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In short: International Removals Companies matches your UK to Ireland enquiry with one FIDI-certified partner mover, free of charge. Goods travel by ferry and road, with part-load and full-load options, and customs is handled on Form C&E 1076.
Transfer of Residence relief can remove import duty and the 23% Irish VAT on used belongings when you qualify.
International Removals Companies is not a removal company. We are a free matching service. You send us one enquiry and we connect you with one FIDI-certified partner mover for your UK to Ireland route. That mover calls you, looks over what you are moving and gives you a firm price. There is no charge for the service and no obligation to book.
Most comparison sites send your number to several firms at once. Your phone rings all day. We do it differently. We read your enquiry and connect you with a single moving company that fits your route and the size of your move. One call, one survey, one quote.
Every partner is FIDI FAIM certified. That is the main quality standard for international moving companies, independently audited by Ernst and Young every three years. Many are BAR members too. DATACONTEXT (UK) LTD, company 07425576, has run this service since November 2010. We have been a Working Member of AGM Group since 2010.
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List your rooms or items with rough sizes. Add the UK collection address, the Irish delivery address with Eircode, floor level, lift, stairs, parking, your preferred date and photos of large pieces.
One FIDI-certified partner mover checks the volume, van size, UK and Irish access, the ferry crossing and the customs paperwork. We connect you with one mover, not a shortlist of firms.
The mover contacts you with a firm price, transit time, packing options, insurance and the Transfer of Residence plan. You decide whether to book. No charge, no obligation.
A move to Ireland goes by sea. There is no land route from Great Britain to the Republic, so the removal van crosses on a roll-on roll-off ferry from Wales. Three crossings carry most household moves.
Irish Ferries and Stena Line. About 3 hrs 15 mins. Several sailings a day.
The main route. Suits Dublin, the east, the midlands and the north-west.
Irish Ferries. About 4 hours.
Lands in County Wexford. Suits Wexford, Waterford, Carlow and Kilkenny.
Stena Line. About 3 hrs 30 mins.
Also lands at Rosslare Europort. A second south-east option.
To reach Holyhead, the van runs along the A55 across North Wales. To reach Pembroke or Fishguard it takes the M4 and A40 through South Wales. Because the crossings are short and frequent, shared loads (groupage) are practical and well priced on the Ireland route.
Cost depends on how much you move, the route, and access at both ends. A studio of boxes is a different job from a four-bed house. A Dublin delivery costs less than a rural Donegal one. The biggest lever is shared versus dedicated.
One sofa, bed, wardrobe or a few packed boxes
From about £300 to £900
Best value on a shared load. Price varies with item size, delivery area and access.
Studio to two-bed, sharing the van with other Ireland moves
From about £1,200 to £3,000
Cheaper than a dedicated van. Needs a flexible date. Transit about 1 to 3 weeks.
Sole use of the van from the UK to Ireland
From about £3,500
Direct delivery, tighter timing. To Dublin often 1 to 2 days. Larger homes cost more.
Hard-access, high-value or remote Irish deliveries
Priced after survey
Extra road time, crating or specialist handling needed before the price is final.
Rural Irish deliveries with narrow lanes or long driveways typically add £150 to £400. Stairs without a lift add crew time at both ends.
This is the part people most often get wrong. The Republic of Ireland is in the EU. The UK is not. A move from Great Britain into the Republic is an EU import and needs a customs declaration. This has been the case since Brexit.
You do not normally pay tax on your own used belongings. Revenue, the Irish tax and customs authority, runs Transfer of Residence relief. It removes Customs Duty and the 23% Irish VAT on used personal goods if you qualify. You claim it on Form C&E 1076, filed by your mover with a valued inventory about two weeks before your goods arrive.
To qualify, you generally need to have owned and used the goods for at least six months and be moving your home to Ireland permanently. A PPS number, the Personal Public Service number, is the Irish tax and identity reference. You will need it for almost everything after you arrive, so get it early. If you do not claim the relief, the 23% VAT can apply.
One point that trips people up: the Common Travel Area covers people, not goods. It lets UK and Irish citizens live and work freely in each other's country. Your furniture and boxes still go through the customs process. The relief is what keeps the tax off, not the travel rules.
