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Sending a barrel, moving a home, or coming back to the islands after years away? We connect you with one vetted partner for shipping and removals to the Bahamas, from a single barrel to a full container and a car, to Nassau, Freeport or any of the Family Islands. One short form, one suitable partner, free.
✅ The quick answer — Tell us what you're sending to the Bahamas and we connect you with one vetted partner. Free.
📦 How you ship — A barrel, a shared (groupage) load, a full container, or a car.
⏱️ How long — Roughly 4 to 6 weeks door to door, usually transhipped through a US or regional hub.
⚓ Where it clears — Nassau or Freeport, then on to your island and address.
🏠 Returning home? — Used effects and a vehicle can come in duty-free, within set limits.
💰 Money side — Currency exchange in any currency, through trusted partners.
The right option comes down to how much you're moving. A barrel suits clothes, food and gifts for family. A shared container is best value for a part load, since you pay only for the space you use. A full container suits a whole home and can carry a car as well. Whatever you choose, one vetted partner packs, ships and clears it for you.
The classic way to send clothes, food and gifts to family, from around £80.
Groupage for a part load. You pay only for the space your goods take.
A sole-use 20ft or 40ft for a whole home, and it can take a car too.
The Bahamas drives on the left, so UK cars suit. Dutiable, and clears separately.
Clothes, food and gifts in a barrel, the cheapest way to send to family.
Coming home to the Bahamas? Bring effects and a vehicle in under the concession.
Shared or full 20ft and 40ft containers for a large load or a whole home.
A full door-to-door home move, packed, shipped, cleared and delivered.
Packing, crating, dismantling and reassembly for single pieces or rooms.
Container or roll-on roll-off, cleared at Nassau or Freeport.
Barrel, container and car prices compared, and how to spend less.
Collections across London and the South East for the Bahamas route.
Any currency, through trusted partners, with no hidden fees.
The Bahamas has two main ports of entry. Most cargo clears at Nassau, on New Providence, while Grand Bahama and parts of Abaco can route through Freeport. From there, goods bound for the Family Islands, Abaco, Eleuthera, Exuma, Bimini and the rest, travel on by inter-island freight, which your vetted partner arranges. Cargo is usually transhipped, often through a US or regional hub, so allow roughly four to six weeks door to door, plus packing before and customs after. Your partner gives you a firm sailing schedule once your move is booked.
If you're a returning resident, a Bahamian or permanent resident who has lived abroad for at least 24 months and is coming home to live, you can bring household and personal effects in free of duty up to a value of 10,000 dollars, plus one vehicle up to 30,000 dollars, with approval from the Ministry of Finance. The concession can be used once every five years. For other shipments, goods may attract import duty, which varies a lot by item, plus VAT at 10%, a 1% customs processing fee and an environmental levy, all worked out on the landed value. A broker files the entry in Click2Clear, the Bahamas customs system, and your vetted partner handles the paperwork either way.
Moving or settling on the islands often means changing money as well as shipping, and a fair rate matters on a big move. The Bahamian dollar is held on par with the US dollar. For years we've connected customers with trusted partners who handle any currency, so the money side is one less thing to worry about. It's offered through our partners, alongside the shipping.
The service runs both ways. Most of what we do is moves to the Bahamas, but we also connect people moving away. The UK is a well-trodden route home, and given how close the islands sit to Florida, the United States is a busy corridor too. The sea-freight idea is the same; the customs changes at the other end, and your vetted partner handles it.
Most household belongings travel fine: clothes, bedding, kitchenware, small appliances, tools, books and toys in barrels or boxes; furniture and white goods in a container; and cars by container or roll-on roll-off. Non-perishable food and toiletries fill many barrels for family. Used personal and household effects are what returning residents bring home within the duty-free limit.
Some things need care or a permit. Fresh fruit, vegetables, plants, meat and dairy need clearance from the Department of Agriculture, and firearms and certain items are restricted. We aren't a removal company, a man with a van or a house clearance service — shipping here means sea freight to Nassau or Freeport and customs at the port, which is the work of an experienced international shipper. Your vetted partner flags anything that needs a permit before it sails.
We keep this page useful for real users, however they search. Related terms include UK to Bahamas removals, send a barrel to Nassau, Freeport shipping, Family Island freight and Caribbean shipping, plus Bahamas movers, overseas moving companies, international removal companies and relocation. One short form brings your quote by email.
Pick your island and town for local detail, or just start a quote and give the full address. We cover New Providence and Nassau, Grand Bahama around Freeport, and the Family Islands.
Tell us what you're sending and we connect you with one partner suited to the Bahamas route, not a call centre and not ten quotes to chase. For a full household move, partners hold FIDI FAIM accreditation, the global benchmark for international movers audited by Ernst and Young, with BAR Overseas the UK marker, and they work with a local broker to clear your goods at Nassau or Freeport and arrange any inter-island leg.
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 island it's going to, and one vetted partner comes back with a price, a sailing schedule and the customs 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 Bahamas removal enquiry, then speak directly with the partner mover we connect you with before booking.