Removals to USA

The size of your move determines the service you require, so whether you're sending a full or part household, we recommend a FREE HOME SURVEY. If you would like to move the majority of your home and effects then this would be classed as a full removal which would entail us, more times than not, loading your effects inside your own sole use sea freight container. If you are only intending on shipping half a household or a small quantity of selected items of furniture, we will only base our charges on the volume that you decide to ship. We would transport your goods back to one of our depots for consolidation, loading and shipment to the USA.

If you are looking to send slightly smaller consignments of between 1 and 20 cartons/suitcases or bags then you may require Excess Baggage Shipping or Airfreight service.

• US Customs form 3299
  
• Customs Supplemental Declaration for unaccompanied household effects
  
• Removal inventory (PSS will prepare this if PSS are packing)
  
• Power of Attorney form
  
• Copy of your passport and visa
  
• Valuation form for Shipment Protection cover
  
• Purchase receipts (only applicable if you are importing any newly purchased goods)
  

Restricted Exports to USA where approval maybe required.

• Medicines & therapeutic drugs (must have prescription and no more than 3-6 months supply)
  
• Alcohol & wine will require a permit (importation is only allowed to certain states, please check)
  
• Bamboo, wicker or cane items
  
• Fishing knives and martial art weapons
  

Prohibited Exports to USA

• Seeds, plants and dried floral arrangements
  
• Raw untreated wood or bark
  
• Food and meats
  
• Endangered animal fur, skins, tusks or ivory
  
• Firearms (purchased and manufactured outside of the USA will require a firearms permit and CANNOT be shipped with household effects, they must be shipped separately through a firearms dealer
  

Items must be at least 100 years old before they will be classed as antiques and admitted duty free. Artwork shipped as part of a household effects consignment will be duty free provided it has been owned for a minimum of 12 months and is not for sale. If the artwork or antique has been imported into the USA for resale then duty and taxes would apply.

When you arrive in USA

• Before your container arrives in the USA we will contact you to ensure that we have your full requirement as well as checking your paperwork and delivery details. If you are not ready to take delivery we can arrange extremely preferential storage rates. As previously mentioned we will check prior to the containers arrival that we have your US customs form (3299 importers declaration) to ensure that clearance can take place. All goods which arrive into the USA are subject to customs clearance.. Customs clearance can usually take between 7 and 14 days, however this is a guide and we recommend that you check with your move coordinator.
  
• We will present your immigration papers directly to US Customs. We will ask you to complete the following paperwork before leaving the UK, US customs form 3299 (Importer's declaration) and a supplemental declaration form RC-159.
  
• You must be in the country when your goods arrive otherwise customs clearance cannot take place.
  
• All goods entering the US are subject to Duty and tax however, shipments that contain personal or household effects will benefit from a free entry if your goods have:
  
  1. Been owned and used for 12 months or more.
  2. Returning US Citizen who have been living outside of America for 12 months or more.
  
  
  
• All Garden Tools, Garden Furniture, Garden Toys and outdoor sports equipment must be cleaned before exporting them to the US
  
• If you are shipping a full container we will endeavour to deliver your effects intact directly to your residence. If this is not possible, or if you are sharing a container then your goods will be loaded onto a removal vehicle and transported to your residence for delivery. Our unloading crew will place your items in the rooms of your choice and unwrap and remove the packing material from your furniture.
  

• The American one-dollar bill contains several hidden images, including a spider in the upper right-hand corner
  
• Russia and America are less than 4km at the nearest point. America purchased Alaska from Russia for just US$7.2 million in 1867
  
• There are at least 97 people called 'LOL' in the USA