International Removals

International removals require a high amount of organisation and a good management style in order to stay on top of all the little details that must be seen to before the big day arrives. From finding a moving company to arranging for international shipping of all your prized possessions, it can be easy to forget about certain important items including damage and theft insurance of your goods while they are in transit. Now while it is true that any decent international removals company will provide for a certain insurance coverage on your shipment, what they offer might not be exactly enough to put you at ease – especially if you have entrusted them with items of high or sentimental value.

International shipping of any kind does, by the very nature of the enterprise involve some modicum of risk. Anything might happen to an air carrier or to a sailing vessel. Trucks can meet with accidents, get robbed or your shipment might fall from the hands of a worker and get damaged. Ships might develop leaks that can also contribute to damaging your shipment. Then what happens if your shipment must be stored in a warehouse over night or for a few days before being delivered to its next stop? Any number of things might happen to it there. Unless you are not worried about theft or damage to your possessions, then you might want to pay close attention to the insurance coverage on your shipment that is offered by the moving company you choose.

Most international shipping companies will provide very basic insurance coverage up to a maximum of a certain amount – generally based on the value of your goods. However, in most cases, this insurance begins only once the goods are actually on one of their carriers and ends almost as soon as it has been unloaded from their carrier. In other words – it is protected only while in transit. If your shipment is being delivered to the carrier, needs to sit in storage or must be delivered to your new place – then it is not covered at all. It is a little known fact that international removals companies do not advertise and will not clarify unless questioned about their policy directly.

In order to ensure that your belongings are protected during any form of international shipping, you should either ask the moving company to provide you with extended insurance coverage or arrange for coverage either with your own insurance providers or with some other outside insurance source. If your own insurance provider does not insure international removals, then you can always ask your customs brokers or moving company for referrals to insurance providers who will be more than happy to set you up properly.

International removals have come a long way in a short space of time. While the service most international shipping companies provide is far superior to what you might have expected even just a decade ago, when it comes to insurance, some moving companies can be woefully lacking. So, in order to guarantee that your shipment will be protected, always provide for your own insurance.

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