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Tariff edition — July 2026
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Shipping personal effects home from Bali

Household goods you have owned and used, shipped to the USA, Australia or the EU — export packing, a valued inventory and duty-relief paperwork included.

Quick answer

Sea freight runs roughly USD 150–250 per CBM to the USA (2026): 4–8 weeks to Australia, 6–12 to the USA and EU. Used goods owned 6–12 months usually clear duty-free.

Get a moving quote What counts as personal effects
Room stacked with packed cardboard boxes by a window
Every box numbered, valued and flagged new or used
Per CBM · LCL to the USA
USD 150–250
Make one CBM
~10 cartons
LCL / FCL break-even
13 CBM
Ownership for duty relief
6–12 months

What counts

What qualifies — and how much space it takes

Customs defines personal effects by ownership and use, not sentiment. Count your volume in CBM, room by room.

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  • Counts as personal effects

    • Clothing, books and kitchenware
    • Electronics and bicycles
    • Furniture you have lived with
    • Artwork from your own home

    Owned and used before shipping — the teak table you have eaten at for two years.

  • Does not qualify

    • Furniture bought last month
    • Multiples of identical new items
    • Alcohol and tobacco
    • Motor vehicles

    New goods can share the container but are declared separately, with duty assessed at destination rates.

  • Volume room by room

    • 10 medium cartons ≈ 1 CBM
    • Bedroom ≈ 2–3 CBM
    • Living room ≈ 3–4 CBM
    • Kitchen ≈ 1–2 CBM
    • Outdoor furniture ≈ 1–2 CBM
    • Whole 2-bedroom villa ≈ 8–15 CBM

    Cartons are 60 × 40 × 40 cm. Plants cannot travel.

Aerial view of boats moored at Serangan port, Bali
Serangan, Bali — LCL cargo leaves the island by truck to Surabaya

Cost by size

What a personal-effects move costs

LCL is priced per CBM; above about 13 CBM a 20ft container (about 30 CBM) usually wins. Indicative 2025 figures to the USA, subject to change — insurance adds about 2% of declared value.

  1. Boxes to a studio

    A few boxes (1–2 CBM) run about USD 150–500; a studio (3–5 CBM) USD 450–1,250 by LCL.

  2. 1–2 bedroom home

    6–10 CBM by LCL, roughly USD 900–2,500.

  3. Full household

    20ft for 13–30 CBM at USD 2,500–4,500; 40ft for 30–60 CBM at USD 4,000–7,000.

See the full price list

Duty relief

How each destination taxes personal effects

The consignee pays any duty or GST/VAT, but all three regions offer relief for genuine moves (rules as of 2026; confirm before sailing).

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  • US 01 / 04

    USA · household effects

    Duty-free when owned and used abroad for at least one year. Form: CBP 3299.

    Shipping to the USA
  • AU 02 / 04

    Australia · UPE concession

    Owned and used at least 12 months; arriving resident. Form B534. Wood and rattan face biosecurity screening.

    Shipping to Australia
  • EU 03 / 04

    EU · Transfer of Residence

    Duty and VAT relief after 12+ months outside the EU, for goods owned and used 6+ months.

    Shipping to Europe
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    Declare new goods separately

    Misdeclaring new purchases as used effects is the top cause of inspection delays and penalty duty.

How booking works

From packing day to your new front door

Start the inventory with the new/used flag — it decides duty treatment.

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  1. Send your room list

    Room by room through the quote form — photos help, exact measurements are not required.

  2. All-in quote in 24 hours

    Itemised per CBM, with exclusions stated in writing.

  3. Packing day

    Export-grade packing at your villa, a photo-documented inventory and humidity protection loaded with the cargo.

  4. Transit

    Trucking to Surabaya, sailing, and tracking updates at each transshipment point.

  5. Arrival

    Clearance and delivery via vetted licensed partners, with your relief paperwork pre-lodged.

Moving-home questions

Personal effects from Bali: FAQ

All shipping questions
Can I ship furniture I just bought in Bali as personal effects?

No. Relief schemes in the USA, Australia and the EU require ownership and use — typically 6 to 12 months. New purchases can travel in the same container but are declared separately, with duty and VAT/GST assessed at destination.

How long does shipping personal effects to Australia take?

Sea freight runs roughly 4–8 weeks as of 2026, plus time for quarantine screening on arrival. Fumigation and treatment certificates for wood and rattan are arranged in Bali before loading. Air freight for essentials takes 3–10 business days.

Do I pay import duty on used household goods from Bali?

Usually not, if you qualify: the USA requires one year of ownership and use, Australia twelve months under the UPE concession, and the EU six months plus a genuine transfer of residence. The consignee pays any charges that do apply.

How many boxes make one cubic metre?

About ten medium cartons of 60 × 40 × 40 cm. A studio usually packs into 3–5 CBM, a two-bedroom home into 8–15 CBM. Past roughly 13 CBM, a 20ft container beats shared LCL space.

Is insurance worth it for personal effects?

For anything fragile or sentimental, yes. It runs about 2% of declared value (as of 2026), and LCL cargo is handled several times via Surabaya and Singapore. Insure the replacement value from your inventory, not a guess.

Cargo types

Moving more than boxes?

Furniture, art and whole-villa contents ship together under one Bill of Lading.

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All cargo types
Loaded container ship on open water

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Send your room count and destination city — a per-CBM price, a sailing window and the duty paperwork checklist, with no hidden destination fees.

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