Shipping Your Belongings to New Zealand

We offer a range of shipping options to New Zealand, from our regular Groupage services to the North and South Islands through to LCL, sole-use FCL containers and air freight.

Regular Groupage – Shared Container Services

New Zealand is our busiest Groupage route, with regular shared container services operating to both the North and South Islands.

Groupage is ideal if you don’t have enough belongings to fill your own shipping container. Your shipment is professionally packed and consolidated with other Overseas Packers & Shippers customers moving to New Zealand, so you only pay for the container space your belongings require.

This makes Groupage particularly suitable for Kiwis returning home with a smaller household, couples and individuals moving across the Tasman, or anyone taking only part of their household belongings.

Because we regularly consolidate shipments for New Zealand, we can arrange collection on an agreed date that suits your move. Your belongings can then be held securely at our Brisbane warehouse at no additional storage charge while awaiting loading into the next available Overseas Packers & Shippers Groupage container.

This no-additional-charge storage applies only from the agreed uplift date until the shipment is loaded into the next available Overseas Packers & Shippers Groupage container. It is not a general free-storage offer.

Once the container arrives in New Zealand, our trusted destination partner coordinates the customs and biosecurity clearance process before arranging delivery to your new home.

Our Groupage services cater for customers moving to destinations across both the North and South Islands, not just the major cities.

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Full Container Load – FCL

For larger household moves, a 20ft or 40ft sole-use container may be the most suitable option.

With FCL, the container is used exclusively for your belongings, so there’s no need to wait for other customers’ shipments before it can depart.

New Zealand has a number of major ports, so we can arrange your shipment through the port that best suits your final destination. Once your container arrives, our New Zealand partner’s extensive branch network means your move can be handled by a local team familiar with your area, helping provide a more personal and efficient delivery service to your new home.

Depending on the volume of your household shipment and the vehicle being moved, it may also be possible to ship a car or other vehicle in the same container as your household belongings.

LCL – Less than Container Load

LCL provides another option for smaller shipments that don’t require a full container.

Unlike our Groupage service, your shipment travels through the shipping line’s LCL network rather than waiting to be consolidated into an Overseas Packers & Shippers shared container. This can be useful if you have a smaller shipment but would prefer an earlier departure than the next available Groupage service.

We can arrange LCL services via ports throughout New Zealand, giving us flexibility when selecting the most appropriate routing for your destination.

Air Freight

For very small shipments or belongings you need sooner, air freight may also be available.

Air freight is generally faster than sea freight but is more expensive, so some customers choose to send the majority of their belongings by sea and a smaller selection of essential items by air.

Our Moving Consultants can compare the available options and help you determine which service best suits your move.

Returning Home to New Zealand?

For many of our New Zealand customers, this isn’t a move to somewhere new – it’s a move home.

With regular Groupage services to both islands and FCL, LCL and air freight options available, we can help you find the right way to move your belongings across the Tasman.

Tell us where you’re moving from, where you’re heading in New Zealand and what you’re planning to take, and our Moving Consultants can help you work out the most suitable option.