On most routes the ship sets the timetable. In a condo heavy town like this one, the building often does, and people book the shipping long before they think to ask the association anything.
We connect your enquiry with a vetted international moving company from our network covering the Gulf coast, and they work backwards from the building's rules rather than forwards from the sailing.
Goods arrive at a Florida port and then travel by road to the Gulf coast. Published Florida transit times vary between operators, so ask which service your shipment is on.
Permitted days, notice period for the lift, and what they need from the mover. Those answers set the date.
A moving company from the network works the sailing and the clearance back from the delivery slot you can actually get.
The quote, the schedule and the building paperwork all come from them.
Many buildings here allow moves only on certain days, require the service lift to be reserved in advance, and ask for documents from the moving company before anything arrives. In the busy months those slots go quickly.
That is why the useful planning order is backwards. Establish what the building will allow, then choose a sailing that lands in time for it, rather than booking a ship and hoping the lift is free.
Before the inventory is finalised
Published Florida times vary between operators, so ask which service your goods are on. With clearance and the road leg, allow five to seven weeks door to door.
Because many set permitted move days, require the lift to be reserved in advance and want paperwork from the mover. Any of those can add weeks if left late.
Which days moves are allowed, how much notice the lift booking needs, and what documents they require from the moving company.
Better not. Find out what the building allows, then choose a sailing that lands in time for a slot you can actually get.
Storage near the coast is the usual answer, and it is far cheaper arranged in advance than at short notice.
Usually, though bridge weight or height limits sometimes mean a smaller vehicle. Mention the approach at enquiry stage.
They qualify where they were for your personal use, or used in a household where you were a resident, for one year, and are not intended for sale or for another person.
Not automatically. It covers effects used by you in a household where you were a resident, so confirm the position with CBP before packing.
No. The moving company quotes you directly. The company quoting your Sarasota move will set this out in the written quote.
Send the collection address, the Sarasota building and what the association allows, your date and a rough inventory. A moving company from our network works the sailing back from your slot.
A Working Member of AGM Group. Enquiries are connected with vetted FIDI FAIM certified and BAR Overseas accredited international moving companies from the network.
We are an enquiry service, not a mover. Your Sarasota move is quoted and carried out by the moving company you are introduced to.
Written by Darren Benjamin, Founder.