Personal effects shipping between Britain and Northern Ireland, from £198
Boxes, keepsakes, books, pictures, suitcases and small furniture, collected from your door anywhere in England, Scotland or Wales and delivered to any address in Northern Ireland. The same weekly lorry runs both directions, so Belfast to Britain costs the same. £25,000 insurance included, and no customs paperwork for personal belongings.
Typical personal effects shipments
| What you're moving | Quote from |
|---|---|
| 2–5 boxes | £198 |
| 10 boxes | £298 |
| Boxes + suitcases part-load | £398 |
| 1-bed part load (no large furniture) | £698 |
Fixed price from your photos in under 2 working hours. Larger mixes sit between these anchors; most personal effects shipments land between £198 and £1,598.
Can you ship boxes to Northern Ireland?
Yes. We collect boxed belongings from any GB postcode on your area's scheduled weekly day and deliver them to any Northern Ireland address, door to door, from £198 for 2–5 boxes. Your NI delivery slot is arranged with you by our Belfast team once your load arrives. The same service runs from Northern Ireland to Britain every week.
Moving more than boxes? See removals to Northern Ireland for full house moves, or furniture removals for sofas, beds and wardrobes.
Why won't parcel couriers deliver furniture to Northern Ireland?
Because Northern Ireland is awkward for parcel networks. The Irish Sea crossing adds cost and process, so many GB couriers now restrict NI shipments, surcharge them, or refuse them at checkout. And a conveyor-belt network was never built for 15 boxes and a grandfather clock anyway.
We run our own weekly lorry instead, in both directions. Your things are hand-loaded by the crew that collects them, fragile pieces are blanket wrapped, and nothing goes down a chute or across a sorting belt. That is why we happily take the shipments couriers turn away: part-loads, framed pictures, boxed china, small furniture, awkward one-offs. For a single suitcase or bike, our luggage and single items service starts at £98.
Do I need customs paperwork?
No. Your own household goods and personal belongings move within the UK — no customs declarations, duties or paperwork for a domestic house move from GB to Northern Ireland. The same applies coming back: Northern Ireland to Britain is one UK move too.
What day do you collect?
In Britain, every postcode area has one scheduled collection day each week, and that scheduled day is our standard price. Need a different day? Off-schedule collections are possible at a premium — ask on the quote form. You can see every area on our GB collection days page, or check yours below. In Northern Ireland, collections and deliveries are arranged directly with you by our Belfast team, so just tell us your preferred dates on the quote form.
Check your collection day
One scheduled day per postcode area, every week. Enter your collection postcode:
What people use this service for
Moving home part-loads
A one-bed's worth of boxes but no large furniture. A part-load from £698 beats hiring a van, booking the ferry and losing two days driving it yourself.
Inheritance and probate items
Clearing a family home and bringing keepsakes, pictures and small pieces back across the water. Hand-loaded, blanket wrapped and treated like it matters, because it does.
eBay and Facebook Marketplace purchases
Won the auction, then the seller says they don't deliver to Northern Ireland. Give us the seller's address on the quote form and we do the rest, door to door.
Sending belongings to family
A few boxes to a daughter in Manchester, or grandma's china over to Belfast. From £99, collected from one front door and delivered to the other.
Student boxes
End of term, a room packed into boxes and sent home, in either direction. For the full service with free summer storage, see student moves.
Students: our student moves service adds free summer storage at our Belfast warehouse.
Popular personal effects routes to Northern Ireland
Collected on your area's scheduled weekly day, delivered anywhere in BT1–BT94:
- Personal effects from London to Belfast
- Personal effects from Manchester to Belfast
- Personal effects from Birmingham to Belfast
- Personal effects from Liverpool to Belfast
- Personal effects from Edinburgh to Belfast
- Personal effects from Glasgow to Belfast
- Personal effects from Cardiff to Belfast
- Personal effects from Leeds to Belfast
- Personal effects from Sheffield to Belfast
- Personal effects from Bristol to Belfast
- Personal effects from Newcastle to Belfast
Personal effects from Belfast to Britain
Same lorry, same prices, opposite direction:
- Personal effects from Belfast to London
- Personal effects from Belfast to Manchester
- Personal effects from Belfast to Birmingham
- Personal effects from Belfast to Liverpool
- Personal effects from Belfast to Edinburgh
- Personal effects from Belfast to Glasgow
- Personal effects from Belfast to Cardiff
- Personal effects from Belfast to Leeds
- Personal effects from Belfast to Sheffield
- Personal effects from Belfast to Bristol
- Personal effects from Belfast to Newcastle
Common questions
How much does it cost to send boxes to Northern Ireland?
From £99 for 2–5 boxes, £149 for 10 boxes, and £199 for a boxes-and-suitcases part-load. Most personal effects shipments land between £198 and £1,598. Send photos on the quote form and you get a fixed price in under 2 working hours.
Do I need customs paperwork for personal belongings?
No. Your own household goods and personal belongings move within the UK — no customs declarations, duties or paperwork for a domestic house move from GB to Northern Ireland.
How long does GB to Northern Ireland take?
Typically 5–10 working days door-to-door, confirmed on your quote. We collect on your postcode area's scheduled weekly day, your boxes travel on the weekly lorry, and your delivery slot anywhere in BT1–BT94 is arranged with you by our Belfast team once your load arrives.
Are my belongings insured?
Yes. £25,000 goods-in-transit cover is included on every shipment. We note the condition of your items on the inventory at collection, and fragile pieces are blanket wrapped by hand.
Do you collect from anywhere in Britain?
Yes, all 117 postcode areas in England, Scotland and Wales. Each area has one scheduled collection day per week, and that scheduled day is our standard price. Need a different day? Off-schedule collections are possible at a premium — ask on the quote form.
Can you collect something I bought on eBay or Facebook Marketplace?
Yes. Put the seller's address on the quote form and we collect on that postcode area's scheduled day, then deliver to your door in Northern Ireland. The seller just needs to have it ready. We call ahead to arrange it.
Can you ship from Northern Ireland to England, Scotland or Wales too?
Yes. The same lorry runs both directions every week and prices are the same either way. Collections in Northern Ireland are arranged directly with you by our Belfast team, so tell us your preferred dates on the quote form.
What can't I put in the boxes?
No food that can spoil, no liquids that can leak over other people's loads, and no gas bottles, paint or hazardous goods. Everyday belongings are all fine: books, clothes, crockery, tools, electronics. Not sure about something? Ask on the quote form.
Photos in, fixed price back in under 2 working hours.