Moving furniture from Hangzhou to Sydney

Client Information: Mr. Lu;
Shipping Route: Hangzhou to Sydney;
Service Date: 2020.1.6;
Case Summary: Mr. Lu commissioned Seapoe Relo to ship some furniture from Hangzhou to Sydney, Australia.

As a major immigrant destination, Australia has always been a top choice for many immigration applicants thanks to its comfortable geographical environment and relatively relaxed immigration policies. Sydney, Australia's largest city, is the country's earliest developed, larger-scale and most modern city, with an active economy and enormous room for development. In addition, Sydney has a large Chinese population and many Chinese communities, making it very suitable for new immigrants to live and develop when they first arrive in Australia.

Mr. Lu from Hangzhou is moving to Sydney and shipping a batch of Chinese-style furniture there for continued use. Mr. Lu is a new immigrant, and the furniture he is shipping consists of used items he has owned for a long time, which complies with Australian customs regulations allowing new immigrants to bring used personal belongings into the country duty-free. Therefore, no tariffs will be incurred on this furniture shipment. For his move from Hangzhou to Sydney, Mr. Lu chose Seapoe's door-to-door dual-clearance service, which covers everything from on-site packing, container loading, transportation, export declaration, customs clearance, delivery, placement in position, debris removal, and assembly of knock-down furniture—all handled by Seapoe. Mr. Lu only needs to provide some documents, which is very convenient for someone with a large number of items.
Given the long duration and distance of this move, whether these items arrive safely depends critically on packing! Seapoe provides professional packing services, using high-quality packing materials to professionally pack the furniture and items to be shipped, effectively improving item safety. Below is the on-site pickup and packing at Mr. Lu's home:

For international moving, Seapoe provides professional door-to-door dual-clearance services, including professional on-site packing, export declaration and customs clearance as personal effects, delivery to the destination country with placement in the home, removal of outer packaging, debris cleanup, and simple assembly services. Throughout the process, you only need to provide the relevant documents—highly efficient and convenient for those with many items.

Notes for moving from Hangzhou to Sydney:

1. Under Australia's duty-free regulations for personal effects, new immigrants can bring personal items used for more than 1 year into the country duty-free. It is recommended to bring valuable items that are unavailable in Australia, such as Chinese-style furniture.

2. The Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (quarantine) is very strict, inspecting every consignment. Items such as food, animal fur, plant seeds, and tree bark are prohibited. Therefore, the inspection rate for personal effects is relatively high, and customs clearance takes 7–10 days.

3. The highest level of protection in international moving is wooden crate packing, but Australia has strict environmental protection requirements: all wooden items (except used furniture) must be fumigated before entry. Therefore, if using wooden crates, it is recommended to use fumigation-free wooden crates. If fumigation is required, it is strongly recommended to have it done in China, as doing it in Australia would be very costly.

4. For most routes from China to Australia, the total transit time is about 40–45 days; for consolidated shipment customers, it may take about 60 days to complete the service. Please plan your shipping schedule in advance according to your itinerary.