Moving to Europe - NY International Shipping

Restrictions

When moving to Europe from a country outside of the European Union, there are some restrictions for countries that are a part of the European Union in regards to what you can ship into the country. The restrictions below are meant for those shipping household goods for their own personal use, not commercial use.

Tobacco and Tobacco Products: Those moving to Europe are limited to the following:

200 cigarettes or 40 cigarettes
100 cigarillos or 20 cigarillos
50 cigars or 10 cigars
250 grams of tobacco or 50 g smoking tobacco

Items may be combined to reach your total allowance for tobacco products. For example, you could ship 100 cigarettes and 50 cigarillos.

Alcohol: Customers moving to Europe are limited to the following when shipping alcohol to Europe:

1 liter of alcohol/alcoholic beverages with a strength of 22% or more by volume
2 liters of alcoholic beverage not exceeding 22% in strength by volume
4 liters of wine
16 liters of beer (only for excise duty and VAT)

Fuel: When shipping any sort of motor transport property, you are limited to the following:

Fuel must be limited to what can be held by the standard tank
No more than 10 liters of fuel held in a portable container

Pets

When moving to Europe, pets must fulfill the following criteria (with the exception of the UK, Norway, and Sweden):

Microchip: Each pet must be microchipped in compliance with ISO Standard 1184 or Annex A to ISO standard 11785; otherwise a scanner will need to be sent along with your pet.

Dog Vaccinations: These must be administered within the last 12 months or a minimum of 4 weeks prior to arrival and must include the following:

Distemper
Hepatitis
Parvo
DHLPP
Rabies

Cat Vaccinations: These must be administered within the last 12 months or a minimum of 4 weeks prior to arrival and must include the following:

Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis
Calicivirus
Panleukopenia (FVRCP)
Rabies

EU Veterinary Health Certificate: This form is a standard health certificate, which must be completed by an accredited veterinarian. This is valid for 4 months, but it is recommended that it be completed and endorsed by the USDA within 10 days of moving.

Government Endorsement: Requires the following:

Record of microchip implantation
Rabies certificate
EU Vet Health Certificate

International Health Certificate: Completed by your vet within 10 days of departure.

Remark: Documentation must ship with your pet.

Electricity

Electricity and plugs can vary. Once you know which country in Europe you are moving to, speak with your overseas shipping agent for further information.

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Antonio Fernandez

Querido David, Primero, me gustaria disculparme por la demora en mandarte, por escrito, las gracias por el service tan excellente y professional que tu compania nos ha proveido. Una mudanza siempre es muy problematica y uno tiene que estar pendi(...)

Spyros Poulios

I am writing to recommend the services of Wayne Townsend from NY International Shipping. I moved from Manhattan back to London, England, in January, and he made the process very easy and non daunting. I found him to be very friendly, patient and(...)

Nadia Bishai

Logistics Manager, Bunge Ltd.

As I was moving overseas with work, I contracted NY INTL shipping to arrange for my international move from New York to Brazil. They were extremely helpful throughout the process and extremely friendly and supportive. [They’re] no fuss kind of p(...)

Theirry and Sylvia Buch

Dear David, Thank you so much for the excellent service you provided for us in the New York. We are really happy about how everything went. The movers were on time, very professional and courteous. They dealt with some last minute changes we mad(...)

Melanie Z

Had a very positive experience. I recommend this company to all my friends and colleagues from overseas relocating to the United States. David was most professional, listened to all my concerns and made sure my move went smooth and was stress fr(...)

Shabana Quaiyoom

With regards to my shipping from NY to London, I just wanted to let you know that I was very pleased with the service I received from your movers on [the] 23rd of July 2002 in NY City. They were courteous, efficient and friendly which, thankfull(...)

Shianrin

Nadine Henley

Dear David, Wow! What a fantastic experience working with you and your moving company has been. The level of personal care that I received, the movers taking extra care with all of my expectations! Everything went perfectly and smoothly and righ(...)