The Republic of Ireland uses the euro (EUR), not sterling. That matters for deposits, any charges at the Irish end, and anything you pay locally after you arrive.
It is also one of the differences from Northern Ireland, which uses the pound. If you are moving to the Republic, factor in the EUR/GBP exchange rate for larger Irish payments.
Most quote surprises come from access, not distance. The drive and ferry to Dublin may be simple, but the move gets harder if stairs, lifts, parking or a narrow Irish street were not confirmed first. A Georgian flat in central Dublin with stairs and no lift takes longer to load than a house with a clear driveway. Give this detail when you enquire and the price will be accurate.
We connect you with one suitable FIDI-certified partner mover, not a list of removal companies. They review your items, access and Irish delivery area before they confirm the price. You get one call and one clear quote.
FIDI FAIM is the main quality standard for international removal companies. Partner movers pass an independent audit by Ernst and Young covering more than 200 quality and money-handling criteria, repeated every three years. For a move that crosses an EU customs border with Transfer of Residence paperwork, that standard is the benchmark to look for.
By ferry from Wales. The main crossing is Holyhead to Dublin Port (Irish Ferries and Stena Line, about 3 hours 15 minutes). Pembroke to Rosslare (Irish Ferries, about 4 hours) and Fishguard to Rosslare (Stena Line, about 3 hours 30 minutes) serve the south-east. The removal van drives to the Welsh port, crosses, then delivers to your Irish address.
Yes. The Republic is in the EU and the UK is not, so a move from Great Britain is an EU import. Your goods need a customs declaration. Transfer of Residence relief on Form C&E 1076, via Revenue, removes import duty and the 23% Irish VAT on used belongings if you qualify.
No. The Common Travel Area covers people, not goods. It lets UK and Irish citizens live and work freely in each other's country, but your belongings still go through the customs process when they move from Great Britain to the Republic.
A small shared load runs from about £300 to £900. A part load of a few rooms runs from about £1,200 to £3,000. A full house on a dedicated van starts from about £3,500. The firm price depends on volume, route, access and packing level, confirmed by the mover after a survey.
A dedicated van to Dublin is often one to two days from collection. A shared load takes one to three weeks, as it waits for the van to fill. Rural and far north-west deliveries add road time at the Irish end. Your mover gives a delivery window after the survey.
Groupage means your goods share a van with other people's loads. You pay for the space you use, so it costs less than a dedicated van. The Irish Sea ferries are short and frequent, so groupage works well here and is good value for smaller moves.
An Eircode is the Irish postcode, a seven-character code unique to each address. Much of rural Ireland uses townland names rather than street numbers, so the Eircode is how the mover finds your door accurately. Always have it ready, especially for a rural delivery.
International Removals Companies, operated by DATACONTEXT (UK) LTD (company 07425576), is not a removal company. We connect your enquiry with one FIDI-certified partner mover for your route. That mover contacts you, surveys the move and quotes. There is no charge and no obligation to book.
Every town and county listed below has its own page covering the specific ferry route, road access, Eircode, and local delivery considerations. Select your destination to get the detail that matters for your move.
This guide is written and maintained by Darren Benjamin, founder of International Removals Companies (DATACONTEXT (UK) LTD, Companies House 07425576). Darren has worked in international removals and logistics for over 20 years and has been a director of a UK removals company since 2013.
Partner movers hold FIDI FAIM Certified, BAR Overseas, IAM, EUROMOVERS and FEDEMAC accreditations. Only FIDI FAIM is an audited certification, checked by Ernst and Young.
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Send the UK collection address, the Irish delivery address with Eircode, your room or item list, access notes, photos and preferred date. One FIDI-certified partner mover confirms the price and the customs plan.
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International Removals Companies connects UK to Ireland removals enquiries with one suitable vetted partner mover. Partner movers hold FIDI FAIM, BAR Overseas, IAM, EUROMOVERS and FEDEMAC accreditations where confirmed. Working Member of AGM Group since 2010.
Prices, transit times, insurance cover and customs paperwork must be confirmed by the partner mover before booking.