Shipping Furniture from Shanghai to Melbourne by Sea

Client Information: Mr. Liu;
Shipping Route: Shanghai to Melbourne;
Service Date: 2019.12.11;
Case Summary: Mr. Liu from Shanghai shipped some furniture, luggage and other items to Melbourne, Australia.

Many people choose to emigrate abroad for reasons such as environment, education, healthcare and social welfare, and Australia has long been one of the most preferred emigration destinations for many Chinese. Melbourne, Australia's second-largest city, is the capital of Victoria. It has a very elegant environment with a green space rate of 40%, has won the UN Habitat Award, and has been rated "the world's most livable city" by The Economist magazine for many consecutive years. In addition, Chinese people can be seen everywhere in Melbourne, with various Chinese restaurants and Chinese supermarkets, as well as immigration agencies, study-abroad agencies, accounting firms and law firms opened by Chinese, so for many new Chinese immigrants, many things can be handled without speaking English.

Mr. Liu from Shanghai was preparing to move to Melbourne permanently and entrusted "熙浦国际搬家" to ship some furniture and luggage there. For Mr. Liu's international move to Melbourne, since he had a lot of furniture, sea freight was the best option. In addition, Mr. Liu chose the door-to-door dual customs clearance service, from on-site packing to domestic customs declaration, from booking and ocean shipping to customs clearance and delivery — every step was handled by "熙浦", requiring no action from Mr. Liu, who simply needed to wait at his home in Melbourne to receive the goods. Due to the long distance and long duration of sea freight moving, plus loading and unloading at both ends, how to ensure the safety of items became extremely important. In view of this, "熙浦" provided professional packing services. With skilled packing workers and high-quality packing materials, the transportation safety of furniture could be effectively improved. Below is the pickup and packing site:

Notes on moving from Shanghai to Melbourne:

1. The Australian government stipulates that new immigrants may bring into Australia duty-free items they have owned and used in their original place of residence for more than 1 year.

2. Australia has relatively strict entry requirements. Some items are strictly prohibited from being brought into Australia by the immigration authorities, such as: stimulants and hallucinogens and other drugs, undesirable information and illegal pornographic images and texts, food and ecological products, etc.

3. If the shipped items include fragile items, pianos or other valuables that require custom wooden crate packing, it is recommended to use the fumigation-free wooden crates provided by "熙浦".

4. The voltage in Australia is 230V, so most domestic appliances can be used in Australia. In addition, it is recommended to bring domestic furniture, kitchenware, curtains and other items, as these items are relatively expensive to buy locally.