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For small moves to the USA – groupage is container sharing

Are you moving to the US but don't yet know how to get your stuff there? Are you looking for the right partner to help with your move to Silicon Valley, the Big Apple or the Windy City? Is value for money important for you?

If so, you've come to the right place. We have a number of options for every size of move. Especially for small moves to the USA, we offer the possibility of container sharing, also known as groupage. So ... what's that? Well, the idea of using things together with other people, saving costs and helping the environment is not really new - think of libraries, car sharing and timeshares for vacation properties. So, we haven't invented anything new for the moving business, but have just copied other ideas that work. With our idea, a number of people share a container and thereby help to reduce the costs of shipping their things across the Atlantic.

It's not limited to just sharing space in a container

We don't just look after the transport to the USA, but also take proper care of the customs clearance. It is not as easy as taking a suitcase on holiday when you import household goods. First of all, you need a special visa (for non-US citizens). Once your things arrive in the US, the bureaucratic machine starts to get moving. If you know the procedure and have the correct paperwork ready, everything goes smoothly, but only if all is in order. We make sure it all goes smoothly, and work with you to provide all the necessary paperwork before the transport starts. Our groupage service is a simple, practical and flexible solution for smaller shipments.

Win-win situation with many advantages when sharing a container to the USA

Moves to the USA often involve high costs. For this reason, it makes sense to combine, or group together, several moves and reduce the cost for each one. We collect the moves of individual shippers, hold them at our international warehouse and combine them in such a way that the container can be shipped soon after. This lets you organise your move to the USA cheaply and without great effort.

To keep the whole process as simple as possible for you, we can look after everything from A to Z. We are totally flexible. You want to use your own boxes? No problem. You want to deliver your things to our warehouse? Also OK. In this case, we just check with you that everything is packed properly and that there is nothing in the shipment that is not allowed, such as lithium batteries, weapons or other prohibited items (see ....).

All-round service for small moves to the USA

If required, we can also look after the complete packing at your home. For everything that is too big to fit in a box, it's a good idea to have it packed by our expert packers. Then we store your move until it can be loaded into the shared container. In the meantime, we work with you to prepare the necessary customs paperwork. Once all papers are ready and the container is loaded, we dispatch the full container to the USA via Rotterdam or Bremerhaven. In this way, there is no problem with the organisation of your move. With us as your partner, your move is smooth and simple. So if you want to move to the USA with minimum effort, or if you plan to go to the USA with several colleagues, our groupage service is your first choice.

Welcome to the US – our local service for your move

Once the shipment arrives in the USA, our partner looks after the customs clearance and everything else that is necessary. Depending on the final destination, we agree a delivery date with you and bring your shipment to your new home. Using our service, you don't need to worry about organising the internal transport in the USA. We look after everything all the way from Germany to your new home.

Apart from the transport, we look after the following services for you. This helps to keep the move as simple as possible and enables you to have a great start to your time in the USA:

Comprehensive advice on all aspects of your move
Solutions for all required services like scheduling, taking apart furniture, transport, assembly of furniture
Special concepts and ideas for companies and employees of companies
Complete customs clearance
Organisation of sea freight and air freight

Sending things to the USA later on

… and then it all goes so well in the USA that you want to stay there longer? And you would like a few more things sent from home? That's not quite as easy as the first move, but still possible.

Case study – a number of employees need to move to the USA at the same time

There are many different types of moves to the USA, just as there are many different reasons to move there.

Take this case that we handled in 2019:

The HR department of a biotech company contacts us because they urgently need help to relocate 15 employees to Boston. These specialists are going to work on a project and will probably stay for 10 months. They all need to start in Boston at the same time. We have a lead-time of four months. Our relocation department organises the visas for all 15 employees and finds furnished apartments for all of them in and around Boston. They all want to take personal items with them, so we recommend using the container sharing option. Because the 15 employees are spead across Europe, we carry out a video survey to assess the volume and calculate the costs. We collect the shipments one by one and store them at our warehouse until the last one arrives. Then we load them into a groupage container and send it to Boston, where our partner delivers the items to each employee.

Moves by air and sea for work reasons

When you need to move to the USA with all your possessions, we can of course help you too. We take care of all planning and administrative tasks to make your move to the USA easier. To cope with the long distances, we send shipments by sea freight or air freight and look after the inland transport after the shipment arrives. In this way, you get your move done in the shortest possible time and don't need to worry about details like loading your belongings properly. We provide door-to-door solutions and help you in a competent manner.

This also applies to any questions you may have - we give you the right answers. As the experts for international moving and groupage, we give you advice to help choose the best solution and assist you to plan your move to the USA. Our all-round packages help make your move a success.

And now get moving to the USA

If you would like to move to the USA soon, we provide competent, well-organised help. We work out a thorough plan for your move and make sure it is handled safely. Enjoy the benefits of using our services and benefit from our concept of container sharing. We would welcome the chance to provide a quotation that exactly fits your requirements.

Contact us by email or call us on +49 211 99 80 70 for personal advice on your move to the USA.