Cost of moving to France
These costs will vary dramatically based on some choices. I will just give a rough idea based on my experience.
items I decided to move :
- Any “sentimental” and personal items
- All electronic equipment. Computers, TV, projector
- clothes
Items I did not move :
- Cars
I sold one of my car and left my other car at a friend’s place in his driveway in the US - furnitures
I just had everything given away or trashed
The total of what I moved represented
- 2 palettes
- weight : total of about 550kg
- Volume 3.3 m3
The initial payment to the US moving was $7000
At the arrival of the goods in France, the French “moving” company contacted me and had me pay additional fees : 700euros
These represented various fees such as:
- handling fees
- Shipping to home address
- customs
Additional noticeable misc fees to take in consideration :
- Boxes ( could be purchased at Home Depot ), use the “strong ones”
- pallets ( I was lucky, the driver who that came to pick up the boxes had a couple empty pallets in his truck he could give me )
Now, if I had to do this again (which I did to go back to the US), I would have hired a moving company that pack/load/ship goods without me having to handle much of the logistics.
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