Zealand’s number 1.
The very first thing you should be thinking about is the question of door to door or port to port. Your answer really comes down to the cost. You want to get a competitive moving price for your move either way.
Obviously it’s going to cost you less going from port to port, but are the savings worth the inconvenience of having to move all of your belonging from the port to your home. You will also have to deal with Australian Customs and Quarantine directly and negotiate handling and clearances charges with an agent in Australia (which you will also have to find).
Therefore we highly recommend selecting the door to door option, this way all your costs are known up front and you will have an experienced agent looking after your shipment.
Don’t you already have enough to do? Find out much it will cost you to take your household effects with you.
Your moving company can help you organise a lot more than packing up your house hold and unpacking it in Australia. They offer additional services that you can utilise to take even more off your to do list, even completely unpacked and set up in Australia.
Whether you want to take specific items or all your household items with you to your new home in Australia. Using one company is so much easier than using five. See below a list of extra services you are going to need anyway and a few that are a complete bonus, knowledge shared to help you out:
Ausmove are available to help you with any requirements that will reduce the stress and added pressures that come with an international move. Check out what they can do for your now.
Moving your car to Australia is not as easy as moving your bed. There is very specific documentation (import permit) required to ship your car to Australia. Without it your car will not be allowed entry and would be stuck at the port. There are also other considerations you need to know about like length of ownership and tax payable issues. It’s not always worth taking your car with you expense wise.
Import permits are mandatory for all road vehicles imported to Australia. There are a variety of different import permits available for different types of cars. Unfortunately not all cars can be imported to Australia. Click the below link to see is a list of the Vehicle Import Permits available.
Autohub door to door worldwide vehicle shipping: https://www.autohub.co/import-car-nz-to-australia-shipping/.
Before deciding to ship your car to Australia there are two things you should do:
You can’t simply throw your belongings in a box as you might do if you were moving down the street. Packing your household goods will require a number of extra steps that you may not even think about. Make sure your goods are safe and secure.
You don’t want to unpack broken cups and vases, or have scratched TV’s and tables. We highly recommend that your items are professionally wrapped and packed by a specialist international moving company. It is worth the cost and effort it saves you.
View the difference between general boxing and international packing standards.
No matter who packs or unpacks your belongings, there are risks that come with every move. Believe it or not containers are still lost overboard in rough seas.
Most moving companies offer a range of insurance options. For very reasonable rates you can insure your shipment against all foreseeable issues.
Find out more about moving insurance and what your options are.
Shipping your belongings to Australia takes approximately 6 weeks, but there are a lot of things to be to taken into account. There is the availability of space on board the ship, the loading and unloading time, customs, and possible quarantine delays that can delay your shipment in Australia.
Shipments generally take 5 to 8 weeks to get Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane and a little longer to Perth.
These are just of few of the issues you need to take into consideration when planning the moving of your personal effects to Australia from New Zealand.
Fill in the below form and Ausmove will contact you to give you a no obligation quote to move your belongings to Australia.
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Mr Welsh
August 6, 2018 at 12:58 amI am moving a 2 bedroom home from Highland Park to Sydney New South Wales Australia. Thanks
JJ Smith
August 6, 2018 at 1:04 amHi,
I will forward your email onto Ausmove so they can quote you to move your personal effects.
Have you already got a job?
Here are some links to pages you should visit as you will need these services/info:
– Setup a bank account before you leave. Then you can pick up your eftpos card as soon as you get there and start living (https://www.movingtoaustralia.co.nz/open-an-australian-bank-account/).
– Register with a foreign exchange/money transfer provider. They have sharper exchange rates than the banks and lower fees (or none if you register using this link: https://payments.xe.com/en-nz/online-international-money-transfers-movetoaus/).
– Register with Medicare Australia after you arrive. You will need to apply in person in a Medicare Office. Please remember to take your passport (https://www.movingtoaustralia.co.nz/medicare-australia/).
– Get a TFN (Australian Tax File Number) after you arrive. You are not able to apply from NZ. You can apply online here: https://www.ato.gov.au/individuals/tax-file-number/apply-for-a-tfn/foreign-passport-holders,-permanent-migrants-and-temporary-visitors—tfn-application
Here’s some info on Sydney: https://www.movingtoaustralia.co.nz/destinations/moving-to-sydney-nsw. It’s an expensive city to live in but has a very high quality of life. It has good public transport so you won’t need to worry about buying a car immediately, but it will help you maximize Sydney’s beautiful surroundings.
I recommend living close to where you will be working. Here’s some info on real estate in Australia, both renting and buying.
Please let me know if there anything else I can help with.
Have a lovely day.
Thanks,
JJ Smith
Mr Welsh
August 6, 2018 at 12:50 amI am planning to move to Sydney new south wales. What do I need to do to prepare?
JJ Smith
August 6, 2018 at 12:55 amHi,
Thank you for your enquiry.
Can you please give me more information regarding your move so I can help? Is it just you moving, do you already have accommodation lined up?
The below Moving to Australia partners will be able to help you:
– Australian Bank Account, easier to do before you leave, as you need more documentation if you wait until your in OZ – https://www.movingtoaustralia.co.nz/money/bank-account.html
– Foreign Exchange, save hundreds to thousands with rates that the banks will never match – https://www.movingtoaustralia.co.nz/money/foreign-exchange
– Move your personal effects to Australia with Ausmove if you are in the Auckland area and save stress with the helpful staff at Ausmove – https://www.movingtoaustralia.co.nz/moving/moving-company.html
– Connect your utilities easily with On The Move, connect electricity, gas, water, broadband and telephone in one easy phone call, with competitive energy rates and all the latest deals- https://www.movingtoaustralia.co.nz/real-estate/on-the-move.html
I look forward to being of assistance..
Thanks,
JJ Smith
Lovine Teri Laulu
August 20, 2017 at 7:42 amWe are wanting to ship over the following:
1. One Vehicle
2. Four Animals
We aim to live and work in Australia 5 year goal plan. Taking our vehicle and our animals is compulsory.
JJ Smith
September 14, 2017 at 11:55 pmHi Lovine,
Thank you for your comment. Sorry for the delay in replying.
If you haven’t already, please contact Ausmove for a no obligation quote to move your vehicle: https://www.movingtoaustralia.co.nz/moving/ausmove.
In regards to your animals, please contact Aero Pets through the form on our pet transport page: https://www.movingtoaustralia.co.nz/moving/pet-transport.
We have been referring customers to the above companies for many years and always get a positive response.
Thanks