A barrel is the cheapest way to send clothes, food and gifts to family in Grenada. We connect you with one vetted partner who supplies the barrel, ships it and clears it at the Port of St George's. It's free to ask.
✅ The quick answer — Tell us what you're sending and we connect you with one vetted partner. Free.
📦 What fits — Clothes, non-perishable food, toiletries, gifts; plastic or fibre barrels.
💰 Cost — From around £80 a barrel, a little more with door delivery.
⏱️ How long — Roughly 3 to 5 weeks, sometimes transhipped through a regional hub.
⚓ Where it clears — The Port of St George's, then on to your parish.
For generations, the barrel has been how Grenadians overseas send a little of home back to the island, clothes, tinned and dried food, toiletries, school supplies and Christmas gifts, all packed tight into a sturdy drum. It's by far the cheapest way to ship to Grenada, and your vetted partner can supply the barrel, drop it to you, and collect it when it's full. You pack, they ship and clear.
Most people use a standard plastic barrel of around 55 gallons, though smaller fibre barrels and boxes work too. Prices start from around £80, a little more if you want it collected and delivered to the door.
Pack heavy items low and pad the gaps so nothing shifts at sea. Keep a simple packing list, an inventory of what's inside, because customs may ask for it and it speeds clearance. For shop-bought goods, keep receipts; a commercial invoice or proof of value helps the broker work out any duty. Avoid anything restricted, fresh food, plants, meat and dairy need agricultural clearance, and your partner will flag anything that can't go.
Barrels to the capital, cleared at the main port.
Sending more? A shared or full container may suit.
How barrels, containers and cars are priced.
Every parish and service for Grenada.
A broker files the entry in ASYCUDA World, the Grenada customs system. The contents may attract import duty under the CARICOM tariff, plus VAT at 15% and a 6% customs service charge on the landed value. If you're a returning national bringing used effects home, those can come in within the Welcome Home allowance. Your partner and the broker handle the paperwork and tell you what, if anything, is due before the barrel is released.
Sending a barrel often goes hand in hand with sending money. The local currency is the East Caribbean dollar. For years we've connected customers with trusted partners who handle any currency, so the money side is simple and fair. It's offered through our partners, with no hidden fees.
We connect you with one partner who supplies the barrel, ships it and clears it, not a call centre. We work hand in hand with established overseas removal companies and international movers, the moving companies in our network, and a local broker clears your barrel at the Port of St George's.
International Removals Companies isn't a shipper itself; we pass your enquiry to one vetted partner who does the work, free since November 2010, with more than 850,000 enquiries connected since. DATACONTEXT (UK) LTD, company 07425576, ICO ZB022743, Norman House, Saint Saviours Estate, Abbey Street, London, SE1 3DH. Working Member of AGM Group since 2010.
Tell us what you're sending and which parish it's going to, and one vetted partner comes back with a price and the next steps. No cost, no obligation.
Get my free quoteYour partner confirms every price, transit time, insurance and customs point before you book.
International Removals Companies is the official enquiry service for three FIDI FAIM and BAR Overseas certified international moving companies in AGM Group, members of IAM, EUROMOVERS and FEDEMAC. It works hand in hand with established overseas removal companies and international movers, and it's a free route-matching service that connects you with them, not a removal company itself, a man with a van or a house clearance service.
Use this page to send your Grenada removal enquiry, then speak directly with the partner mover we connect you with before booking.