Specialist removals to Bangkok handled end-to-end from our Lower Dicker depot — full and shared-container sea freight, express air freight, export-grade tropical packing and full Thai customs clearance through our own Bangkok partner depot. BAR member, fully insured for the voyage.
Removals to Bangkok from the UK are the heart of our Thai service — our partner depot sits in the capital, so clearance and delivery happen in-house rather than through a stranger we found the week before. Since 2017 we have shipped Sussex homes into condos in Sukhumvit and Sathorn, townhouses out in Bang Na and Nonthaburi, and company relocations for staff posted to the city. Bangkok is a sea-freight city served by Laem Chabang and Bangkok Port, so a Bangkok move needs proper export packing, the right container choice and customs paperwork matched to your visa. We are a BAR Overseas Group member, fully insured for the whole voyage, and we file the clearance ourselves. For the full breakdown of methods, customs and costs see our removals to Thailand from the UK guide.
Most removal firms will not put a price for removals to Bangkok on their website. We will — and Bangkok is the destination our published rate card covers directly, because it is the route we run most often.
| What you are shipping | Volume | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 2 × tea cartons | 8 cu ft | £290 |
| 4 × tea cartons | 16 cu ft | £390 |
| 6 × tea cartons | 24 cu ft | £490 |
| 8 × tea cartons | 32 cu ft | £590 |
| 10 × tea cartons | 40 cu ft | £690 |
| 15 × tea cartons | 60 cu ft | £890 |
| 20 × tea cartons | 80 cu ft | £990 |
| Sole-use 20ft container — a full household load | Full container | £3,790 |
There is no UK VAT to add. International removals are zero-rated for UK VAT, so unlike a domestic house move there is no 20% on top — the figure we quote is the figure you pay. Thai import duty and 7% Thai VAT are separate, assessed by Thai customs on arrival if you do not qualify for residence-transfer relief.
Rates are based on our own super-strong tea cartons, 23″H × 19″L × 16″W, four cubic feet each, sea freight only.
You do not have to live in Sussex, and you do not have to get your goods to us. Our published rates run from our Lower Dicker depot (BN27 4EL), and we quote collection from anywhere in the UK as a separate line so you can see exactly what the UK leg costs against the shipping. We have vans around the country most weeks, which usually makes that leg cheaper than people expect — and on a sole-use container we can collect from your home well ahead of the booking date and hold everything at the depot, with the first month of storage free.
Services are quoted the same way, so you take as much or as little as you want: export packing and crating, a custom ISPM-15 crate for anything wooden, antique or high-value, fragile-only packing if you will do the rest yourself, or a full packing service covering the whole house. Packing it yourself? We deliver export-grade packing materials to any UK address for a nominal charge.
Bangkok draws a particular kind of mover: remote workers and teachers chasing a fast, affordable, endlessly connected city; couples retiring to a high-rise with a pool and a skytrain stop; and families following a company posting. The cost of living is a fraction of London’s, the food is famous, and the BTS and MRT make a car optional. Most of our Bangkok customers are settling into a condo, which shapes how we deliver — service lifts to book, loading bays with time limits, and building management who want a delivery slot in writing. We have done it enough times to handle that side without fuss, working with the same in-city crew on every job.
A Bangkok condo rarely has the storage of a UK house, so part of the job is deciding what earns its place in the container. British electricals run on Thailand’s 220V supply but plug shapes differ, and bulky white goods are often cheaper to buy locally than to ship and service. What is genuinely worth the freight is the personal core of a home — quality furniture, books, kitchenware, children’s things, art and anything with sentimental or replacement value. We walk every room at the survey and give you a straight view of what to bring, what to sell before you go, and what to replace once you land. Wine, antiques and artwork are crated and documented, and we flag anything restricted before it is packed rather than at the port.
City-centre delivery in Bangkok is its own skill. Many condos restrict deliveries to certain hours and route everything through a goods lift that books out fast, so our partner depot arranges the slot before the container leaves the port. Narrow sois and one-way streets mean a 40ft lorry often can’t reach the door, so we transfer the load to a smaller vehicle for the final leg — included in the quote, not a surprise. Our crew brings the shipment up, places furniture in the rooms you agreed, removes the wrapping and, if you wish, unpacks box by box and takes the debris away. Because the depot is in Bangkok, anything that needs a second customs question is answered the same day rather than across time zones.
