ablanche

Hi

We are hoping to move to Muscat in the next few months but the prospective employer is currently refusing to relocate our stuff. We are a family with 3 kids, so there's a lot of stuff to ship!

Does anyone know of any reputable, but not ridiculously expensive, companies who ship to the Middle East? Does anyone have any experience moving there stuff out and how much did it cost?

Thanks!

Fairydust

We moved about 5 years ago and it cost (i think) GBP 3k for a 20ft container that inclucded packing and unpacking at each end. Insurance is extra and is based on value of contents which of course takes ages to try and itemise, this in itself is quite a hefty chunk too if I remember correctly.

Someone else no doubt will have moved stuff more recently but best thing is just to get a few quotes and see, you also have to arrange it a fair bit in advance as they are pretty booked up we found.

ablanche

That's great, thanks! Can you remember which company you used and did it all go smoothly?

Desert Dweller

You could try these guys- I used to work for a relo company and this website was a good tool recommended by a lot of clients.
We moved from Muscat to Hong Kong with ISS (Inchcape Shipping Svcs) and they have a branch in Muscat.

Fairydust

Think it was Britannia but not sure if that is just a northern company? Yes it was fine nothing damaged or broken and arrived more or less when they predicted. Had quotes from Pickfords and a couple of others but they were nearly double the price. Must admit I was left back in the UK to sort it all out and I forgot to send the insurance forms so didn't tell hubby until after the stuff all got here in one piece, had a few nightmares about his pics being damaged though but was all ok. Although I have a friend who works on P&O container ships and after hearing some of the horror stories of containers going overboard I wouldn't recommend not having the insurance, at least for some of the more expensive items.

ablanche

Ha Ha - sounds like something I would do! :-)
Thanks for the advice

Just Browsing

Also looking for a relo firm from UK to Muscat if anybody has any experience of a good firm?

BangleMan

I used a company called Excess Baggage when I moved out to Dubai from the UK, and they were really good.

They were efficient, helpdul, turned up when they said they would and my stuff got here in a few days (airfreight, although they also do the ship route too)

Their details are :

Excess Baggage
4 Hannah Close
Great Central Way
LondonNW10
www.excess-baggage.com

I dealt with a lady called : Natalie Leadbetter, who was very helpful

Her email is: [email protected]

Good Luck....

Just Browsing

How much did you ship by air and at what cost. I may do air frieght and leave all my bulky stuff here except my big plasma!

BangleMan

I had 9 large boxes, stuffed with clothes, nick naks, books, dvd's, picture frames, etc, and it cost just under 600quid by air

If you go on their website I think they show you the various sized boxes and dimensions