Shipping To Australia by JJ Smith March 6, 2018 written by JJ Smith March 6, 2018 2 When you move to Australia most of us need to send or take some stuff with us. Whether it’s sending a parcel or your personal effect (everything in your home) from New Zealand to Australia here is the information you need to know. Moving you and your family to Australia When your moving your whole family to Australia you are bound to have a house lot of furniture and other personal effects that need to go with you. It is certainly cheaper and easier than finding and buying everything you need when you get there. There are different shipping to Australia options to choose from depending on your need and your moving company will help you work out which is going to be best for you. Sole Use or Full Shipping Container If you have a house lot (three bedrooms or more) that needs to go to Australia with you, then a sole use or a full container will probably be what you need. The container will only have your goods in it. Shipping containers come in two sizes: twenty-foot and forty-foot. The standard NZ home, with three or four bedrooms, will usually fit in a twenty-foot container. You can get a no-obligation free quote from 5 moving companies to professionally pack your home and unpack it into your new home in Australia. Shared Containers If you don’t have a full house lot or a small one or two-bed home, then you can share a container. This means your possessions are put in a container with other people’s possessions. This means you are only charged for the space your belongings take up in the shipping container. This is the most economical way to ship your possessions when you are only shipping a portion of your household furniture or only cartons. Professional Packing Make your move as easy as possible and get your personal belongings professionally packed in your home in NZ and then unpacked in your new home in Australia. Some moving companies won’t move goods they haven’t packed because of the risk of breakages and then the drama those bring. You might also be interested in… The below posts might interest you: Moving Company Australian Tax Find a House to Buy or Rent in Australia Can I help you find something else? If you need advice on moving to Australia from New Zealand, I’ve created a helpful little questionnaire to point you in the right direction. It takes less than 30 seconds, so give it a go! Are New Zealand citizens eligible for Australia’s First Home Owners Grant?International Pet TransportMoving Company to AustraliaMoving to Australia Checklist 3 comments FacebookPinterest JJ Smith previous post XE vs OFX (NZForex)! next post New Look for our Moving to Australia Blog You may also like A better life across the ditch (updated 2025) February 28, 2010 Have you found this information helpful? October 26, 2023 Do you have to pay tax on money... November 6, 2019 Subscribe to moving to Australia’s newsletter August 8, 2022 Australia opens to international tourists after Covid Pandemic February 23, 2022 Global Shipping Crisis Caused by COVID-19 May 31, 2021 Pfizer vaccine approved for use in Australia January 25, 2021 Sydneysiders ‘on track’ to be allowed into SA... January 25, 2021 Australia suspends travel bubble with NZ for at... January 25, 2021 Australia borders reopening December 11, 2020 3 comments Alastair Macdonald January 2, 2025 - 12:29 pm how much to ship my own 20 foot container to Brisbane from Dunedin or Bluff Reply JJ Smith March 6, 2025 - 1:13 pm Hi Alastair, I’m really sorry for not replying sooner. Your email was lost with a handful of others when I was having email problems. Unfortunately, I do not know how much it costs to ship a 20 foot container to Brisbane from Dunedin or Bluff. If you don’t want to go through the exercise of selecting what items you want to ship in the quote form and want a ballpark figure, I recommend calling an international moving company. Sorry I couldn’t be of more help. Please feel free to email me back any further questions you have. Good luck with your move. Reply Ryan Cassidy October 9, 2019 - 9:38 pm Just wanting to move some toolboxes and a car engine and wheels from Christchurch to Perth is this something you can do? Reply Leave a Reply to Alastair Macdonald Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.