Moving furniture from Shanghai to Sydney

Client Information: Ms. Wu;
Shipping Route: Shanghai to Sydney;
Service Date: September 12, 2019;
Case Summary: Ms. Wu entrusted Seapoe Relo to ship some furniture and luggage to Sydney, Australia.

Sydney is the largest city in Australia and the country's economic and cultural center. According to the latest ranking of the world's most livable cities, Sydney ranks third, after Vienna and Melbourne. Sydney has a distinctly modern atmosphere, with thriving commerce and stable economic development, and highly developed finance, manufacturing, and tourism industries, offering enormous room for growth. Combined with its pleasant climate, clean environment, and high quality of life, it attracts many Chinese immigrants accustomed to a fast-paced lifestyle to live and develop here. Ms. Wu's family from Shanghai is about to move to Sydney, and before departure, she entrusted Seapoe Relo to ship some furniture and luggage from their home in China to Sydney, Australia, hoping to continue using them there.

The process of moving from China to Sydney is simple. The first step is to find a reliable international moving company. After finding one, inquire about moving prices, packing case studies, moving procedures, and points to note, from which you can judge whether the company is professional. Before finding Seapoe, Ms. Wu had consulted several international moving companies. After careful screening, she finally decided to let Seapoe Relo be her carrier for moving from Shanghai to Sydney. Ms. Wu chose the door-to-door dual customs clearance service, which only requires providing copies of her passport and visa, and Seapoe handles the rest, including: on-site packing, container loading and trailer transport, customs declaration, ocean shipping to Australia, customs clearance, delivery to her home in Sydney, unpacking, placement, removal of outer packaging, assembly of simple furniture that has been used, and cleanup and removal of packing waste. Ms. Wu does not need to worry about anything throughout the process, truly saving her worry and effort.

A few days ago, Seapoe staff went to Ms. Wu's home to pack the items to be shipped. Professional packing can effectively ensure the safety of items during transport. In addition, Ms. Wu also purchased door-to-door international moving insurance, achieving double protection.

Points to note when moving from Shanghai to Sydney:

1. New migrants to Australia or citizens residing overseas may bring (or bring back) personal items and personal property that they have owned and used in their place of residence for more than one year into Australia duty-free. Any brand-new items must be truthfully declared to customs, and according to customs policy, a 5% tariff and 10% GST will be payable.

2. Australian customs inspection is strict. If shipped items such as vacuum cleaners or outdoor furniture that easily come into contact with the outside environment or soil have issues and are inspected by customs, additional fees will be incurred.

3. Items containing wood must undergo fumigation and disinfection and pest treatment. At the same time, wooden packaging must not have bark, mold, water stains, or insect holes.

4. Australia's AQIS inspection and quarantine of unaccompanied personal effects is usually completed within 40 minutes, but due to AQIS staffing shortages, queue waiting times can be longer. Times vary depending on peak and off-peak seasons and different ports, typically around 10-20 days. Therefore, customers need to wait patiently after the items arrive at the port.