Door-to-door removals from the UK to Lausanne. We pack and load in Britain, run the road leg to the Swiss frontier, and our Swiss destination agent clears customs and delivers to your address in canton Vaud. BAR Overseas Group member, fully insured.
Removals to Lausanne from the UK are handled end to end — we pack and load in Britain, run the road leg to the Swiss frontier, and our Swiss destination agent clears customs and delivers to your door in canton Vaud. French is the working language here, and the practical details of a Lausanne delivery are genuinely different from anywhere else in the country, which is why this page exists rather than a generic Switzerland one.
Lausanne looks out over Lake Geneva and climbs steeply away from it. The International Olympic Committee is based here, EPFL and the university bring in academics and researchers, and the surrounding Lavaux vineyards make the commune a popular landing spot for families who want the lake without Geneva’s prices. French is the language, and the city is close enough to Geneva that we frequently run the two together.
Lausanne looks out over Lake Geneva and climbs steeply away from it. The International Olympic Committee is based here, EPFL and the university bring in researchers, and the surrounding Lavaux vineyards make it a popular landing spot for families who want the lake without Geneva prices. Our Switzerland removals page covers the customs position in full, and it is worth reading before you book anything.
Lausanne is built on a hillside and the gradient is the defining problem. Streets in the upper town are steep and sometimes stepped, parking near a building entrance often has to be reserved from the commune, and the drop from road level to a front door can be considerable. We survey for the slope specifically — it dictates the vehicle we send and whether a shuttle or an external lift is needed.
Lausanne is built on a hillside and the gradient is the defining problem. Streets in the upper town are steep and sometimes stepped, the drop from road level to a front door can be considerable, and parking near an entrance usually has to be reserved from the commune in advance. We survey specifically for the slope, because it dictates the vehicle and whether a shuttle or external lift is needed. Where a piece needs protecting for a tight turn or a window entry, our custom crate service and export packing handle it.
Lausanne is in canton Vaud rather than Geneva, which matters administratively more than people expect — registration, and therefore the timing of your clearance, runs through the Vaud commune system. The full Swiss customs position — Übersiedlungsgut relief, the six-month rule, Form 18.44 and the inventory requirements — is set out on our removals to Switzerland page, and it is worth reading before you book anything.
For a Lausanne delivery specifically, the thing to get right is sequence: your residence registration in canton Vaud needs to exist before your goods arrive. If your permit and your moving date do not line up, our Lower Dicker storage can hold everything in the UK until Switzerland is ready — almost always cheaper than a container sitting in bond at the Swiss end.
Allow 10–14 days door to door. Lausanne is reached on the same western approach as Geneva, so the road leg is easy. The gradient is what shapes the day rather than the date — a steep or stepped approach takes longer to unload than a level one, and we allow for it in the schedule. The same window applies across our European removals service.
A sole-use load sits at the faster end because it travels direct with no transhipment. A shared part-load waits for a scheduled departure, which is the trade-off that keeps the cost down. Late July and August are the busiest weeks across the whole industry, and winter weather can affect a date in the higher cantons between roughly November and March — we build that contingency into the plan rather than promising a day we cannot hold.
We are a small, family-run Sussex firm, established in 2017, and international removals are a core part of the business rather than something bolted on. The crew who pad-wrap your furniture in the UK are our own, working to our white-glove method — each piece wrapped in your home and unwrapped only once it is standing in its room in Lausanne. We compile the itemised inventory that a Swiss entry depends on, and we do not hand your goods through a chain of subcontractors.
We are a member of the British Association of Removers Overseas Group, we work to the BS 8564 quality standard for international moves, and every consignment is fully insured. Read our customer reviews, use the free volume calculator to size your load, or call 01323 848 008 and speak to Mark about your Lausanne move directly.
