Originally Posted by dejags (Post 6241945)

The removal company have given us the rules and regulations (a one pager). I need real life experience - did you have any trouble getting anything it that they haven't covered?

so far we have:

no foodstuffs
no animal products
no wicker/banana leaf products
no horseriding equipment (well we can take it but it will be subject to a hefty fumigation fee and delays on the other end)
No plant materials (cones in Xmas decs apparently a huge no-no)
No dirty shoes
No dirty vacuum cleaners
No dirty bicycles or sporting equipment

We have heard that the following cause issues:

Xmas trees (my mate just had to pay to have hers destroyed)

Please can I have all your hints and tips for packing so that we can avoid unneccessary costs and delays on the other end.

Originally Posted by dejags (Post 6241945)

The removal company have given us the rules and regulations (a one pager). I need real life experience - did you have any trouble getting anything it that they haven't covered?

so far we have:

no foodstuffs
no animal products
no wicker/banana leaf products
no horseriding equipment (well we can take it but it will be subject to a hefty fumigation fee and delays on the other end)
No plant materials (cones in Xmas decs apparently a huge no-no)
No dirty shoes
No dirty vacuum cleaners
No dirty bicycles or sporting equipment

We have heard that the following cause issues:

Xmas trees (my mate just had to pay to have hers destroyed)

Please can I have all your hints and tips for packing so that we can avoid unneccessary costs and delays on the other end.

Originally Posted by Timber Floor Au (Post 6242057)

Illegal Immigrants is always on the no no list, along with:

Dead Bodies
Animals ( Live )
Bombs and bomb making equipment


Ste

Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 6245275)

They don't open all the boxes. Make it clear which boxes have declarable stuff in, and there is a higher chance of them opening those, but they still won't necessarily look at them. Generally you can tell the ones they'vce opened as they will reseal them with differnt tape.

Originally Posted by ausi dream (Post 6246247)

We went by the book, everything was spotless and cleaned in the proper cleaning fluid, had nothing to declare, not even candles and we even car booted the children's beanie bag teddies and toys as we had been told by removers that all soft toys that have those beanie balls in including bean bags you sit on had to go and they still opened every box and found nothing. and the thing was when customs opened the boxes they slit the top of the box open with a stanly knife and ruined all our things that were in there by cutting them and could not claim any thing back, so there fore lost an awful lot of things.

Originally Posted by moneypen20 (Post 6245688)

Providing you clean the tools and fishing stuff of any mud or organic material you will be fine. We went a bit overboard with cleaning tools but hubby wanted them and decided it would be a good time to give them a damn good clean so he removed all rust, polished them, oiled them and even painted some - bet you haven't got a hammerite gold spade :rofl:

Bring the fridge if it's a newish one (CFC free), and the plasma tv - they will both work fine. If you're bringing a container, fill it with everything unless you love shopping and want to spend the first month traipsing round shops looking for potato peelers, sofas, beds etc.

Originally Posted by silverski (Post 6246555)

Thanks for the info.

I must contact Whirlpool and ask about our fridge.
Also, what would people recommend we use to clean the fishing equipment.

Must start preparing some of the gardening equipment.
and double check the kids toys.

Regards

Silverski

Originally Posted by mr mover (Post 6245739)

If you intend bringing a Rocking horse with you just make sure the mane and tail are made out of synthetic hair, as i have seen alot of people get very upset when they find out AQIS have cut the Horse hair mane and tail off.....;)mm

Originally Posted by Blossom (Post 6246591)

Our RH has gone with real mane and tail... but i have declarations from the maker about the wood and the mane and tail which had been treated... I'll let you all know if it arrives in tact!

Originally Posted by moneypen20 (Post 6246288)

What a useless bunch of pillocks? Which removal company did you use? They should never have told you that about the beanies - it's only polystyrene! Never considered not bringing ours although I think I wanted them more than the girls but then I probably paid for most of them :D Shame about the other bits though, must be luck of the draw, we only had a bike opened and then sealed up again but the boxes packed by JM all had a wad of brown paper at the top to protect the contents.

Originally Posted by CynOpt (Post 6244469)

What's the story with the "no candles" thing.

Is it really NO candles, or just no candles that have leaves and twigs and seeds and pollen in them?

I've just found a box in the loft with LOADS.
PLus all my stuff that my OH hid when I moved in :thumbsup:

Originally Posted by Laura and Tom (Post 6244608)

oh no gutted about the horse riding kit, my DD has just had all new stuff for her birthday, do you reckon I could pack it in my suitcase...actually scrap that, there is obviously a reason why they have the restrictions....I'll just have to buy her new stuff when we get there..
Thanks for the info/warning

Laura