The map below shows Bangkok, Thailand — one of the destinations we deliver UK household shipments to from our Lower Dicker depot in East Sussex.
Honest transit times matter on this route, because the sea leg alone is several weeks and people time visas, tenancies and flights around them. These are the windows we actually work to — the same ones in our brochure, not a best case:
| Stage of your move | Typical time |
|---|---|
| Export packing and UK collection | 1–2 days on site |
| Ocean voyage to Thailand | 5–6 weeks |
| Collection through to arrival at the Port of Bangkok | Allow 8–12 weeks |
| Thai customs clearance through to release | Add a further 2 weeks |
| Delivery across Bangkok from the agent’s Bangna warehouse | Same week or the next |
| Door to door by sea freight | 10–14 weeks |
| Air freight, door to door | 1–2 weeks |
Bangkok is the shortest chain we run, because our destination agent’s warehouse is in Bangna and delivery is a city run rather than a cross-country haul. A sole-use container sails as soon as it is loaded and booked, so it sits at the shorter end of that window; a shared groupage container waits until it is full before it sails, which is exactly what buys you the lower price.
Once your goods are on the water we email you a tracking link with a live ETA, then update you at each milestone — sailing date, arrival, customs cleared, out for delivery. For the full picture on full versus shared containers, air freight, Thai customs and duty, read our removals to Thailand from the UK guide.
We are a small, owner-managed Sussex firm that has shipped households to Thailand since 2017, not a national franchise selling Thai moves as a sideline. The experienced staff who pad-wrap your furniture in Sussex have done it on dozens of Thai shipments, and our own partner depot clears and delivers in-country — so a question at customs is answered the same day, not across time zones. Every shipment is fully insured for the voyage and held to the same BS 8564 quality standard as a local house removal.
Read what customers say on our reviews page, browse the gallery, or call Mark directly on 01323 848 008 for straight answers about your Bangkok move — what is worth shipping, what Thai customs allow, and a realistic timeline.
Door to door by sea, allow 10–14 weeks. That breaks down as 5–6 weeks for the ocean voyage itself, 8–12 weeks from collection to arrival at the Port of Bangkok once consolidation and sailing schedules are counted, then a further two weeks for Thai customs clearance through to release. Bangkok is the shortest chain we run, because our destination agent’s warehouse is in Bangna and delivery is a city run rather than a cross-country haul. A sole-use container sits at the shorter end because it sails as soon as it is loaded and booked; a shared groupage container waits until it is full, which is what buys you the lower price. Air freight is 1–2 weeks door to door.
Yes. Our Bangkok depot books the service-lift slot and loading bay with building management before the container leaves the port, and where a large lorry can’t reach the soi we transfer to a smaller vehicle for the final leg at no extra cost.
If you are transferring residence — a non-immigrant visa holder with a one-year extension and work permit, or a returning Thai national — you can usually import one household’s used effects free of duty. On a tourist visa, duty plus 7% VAT may apply. We assess this at the survey.
Yes. Our own partner depot in Bangkok lodges the entry against your passport, visa and packing list, attends the inspection and clears the container — you are not standing at the port with paperwork you have never seen.
Vapes and e-cigarettes are illegal in Thailand, along with narcotics, counterfeit goods and ivory. Firearms, drones, plants and some medicines need permits. We flag all of it at the survey so nothing holds up your shipment.
No. International removals are zero-rated for UK VAT, so unlike a domestic house move there is no 20% added to your shipping price — the figure we quote is the figure you pay. That is separate from Thai import duty and the 7% Thai VAT, which Thai customs may assess on arrival if you do not qualify for residence-transfer relief. Those are payable to Thai customs, not to us.
Our published rates run from our Lower Dicker depot in East Sussex (BN27 4EL) through to delivery in Thailand. We quote collection separately — and we collect from anywhere in the UK, not just Sussex. We have vans around the country most weeks, so a collection is often cheaper than people expect. On a sole-use container we can collect from your home ahead of the booking date and hold it at the depot, with the first month of storage free.
Our published rate card runs from £290 for two tea cartons (8 cu ft) up to £3,790 for a sole-use 20ft container delivered to a Bangkok residence, standard customs clearance included and no UK VAT on top. Bangkok itself is quoted on application, because the leg on from the port varies with your exact address and access. Tell us what you are shipping and where to, and we will come back with an itemised figure.
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