George Town is the main town of the Exumas, set on Elizabeth Harbour and known for yachting and its regatta, with locals, sailors and second-home owners. Moves here mix barrels with furniture and full homes. We connect you with one vetted partner. It's free to ask.
✅ The quick answer — Tell us what you're shipping to George Town and we connect you with one vetted partner. Free.
📦 How you ship — Barrels, a shared load, or a full container for a home.
⏱️ How long — Roughly 4 to 6 weeks, usually transhipped through a US or regional hub.
⚓ Where it clears — Clear at Nassau, then travel on by inter-island freight to Great Exuma.
🏠 Coming home? — Returning residents bring effects and a vehicle in duty-free, within limits.
George Town, on Great Exuma, is the main settlement of the Exuma islands, set on the sheltered Elizabeth Harbour and famous for its yachting and its annual regatta. It mixes a local Bahamian community with a steady flow of sailors, expats and second-home owners drawn by the Exuma cays. Shipping here covers both family barrels and the furniture and full-home moves of people settling on the island.
Whichever yours is, the same free service connects you with one vetted partner who packs and ships from the UK, clears the goods and arranges the inter-island leg to Exuma.
From a single barrel to a whole home, here's how most people ship to the islands.
Clothes, food and gifts in a barrel, from around £80.
Shared or full 20ft and 40ft for a large load or a home.
Coming home for good? Bring effects and a vehicle in under the concession.
Barrel, container and car prices compared, and ways to save.
Goods for George Town clear at Nassau, then travel on by inter-island freight to Great Exuma. A broker files the entry in Click2Clear, and ordinary shipments may attract import duty, which varies by item, plus VAT at 10%, a 1% customs processing fee and an environmental levy on the landed value. If you're a returning resident, a Bahamian or permanent resident home to live after at least 24 months away, you can bring used household effects in free of duty up to 10,000 dollars, plus one vehicle up to 30,000 dollars, with Ministry of Finance approval, once every five years. Your vetted partner and the broker handle the paperwork.
Goods clear at Nassau, then travel on by inter-island freight to Great Exuma and George Town on Elizabeth Harbour. Your vetted partner times the delivery with you and handles access at your address. Shipping to another island or town? Browse every area on the Bahamas hub.
Sending a barrel or moving home often goes hand in hand with sending money. 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 simple and fair. It's offered through our partners, with no hidden fees.
Whether it's a barrel or a full home, we connect you with one partner suited to the George Town route and Bahamas customs, not a call centre. We work hand in hand with established overseas removal companies and international movers, the moving companies in our network, so for a full relocation you get a mover holding FIDI FAIM accreditation, the global benchmark, with BAR Overseas the UK marker, and a broker clears your goods in the Bahamas.
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 where in George Town it's going, 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 George Town removal enquiry, then speak directly with the partner mover we connect you with before booking.