Deciding what to ship, sell, donate or throw away

Go room by room and decide what to ship, sell, donate or bin before the movers’ survey. Shipping is priced by volume, so every cubic metre you don’t ship saves money.

When
2 months to 6 weeks before your flight
Time
A weekend
Cost
Free

How to do it

  1. Go room by room: ship, sell, donate, bin, or carry with you (documents, valuables, medicines).
  2. Measure big items.
  3. Photograph things to sell.

Questions people ask

When should I start sorting my things?

About six to eight weeks before your flight, before the movers come to survey.

Sources

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