30+ Years Experience
Removals to
Greece
Removals to Greece from the UK: Professional international removal company providing part-load and dedicated sole-use container shipping, dedicated European removal vehicles and flexible part-load services for mainland Greece and the Greek islands.
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Dedicated 24/48 Hour Service
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Customs Clearance Support
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Weekly Part Load Options
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Packing & Insurance Available
Removals to Greece from the UK
Planning a move from the UK to Greece? European Removal Services provides professional removals to Greece from the UK, with flexible transport solutions for customers relocating to Athens, Thessaloniki and other mainland destinations as well as the Greek islands.
With more than 30 years of international removals experience, we can accommodate everything from several boxes and individual pieces of furniture to complete family households. Container shipping provides an effective solution for many larger and island moves, while our dedicated and part-load road services provide another option for customers moving to destinations throughout Greece.
We can tailor the transport method around the size of your move, destination, access, preferred dates and budget, giving you a choice between container shipping and our established European road removal services.
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Professional Removals to Greece: Mainland and Island Relocations
Moving to Greece can mean very different things depending on your final destination. Some customers are relocating to apartments or family homes in Athens and Thessaloniki, while others are moving to the Peloponnese, northern Greece or one of the country’s numerous inhabited islands. This makes choosing the right transport method particularly important.
Container shipping gives us the flexibility to accommodate both smaller part loads and substantial household moves. Depending on the volume, belongings can travel within a shared container or a dedicated sole-use 20ft, 40ft or high-cube container. For suitable relocations, dedicated vans and removal trucks provide another option, allowing belongings to travel overland through Europe.
Customers using our container services can pack and export wrap their belongings themselves, provided everything is prepared to a good standard suitable for international container shipping. Alternatively, we can provide professional packing and export wrapping for some or all of your belongings.
For road removals, furniture and other household items can be protected using professional removal blankets and appropriate securing equipment within the removal vehicle.
Island removals can require additional planning because access and delivery conditions vary considerably between destinations. Providing your complete destination and details of the property at quotation stage allows us to consider the entire journey and recommend the most suitable service from the outset.
We also regularly assist people returning home after years spent in Britain. A Greek national who originally arrived in the UK with relatively few possessions may now be returning with furniture, appliances and everything accumulated during years of family life, turning the journey home into a substantial international household removal.
With depots throughout the UK and Europe, we can coordinate collection from anywhere in Britain and arrange transportation and onward delivery throughout Greece.
Dedicated 24/48 Hour Removal Services- Private, fast and direct
Weekly Part Load Services - lower cost economical service
Parcel / Baggage Service
Container Shipping
Wrapping, packing, storage and insurance
Customs Clearance specialists - free advice!
With depots throughout the UK and Europe, you can be sure that we can handle your move from anywhere in the UK, to and from anywhere in Europe.
Sales team contact: 0207 127 0641 or via email at: enquiries@europeanremovalservices.co.uk
Container and Road Removal Services to Greece
The most suitable way to complete your UK to Greece removal depends on the volume and weight of your belongings, final destination, property access, dates and budget. Our combination of container shipping and European road transport allows us to tailor the service rather than forcing every customer into the same type of move.
Part-Load & Groupage Container Shipping
Ideal for: Smaller and medium-sized moves where you don’t need an entire shipping container.
Our part-load container service to Greece allows household belongings to travel alongside other compatible consignments, providing a cost-effective solution when you don’t require the capacity of your own container.
You pay for the space your belongings require rather than reserving an unnecessarily large container. Your consignment is individually identified before being consolidated with other customers’ goods for international shipping.
All goods transported by container need to be properly packed and export wrapped to a good standard suitable for container shipping. Customers can choose to pack and export wrap their belongings themselves, or European Removal Services can provide a professional packing and export wrapping service.
A combination is also possible. You may prefer to prepare some of your belongings yourself while leaving furniture, fragile pieces or more difficult items for our experienced removal team to professionally pack and export wrap.
For customers moving to a Greek island, we’ll also consider the final destination, property access and most appropriate delivery arrangements when planning the service.
Dedicated Sole-Use 20ft Container
A dedicated sole-use 20ft container provides your belongings with their own shipping space and can accommodate a significant quantity of furniture, appliances, boxes and other household possessions.
Because the container is reserved exclusively for your move, your belongings aren’t sharing the container with another customer’s consignment.
All belongings must be properly packed and export wrapped to a good standard suitable for international container shipping. Customers can prepare and export wrap their own goods, or we can provide a professional packing and export wrapping service.
Many customers choose a combination of the two. You may prefer to pack everyday possessions yourself while leaving furniture, fragile pieces and larger items for our team to professionally prepare.