Maureen Kerr

Everything has arrived in excellent condition. Many thanks for your professional assistance. I will recommend you to other Australian and New Zealand consultants in New York.

Heike Berg

I wanted to say Thank You for the great job you did! All my things arrived perfectly in good order and exactly at the arranged time. I talked several times with Kay in Great Britain to make arrangements and she was also very kind and helpful. Th(...)

Nicholas Brawer

Luxury African Travel, Luggage, Clothing & Campaign Furniture

To Whom It May Concern: I am pleased to recommend the services of New York International Shipping. David Mazafi and his staff are honest, courteous and efficient and their services are competitively priced. I have worked with David for over two (...)

Simon Bray and family

NYC to UK

Good evening, I would like to express my thanks to NY International and most of all Mr Wayne Townsend my consultant. You should ask for him if he is available as he really knows his job far better than anyone else I spoke to in my research on wh(...)

Mark Levinson

Daniel Herz S.A.

David Mazafi and the staff at NY International Shipping provided me with unparalleled service and support. My goods were packed, shipped and delivered with no troubles whatsoever. As promised, I had nothing to do but give the address and pay the(...)

Marvin Lazerson and Ursula Wagener

Our Move from Philadelphia to Germany David, It was terrific, from start to finish, and you especially were outstanding. You explained everything, and this is exactly how it was, on the mark! The service at the German end was excellent. We would(...)

Tom Wine

To Whom It May Concern: This letter serves as recommendation for the relocation services of NY International. NY International completed a month-long relocation process of my personal effects from New York City to London. Over the past ten years(...)

Joanne Coulson

Hello David, I finally had time this past weekend to go through the boxes. The move from NY to UK went very well. I was very pleased with the level of service and the professionalism shown both at the NY end and from the company in England. Plea(...)

Patrick Gavigan

I am writing to thank you, and particularly Mr. Wayne Townsend, your agent who handled my recent move from New York City to Stockholm, Sweden, for your attentive and highly professional service. Mr. Townsend provided a firm estimate of shipping (...)

Sophie & Jason Oliva

Dear Wayne, I just to say thank you so much for all of your help with our relocation from NYC to the UK. You made a huge effort from start to finish in ensuring we were happy with our move. You were extremely professional, always willing to answ(...)

Rosa Masott

Hi Wayne, Sorry it took me a while to respond back to you. I want to start by saying that it was a true pleasure to work with you Wayne you were very relaxed and patient with me when I called you a dozen times with soooo many questions you were (...)

Christopher J. Abad

To Whom It May Concern: I am writing this letter in reference to NY International Shipping and its owner, Mr. David Mazafi. Earlier this year, I was selected by my company (a mid-sized financial services firm based in NYC), to coordinate the ove(...)

H.E. Mr. Julian Vila-Coma

Ambassador, Permanent Representative

It is with great pleasure that I recommend your fine work and that of your company, NY International Shipping Inc. You have consistently displayed a high degree of integrity, responsibility, and ambition in working with the Mission of Andorra to(...)

Dr. Ann Hurowitz

Dear David: Everything went well with the moving. I have already received everything. The moving staff was great. They were very nice and did their job on time and precisely. Thank you for everything. In case you need any help in Brazil, please (...)

S. Teeluck

The Permanent Mission of Mauritius to the United Nations has been dealing with NY International Shipping Inc. for relocation services for our Ambassador and diplomats at the Mission. We have been impressed by the commitment and dedication of the(...)

Ruthie and Avishai Nissim

First of all, let us apologize for the delay in writing to you to thank you for the excellent personal and professional service. You know when you make Aliya, lots of things need to be taken care of and unfortunately thanking your movers is “mov(...)

Birju Jani

Hi David, Just wanted to drop you a quick note to say what a wonderful job Avi and his team did packing and moving our things out of our NYC apartment. Not only were they courteous and efficient – their professionalism was a most pleasant surpri(...)