International removals by air
Sometimes when you're moving overseas, you need to have your items with you as quickly as possible. When that's the case, air freight removals are your best option.
From a single suitcase through to the full contents of your household, we've got the expertise to ensure your belongings arrive as quickly as possible at your destination.
Your destination
We are able to offer service to all major international airports throughout the world, along with many regional airports. If you have a smaller consignment, you may want to collect the goods yourself from the airport, however, we suggest you allow us to assist with customs clearance.
If you'd like door-to-door service, please let us know. We're happy to arrange the service that best suits your needs.
Pricing estimates
Although we can give you an estimate of the cost of sending your goods by air freight, the final accurate price is frequently not known until it has been collected and weighed. This is because airlines charge either on the final volumetric weight or space - whichever is greater. Once your goods have been packed, they'll be forwarded on to the airport for onward consolidation, measurement and weighing.
Loading on to the aircraft
The next step for your belongings is to ensure compliance with current air freight security measures. They'll either be placed in an X-Ray machine or a decompression chamber prior to being prepared for loading. The decompression chamber is a necessary step, and should cause no wear and tear to your belongings.
Your items will be containerised into an air igloo (see photo above) or loaded and netted onto giant pallets. Your belongings are then forwarded to the airlines or their handling agent.
At this stage, export documents and necessary customs formalities will be completed and a customs examination may need to be carried out. When your goods are sent, we will be given unique air waybill numbers so your goods can be tracked throughout their journey.
Removal quote appointment booking service
Britannia Bradshaw can help your move go smoothly. Contact us for a free, no obligation quote, or by calling 0161 877 5555 (Manchester) or 0121 504 0966 (Birmingham & Coventry) and speak with one of our removals specialists.
How are our appointments carried out
In the current times you might prefer that we don't visit your house in person to carry out a survey. This is fully understandable and we can just as easily undertake the survey by video call, using whatever method you're comfortable with, usually FaceTime or WhatsApp.
See what our customers think of us...
​They gave a thorough quote so we knew exactly what we were going to pay
Do you have any comments about our removals crew?
They were excellent
Where can we improve our removals day experience?
Everything was perfect apart from the fact I had labelled all boxes top and side and the removal men didn’t stack the boxes in the garage with the labels facing. This meant that we had to turn each box around to see what number it was.
Why did you use us?
They gave a thorough quote so we knew exactly what we were going to pay
Everything was well packed and clearly labelled
I wanted to let you know that we were very happy with the service you provided. Our temporary move to Coventry went very smoothly. Everything was well packed and clearly labelled. Please say thank you to Rhys, Les and Jamie for all their hard work. The fact that Leon and Dave arrived to help finish loading and then unload the van was great as it meant the job was finished a lot quicker.
We will now start to look for our new permanent home and will definitely contact you for a quote once we are ready to move again.
Thanks again
Tina OuttersideThey were faultless
Email to Lynne
Just a word of thanks for the delivery team. They were faultless.
They were a lovely bunch
Do you have any comments about our removals crew?
They were a lovely bunch
Why did you use us?
Price and confidence in ability to do a good job based on prior experience.
Comments regarding your initial enquiry
Gave info I needed.
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