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Shipping Cost 2 Bedroom Flat Dubai to UK

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CaribouCarafe · 22/04/2023 14:25

Yes I know this is very much "how long is a piece of string", but was wondering if anyone's made the move from Dubai to the UK recently and been through the process of shipping their belongings?

We're not quite at the point of getting quotes yet (as we don't have a date for moving set in stone yet, and all the shipping companies require a conversation on the phone to get the full details). However, a ballpark figure of what to expect would be super useful for budgeting purposes.

In terms of big objects we have the following: 1 king size bed, 1 trundle bed, 2 desks, 1 bookcase, 1 really large tv unit that looks like a bookcase, 1 sofa, 1 large armchair + footstool, 1 dining table, 2 dining chairs, 3 side tables, and 2 bedside tables. In addition to this we'd be moving about 10 standard boxes of miscellaneous objects (clothes/books etc) + 3 rugs.

waits for tumbleweed to pass through / mumsnetters telling me that it's impossible to guess how much it'll cost without an actual quote

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Fiddlesticksand · 23/04/2023 11:43

We're taking a 20ft container and have; sofa, two chairs, piano, 4 bookcases, wardrobe, chest of drawers, 4 rugs, two linen presses, king size bed, double bed, two bedside tables, dining table, desk, boxes of books and pictures. At least, we hope that will fit in a 20ft. That's coming in at AED26000 door to door. This is Abu Dhabi to Essex. Our friends are taking a 40ft container. I'll check with them.

Fiddlesticksand · 23/04/2023 11:46

40ft container about 10,000 dirhams more...

CaribouCarafe · 23/04/2023 14:32

Oh that's super useful info, thank you so much @Fiddlesticksand! I hope everything goes smoothly for your move. I think we'll only need 20ft, could squeeze down to 10ft if we needed to (i.e. sell some of our furniture)

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CaribouCarafe · 23/04/2023 14:37

@Fiddlesticksand sorry, forgot to ask - what company did you go for in the end? If you have a good experience, we might choose the same one!

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Fiddlesticksand · 23/04/2023 19:19

Delight. Was also considering Crown.

loverofpants · 23/04/2023 19:24

I'm not sure if you have Facebook but some of the groups on there will have leads- possibly British Mums and I think there is one specifically for those who have moved back to the UK from Dubai as well.

CaribouCarafe · 24/04/2023 07:13

Thank you Fiddlesticks!

And thank you loverofpants for the Facebook suggestion - I'll hunt for some groups!

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