Beltmann Moving and Storage of Stone Mountain, GA Offers These Packing Tips for Moving Overseas

Moving everything you own to a new home can be challenging, these packing tips for moving can help make your move less stressful – Beltmann of Stone Mountain

If you are being transferred to one of your company’s overseas locations or a member of our armed forces being reassigned overseas, you need to know that everything you ship is going to arrive at your new home safely having passed through customs. We can provide you with a moving restrictions checklist in our package of packing tips for moving overseas. This along with our representative should ensure you don’t end up violating any customs regulations the country you are moving to has in place.

Top Items Most Countries Do Not Allow

When it comes to packing tips for moving overseas, each country has its own list of items they do not allow anyone to bring into their country. However, there are certain items that you can count on being on the “not allowed” list in almost every country in the world. These include:

  1. Firearms – This includes any type of firearm including handguns, rifles, shotguns, and any other type of firearm.
  2. Alcohol – This includes any type of alcoholic beverage.
  3. Controlled Substances – This includes all illegal drugs, and you must have doctors’ orders for any prescription medications you have with you.
  4. Literature – There are still countries in the world where certain types of literature are banned for political, ideological, or religious reasons.

Moving to a country comes with a lot to learn about their laws and just as importantly their customs for everyone in your family. This includes learning to live without the items you were not allowed to bring with you. You may even need to learn the local language if you are to live in the local economy.

At the Beltmann Moving and Storage of Atlanta, we can provide you with a complete list of packing tips for moving overseas, including details about the items the country you are moving to doesn’t allow you to bring with you or ship via your household goods. When the time comes for you to move overseas contact the Beltmann Moving and Storage of Atlanta at (770) 854-1551 and let our experts make your next moving experience a pleasant one.