Service route: Chengdu to Wellington;
Service Mode: Door-to-door moving one-stop service;
Case Overview: Ms. Gao entrusted Hippo International to ship her furniture items from Chengdu to Wellington, New Zealand.

Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, is the country's most livable city and is often referred to as "the coolest little capital in the world". This vibrant city has an undeniable charm that resonates with artists, culture enthusiasts and creative young people. Wellington's thriving arts and culture scene, including galleries, theaters, and a vibrant music and film industry, continues to attract a diverse and innovative crowd. With its picturesque harbor, breathtaking landscapes and strong commitment to environmental sustainability, Wellington seamlessly combines urban living with a deep connection to nature.

Ms. Gao has been living in Wellington for two years now. She has made some achievements in her career and saved a lot of money over the years, so she thought that her parents were getting old and she could not go home to visit them more often, so she was ready to bring her parents to live in New Zealand with her. In order to improve her parents' sense of well-being, Ms. Gao is going to ship all the furniture from her old home in Chengdu to Wellington. On the one hand, her parents have been using these furniture for decades, so they are not used to new ones; on the other hand, buying new furniture in New Zealand is also a big expense, so it is better to directly go by sea and move the domestic home to Wellington, saving money and worrying about it.

Professional things should be handed over to professional people. Ms. Gao had a lot of items to move, including many fragile items, so professional international transport packaging is essential. After signing the moving contract with Ms. Gao, Hipo International provided door-to-door packing service. On that day, the staff chose different packing materials and packing methods according to the type, value, volume, weight and other factors of the items, from small pots and pans to large wooden furniture, each of which has its own set of professional packing process. The following is the packing scene on that day:

Many new immigrants start to prepare for cross-country moving time, for the transportation of furniture such items are very entangled, is the domestic furniture with the past or directly in the foreign country to add new, which is more cost-effective? Xipu summarizes years of experience in international moving, and analyzes which is more cost-effective to ship furniture abroad by sea and directly abroad?

First, the price

1, (foreign furniture situation)

Migrant party abroad have a deep understanding of the original labor is expensive, after the new crown manufacturing furniture prices are even higher. The basic model of the bed 1500USD, dining table 1300USD, three-person sofa 2000 +USD or so, but the style and quality are very general, even if it will be into the waiting period, not to mention the purchase tax, delivery costs, furniture assembly costs and workers consumption, to the home to actually look at or made in China, simply not cost-effective.

2, (domestic furniture)

Compare the above similar bed and dining table, the domestic price of about 2000RMB, three-person sofa RMB3500-5000, and online and offline are in stock. Style can be based on retro, Chinese, ins keywords matching the whole house furniture, or hand-drawn line drawings, looking for domestic furniture factory 1:1 size reduction, the general work period in 7-40 days.

So from the price point of view, even if the immigrant party wants to change a brand new set of furniture, you can buy directly from the domestic, and then shipping abroad, the cost-effective can play.

Second, in choosing whether to take the old furniture abroad, you can consider the following factors:

(1) those furniture in foreign countries do not, such as some precious Chinese furniture
(2) can not be disposed of those furniture
(3) Worrying about the high cost of purchasing abroad
(4) Unfamiliar with the foreign environment, the purchase will be quite troublesome
(5) Deep affection for the furniture used at home
(6) Furniture has a memorial significance

For new immigrants, countries basically have a tax-free policy. For example, the Australian Customs policy states that new immigrants or citizens living overseas can bring into (back to) Australia duty-free their own personal belongings and personal property owned and used for more than 12 months in their place of residence; and the U.S. government policy states that new immigrants can bring in duty-free their personal belongings and furniture that have been in use for more than one year. So as long as you qualify, you have an opportunity to transport your furniture overseas duty free.