Moving from Tianjin to Melbourne

Client Information: Mr. Wang;
Shipping Route: Tianjin to Melbourne;
Service Date: 2019.10.9;
Case Summary: Mr. Wang from Tianjin used Seapoe Relo's door-to-door dual-clearance service to ship furniture to Melbourne, Australia.

Melbourne and Sydney are the two largest cities in Australia. After immigrating to Australia, many Chinese people mostly choose to settle in these two cities. However, compared with Sydney, Melbourne has cheaper prices and housing, making it more suitable for living. Its pleasant environment, high-quality education, and convenient living facilities have earned Melbourne the title of "World's Most Livable City" for many consecutive years. In addition, Melbourne has numerous Chinese communities where Chinese shops and restaurants can be seen everywhere, and Chinese people can be spotted on the streets everywhere. Being there feels like arriving in a city in China, which helps new immigrants far from their homeland ease their homesickness and integrate into local life as quickly as possible.

Mr. Wang from Tianjin is going to settle in Melbourne permanently and is reluctant to part with the furniture his family has used for many years. He heard from a friend who had already emigrated that it could be brought over duty-free, so he searched online for international moving services. After comprehensively considering factors such as service, price, and reputation, he chose Seapoe Relo as his carrier for moving from Tianjin to Melbourne. Cross-border moving takes a long time and a long cycle; moving from China to Melbourne takes about one and a half months. During this period, the loading and container-packing process may cause damage to furniture. Therefore, to ensure the safe transport of Mr. Wang's furniture, Seapoe customized a professional packing plan: first wrap a layer of pearl cotton for shock protection, place corner protectors at the edges and corners for snug protection, and finally cut high-quality cardboard according to the shape of the furniture to wrap it, which can greatly reduce the damage rate of items.

A few days ago, Seapoe staff brought professional packing materials to Mr. Wang's home in Tianjin to pack the furniture and other items to be shipped. Below is the packing scene:

Notes on moving from Tianjin to Melbourne:

1. Australian customs regulations stipulate that new immigrants can bring personal belongings used for more than one year into the country duty-free. It is recommended to bring valuable items that cannot be bought in Australia, such as Chinese-style furniture.

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

3. If the items to be shipped include items that easily come into contact with soil, such as floor-length curtains, outdoor tents, shoes, etc., please clean them thoroughly, because these items may carry microorganisms that could affect Australia's ecological environment. Once discovered by customs, they will be returned or confiscated and destroyed, resulting in additional costs.

4. From China to most regions of Australia, the whole journey takes about 40-45 days. For consolidated shipping customers, it may take about 60 days to complete the service. Please make transportation plans in advance according to your schedule.