Unexpected expenses during a move

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Unforeseen removal expenses

Packing materials

Cartons and packing materials can be expensive if you go at the last minute. To reduce your budget, anticipate as much as possible their collection and hunt for bargains in specialized stores or on the internet.

Address change

Post, gas, electricity, water, insurance, bank, landlord … some of your suppliers will charge you a fee to effect your change of address or change your contract. In some cases, the sum can reach several tens of euros. Take advantage of your move to make you compete … your former suppliers will certainly be more generous. Inform the public services of its change of addresses.

Food

As a general rule, food expenditures will be underestimated. Restaurants, home delivery, frozen foods, or already cooked dishes … you will certainly prefer these more expensive feeding methods for the first few days after your installation. There is a good chance that you are too tired or too busy to get into shopping and cooking.

Essential products

Even for the most organized of you, it is inevitable that once in your new home you will quickly have a list of useful items to buy: double keys, light bulbs, household products, hangers, garbage bags … One by one they won’t probably be very expensive but the addition will not be negligible.

Temporary housing

Are you sure you can spend the first night in your new home? It might be wise to book a hotel and dinner night at the restaurant. An additional expense that would be better foreseen in case!

FAQ | Unexpected expenses during a move

How long will the products take to arrive at their ultimate destination?

It all depends on the kind of cargo you choose! Your items will take roughly 40 days to convey from Asia to Europe by sea freight, for example. It will take less than a week for air freight to arrive at its ultimate destination. Finally, rail freight will transport products from point A to point B in 20 to 25 days.

What is the most efficient mode of transport?

It all depends on what you're hauling, one again! If your package is more than 2m3, sea freight will be the most cost-effective option. We recommend that you utilize air freight for products that are less than this volume. If you need to move products in a somewhat high volume yet need them to arrive faster than through sea freight, rail freight will be the best option.

What will be the most cost-effective mode of transport?

Obviously, sea freight will be the most cost-effective mode of transit. The most costly mode of transport is air freight, but it is also the quickest! Rail freight serves as a middleman once again, with costs falling between between sea freight and air freight.

What papers must I provide in order to get a transportation quotation as quickly as possible?

You must complete the following information in order to get a price as quickly as possible: weight, dimensions, volume, services desired (kind of freight, incoterm, packing...), shipment date, delivery destination, pick-up location, and lastly, the nature of your items. In order to get the most accurate quotation, this information should be as thorough as possible.

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