Our service can include collection, loading, container shipping, customs clearance assistance and delivery to your new home in Greece, with unloading and other destination services available where required.
Dedicated Sole-Use 40ft & High-Cube Containers
Ideal for: Large family homes and customers moving most or all of their household possessions.
For substantial house removals to Greece, dedicated sole-use 40ft and high-cube containers provide considerably more capacity than a standard 20ft container. They can accommodate larger quantities of furniture, appliances, packed boxes and possessions accumulated over many years.
High-cube containers provide additional internal height, increasing the cubic capacity available and making them particularly useful where the overall volume of a household is substantial.
As with our 20ft containers, the entire container is reserved exclusively for your consignment.
All goods need to be packed and export wrapped to a good standard suitable for international container shipping. You can prepare the consignment yourself, use our professional packing and export wrapping service, or combine the two approaches.
Our service can include collection, loading, container shipping, customs assistance and delivery in Greece. At destination, unloading and other removal services can also be arranged where required.
Dedicated Vans & Removal Vehicles to Greece
Ideal for: Customers wanting a dedicated door-to-door European road removal service.
Container shipping isn’t the only option when moving to Greece. We can also complete suitable moves using our dedicated European removal vehicles, giving customers a direct road transport option for anything from smaller consignments to complete household removals.
For smaller moves, a dedicated Luton van provides approximately 18m³ of loading capacity and a payload of around 1,000kg. It can work particularly well for apartments, employment relocations and customers transporting a smaller household. Because the vehicle is reserved exclusively for your possessions, your belongings remain together throughout the road journey.
A 7.5 tonne removal truck provides approximately 33m³ of loading space with a payload of around 3,000kg, making it suitable for many medium-sized 2–3 bedroom household moves. It provides substantially greater capacity than a Luton while remaining more manageable than a full-sized removal truck.
For large family relocations, an 18 tonne removal truck provides approximately 55m³ of loading capacity, allowing substantial quantities of furniture, appliances and household belongings to travel together in a dedicated vehicle.
Furniture and other household items can be protected using professional removal blankets and appropriate securing equipment within the vehicle.
Vehicle access is particularly important with larger trucks. Central urban properties, traditional villages, mountain roads and island destinations can present very different conditions, so we’ll assess the collection and delivery addresses before recommending a particular vehicle.
Part-Load Road Removals
Ideal for: Smaller and medium-sized moves where you don’t need an entire removal vehicle.
A part-load road service to Greece can provide another economical solution where you don’t require an entire removal vehicle. Your belongings share available vehicle capacity with other compatible consignments travelling towards Greece, reducing the cost compared with reserving a complete truck.
Furniture and household items are protected using professional removal blankets and appropriate securing equipment during transportation.
This service works particularly well when you have some flexibility around collection and delivery dates. We’ll coordinate your belongings with other moves heading along a compatible European route and provide an estimated schedule.
Groupage isn’t restricted to a few boxes. Larger household consignments can also benefit where they don’t fill an entire vehicle and the customer is comfortable with a more flexible timescale.
Whether part-load container shipping or road groupage offers the better solution will depend on the size of your consignment, final Greek destination, access requirements and preferred schedule.
A Greek Removal Service Tailored Around You
No two relocations to Greece are quite the same. A move to an Athens apartment presents different requirements from a full household relocation to Crete, Corfu or a smaller mainland community. We’ll therefore consider the complete journey before recommending how your possessions should travel.
Our service can range from economical part-load container shipping or road groupage through to dedicated sole-use 20ft, 40ft and high-cube containers and dedicated Luton, 7.5 tonne or 18 tonne removal vehicles.
For container removals, belongings must be packed and export wrapped to a good standard suitable for international container shipping. Customers can prepare their own goods, use our professional packing and export wrapping service or choose a combination of the two.
For road removals, furniture and other household belongings can be protected using professional removal blankets and securing equipment during transportation.
We can also arrange secure storage if you need to leave your UK property before your new Greek home is ready.
Whether you’re beginning a new life in Greece or returning home after years in Britain, we’ll create a removal plan around your household, destination and preferred level of assistance.
Container Shipping to Greece and the Greek Islands
Container shipping is an important part of our removals to Greece, particularly for substantial households and destinations where sea transport provides the most practical solution.
Depending on the size of the move, possessions can travel as a part load in a shared container or within a dedicated sole-use 20ft, 40ft or high-cube container.
Part-load container shipping provides an economical option when you don’t need a complete container, while a dedicated sole-use container reserves the entire container exclusively for your household belongings.
All goods transported by container must be appropriately packed and export wrapped to a good standard suitable for international container shipping. Customers can pack and export wrap their belongings themselves, or we can provide a professional packing and export wrapping service. A combination of customer and professional packing can also be arranged.
