shipping services to the UK

Our partners in the UK are well versed in all aspects of the requirements for importation of personal and household good shipments.

As OSS is an independent company, we are fortunate to be able to choose the best and most suitable company to handle the clearance and delivery of your effects for your situation.

This guarantees you a seamless, tailor made move to the UK, right through to your new home, not only for your personal effects and vehicles, but also for your much loved pets as well.

If you are shipping items which have been packed by yourself “owner packed” then they will attract more stringent inspection by Customs on arrival in the UK.

Providing a detailed carton by carton inventory assist Customs in inspecting your shipment and may avoid unnecessary delivery delays.

It is advisable to have your goods packed by your shipping company if you are looking at sending larger consignments to ensure the clearance process can be conducted with a minimum of fuss.

Shipping motor vehicles and motor bikes to the UK is possible provided Customs criteria are met.

This service is usually depot to depot meaning the motor vehicle will be collected from our partners depot in the UK following customs clearance once your shipment arrives in the UK.

Customs may require evidence that the owner of the vehicle has lived abroad for 12 months or longer, e.g., copy of passport with date stamp showing arrival in overseas country, or copy of lease/rental agreement on overseas residence.

Shipping a boat to the UK has similar requirements to Shipping a car to the UK when it comes to registration requirements and process.

Customs and Quarantine in the UK will have a special interest in the boat shipment due to its exposure to marine life, however as Australia has a fairly clean marine environment your boat or jet ski etc should pass customs and quarantine with very little fuss.

Clearance of your shipment into the UK takes approximately 5 to 7 working days for an FCL (Full Container Load e.g. not a shared container), and 7 to 10 working days for a GRP (Groupage or shared container load) once the shipping container has been unloaded from the vessel.