Switzerland is priced by volume, at the same rate to every canton — a shared load runs from £145 per cubic metre with a 4 m³ minimum, and a dedicated vehicle, yours alone with no transhipment, starts at £4,250. The rate is the same as to Zurich or Geneva; what varies on a Lausanne quote is the access equipment the gradient demands. The rate is the same as to Zurich or Geneva; what varies on a Lausanne quote is the access equipment the gradient demands.
| Your home | Typical volume | From |
|---|---|---|
| Studio or single room | 10 m³ | £1,450 |
| One-bedroom flat | 18 m³ | £2,610 |
| Two-bedroom house | 30 m³ | £4,350 |
| Three-bedroom house | 45 m³ | £6,525 |
| Four-bedroom house | 62 m³ | £8,990 |
| Five-bedroom house or larger | 85 m³ | £12,325 |
These are the prices you pay. International removals are zero-rated for UK VAT, so unlike a domestic house move there is nothing to add on top. Import duty or VAT levied by the destination country, where your goods do not qualify for transfer-of-residence relief, is separate and is payable there rather than to us.
What changes between Swiss destinations is the delivery leg rather than the rate — the access notes above are what shape a Lausanne quote. Volumes here are typical rather than measured; the survey sets the real figure and the price is then fixed in writing. Our free volume calculator gives you a cubic-feet number in a couple of minutes. For the supplementary tariff and what is included, see the Switzerland page or the full European rate card.
Lake Geneva and the Vaud hinterland — Lausanne is the usual answer for people priced out of Geneva. The national rate is the same wherever the load goes in Switzerland — what changes is the access, the language at the door and the timing, and each page covers its own.
Allow 10–14 days door to door. Lausanne is reached on the same western approach as Geneva, so the road leg is easy. The gradient is what shapes the day rather than the date — a steep or stepped approach takes longer to unload than a level one, and we allow for it in the schedule.
Our Swiss destination agent. We pack, load, inventory and export from the UK and run the road leg to the frontier; the agent clears customs and delivers to your address in canton Vaud. That local knowledge matters here, because the delivery problem in Switzerland is almost never the distance.
Lausanne is built on a hillside and the gradient is the defining problem. Streets in the upper town are steep and sometimes stepped, parking near a building entrance often has to be reserved from the commune, and the drop from road level to a front door can be considerable. We survey for the slope specifically — it dictates the vehicle we send and whether a shuttle or an external lift is… We establish all of it at survey and price any shuttle vehicle or furniture lift into the quote from the start.
Normally not. Used household effects can usually be imported free of duty and Swiss VAT as Übersiedlungsgut when you are genuinely transferring residence, subject to the conditions on use before and after the move, your residence permit or registration, and a full itemised inventory. Vehicles, alcohol, tobacco, firearms and plants are handled separately from the standard relief. Lausanne registrations run through the Vaud commune system rather than Geneva’s, which is worth knowing when you are timing the shipment.
Yes, from anywhere in the UK. Our vehicles run regular collection routes through London, Sussex, Norfolk, Wales, the Midlands and Scotland. Those are collection runs rather than premises — our only depot is at Lower Dicker in East Sussex, and that is where every European load is consolidated, checked and sealed before it travels.
It affects the method rather than the per-cubic-metre rate. A steep or stepped approach, or a long drop from road level to the door, can mean a smaller shuttle vehicle or an external lift, and those are quoted as supplementary items. We survey for the gradient specifically so the figure you get already includes whatever the slope demands.
Yes, and they are a regular part of our Vaud work. The lakeside villages east of the city are attractive precisely because they are terraced into the vineyard slopes, which means narrow approaches and sometimes a considerable level change between where a vehicle can stop and where the furniture needs to be.
Generally yes, which is much of why people choose it, though it is not cheap by any British standard. The removal rate is identical — Switzerland is priced nationally at £145 per cubic metre regardless of canton.
Call us for a free, no-obligation quote, or use our online form. Whether it is a shared part-load or a whole house, we have handled the route before and we will handle yours with care.