For Greek island removals, we’ll consider the complete journey and final delivery requirements when planning the service. Access, parking, gradients and the suitability of larger vehicles can vary considerably, particularly in traditional villages and more remote locations.
Suitable access is required if a shipping container is to be positioned directly at a property. Where this isn’t practical, we can arrange collection using a suitable removal vehicle and transfer the properly prepared consignment into the container for shipping.
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Key Considerations When Moving to Greece
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Residence Requirements:
UK nationals whose residence in Greece was established before the end of the Brexit transition period may have rights under the Withdrawal Agreement. People relocating after that point generally need to follow the immigration arrangements applying to third-country nationals and obtain the appropriate permission for the purpose of their stay.
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Transfer of Residence:
Greece has specific provisions for people moving their permanent home from abroad. The Greek Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) states that an individual who has maintained their habitual abode abroad for at least two years and transfers it to Greece to settle permanently may qualify for customs and tax exemptions on eligible personal belongings.
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Relocation Certificate:
Qualifying movers can obtain a Certificate of Transfer of Habitual Abode, commonly referred to as a relocation certificate, from the competent Greek consular authority. The certificate is valid for 12 months, during which eligible belongings can be cleared together or in separate instalments.
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Customs Procedures:
Household goods arriving from Great Britain are entering the EU from a third country, meaning customs formalities apply. Where the Greek transfer-of-residence provisions are satisfied, qualifying household possessions can benefit from customs duty and tax exemptions.
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Planning Island Delivery:
If your destination is one of the Greek islands, tell us exactly where you’re moving at quotation stage. Road access, parking, gradients and the suitability of larger removal vehicles at the final property can all influence how we organise your delivery.
Why Choose European Removal Services for Your Move to Greece
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Moving to Greece can involve anything from a direct European road removal to a container relocation to mainland Greece or one of the Greek islands. With more than 30 years of international removals experience, European Removal Services can tailor the transport method around your actual destination rather than treating every removal to Greece from the UK in the same way.
Our options include part-load container shipping, dedicated sole-use 20ft, 40ft and high-cube containers, part-load road removals and dedicated Luton, 7.5 tonne and 18 tonne removal vehicles.
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For container shipping, customers can pack and export wrap their own belongings to a suitable standard or use our professional packing and export wrapping service. For road removals, furniture and household items can be protected using professional removal blankets and securing equipment.
Combined with secure storage and flexible door-to-door services, this allows us to create a practical solution for mainland and island moves alike.
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Greece Removal FAQs
It depends largely on the size of your household, where in Greece you’re moving, your preferred timescale and property access.
Container shipping can work particularly well for substantial moves and island destinations, with both part-load and dedicated sole-use container options available. Dedicated vans and removal trucks provide an alternative for suitable moves, while part-load road transport can provide an economical solution when you don’t require an entire vehicle.
Once we know your volume, destination and preferred dates, we can recommend the most suitable approach.
Yes. Customers can pack and export wrap their own belongings, provided everything is prepared to a good standard suitable for international container shipping.
Alternatively, European Removal Services can provide a professional packing and export wrapping service for some or all of your belongings. A combination is also possible if you’d prefer to pack certain items yourself and leave other belongings for our removal team to professionally prepare.
Not necessarily. Container shipping and road removals use different methods of protecting your belongings.
For our road removal services, furniture and other household items can be protected using professional removal blankets and appropriate securing equipment within the removal vehicle. If particular items require additional protection, we can discuss this with you when planning your move.
Yes. We arrange removals to the Greek islands as well as mainland destinations.
Island moves can require additional planning because access varies considerably between locations. Tell us your exact island, property location and any known access restrictions when requesting a quotation so we can consider the complete journey and arrange the most suitable transport and delivery method.
Potentially. Greece has specific transfer-of-habitual-abode provisions for people settling permanently in the country after living abroad. Someone whose habitual abode has been outside Greece for the required period may qualify for customs and tax exemptions on eligible personal belongings when transferring their habitual residence to Greece.
The provisions can apply to Greek nationals and other qualifying individuals rather than being limited by nationality.
The Certificate of Transfer of Habitual Abode, or relocation certificate, is an important document for people claiming Greece’s transfer-of-residence customs and tax exemptions.
It is issued by the competent Greek consular authority for your previous place of habitual residence. The certificate is valid for 12 months, during which qualifying personal belongings can be cleared through customs together or in instalments.
This can be planned around. Properties on Greek islands can sometimes be reached by narrow village streets, steep roads or routes unsuitable for a large European removal truck.
Where the main removal vehicle or shipping arrangement cannot practically reach your door, we can arrange an alternative final-delivery solution using a more appropriate vehicle. Giving us detailed access information in advance helps us incorporate this into your removal plan.