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Moving from St Lucia to the UK, or sending belongings to family there? This is our busiest outbound route. We connect you with one vetted partner who ships from Port Castries and helps with UK customs, including Transfer of Residence relief if you're moving home. It's free to ask.
✅ The quick answer — Tell us what you're moving from St Lucia and we connect you with one vetted partner. Free.
🚚 From the island — Loaded and shipped from Port Castries.
📦 How you ship — Barrels, a shared load, or a full container for a home.
📋 Moving home? — UK Transfer of Residence relief can bring used effects in tax-free.
⏱️ How long — Roughly 3 to 5 weeks, usually transhipped through a regional hub.
Most of what we do is moves to St Lucia, but plenty of people move the other way, back to the UK after years on the island, students heading over to study, or families sending belongings to relatives. The shipping idea is the same, just reversed: your goods are packed and loaded in St Lucia, sail from Port Castries, and clear customs at a UK port such as Southampton, Tilbury or Felixstowe. What changes is the customs at the UK end, and that's where it pays to have a partner who knows the rules.
If you're moving your normal home to the UK, you may claim Transfer of Residence (ToR) relief, which lets you bring used household goods and personal belongings in free of UK import duty and VAT. The main conditions: you've lived outside the UK for at least 12 months, you've owned and used the goods for at least 6 months, and they're for your own use, not for sale. The important catch is timing, you apply to HMRC with a ToR1 form and must have the approval reference before your goods reach the UK, as customs won't release them without it, and approval can take a few weeks. Private vehicles can be included. If you're only sending gifts or goods to family, that's not a transfer of residence, so UK import VAT, currently 20%, and any duty may apply. Your vetted partner and a UK customs agent guide you through it.
The same shared and full containers, run in reverse.
Moving to Spain instead? The other main outbound route.
How shipping is priced, both ways.
Every area and service for the island.
Your vetted partner packs and protects your goods at your address on the island, loads a shared or full container, and books it onto a sailing from Port Castries. Allow roughly three to five weeks for the crossing, usually transhipped through a regional hub, plus packing before and UK clearance after. Once it lands and clears, your goods are delivered to your UK address, with furniture reassembled. Start your enquiry from the St Lucia hub if you're still weighing up the move.
Moving to the UK usually means moving money too. For years we've connected customers with trusted partners who handle any currency, including the East Caribbean dollar and sterling, so you get a fair rate without the hassle. It's offered through our partners, with no hidden fees.
Bringing a home into the UK means getting the Transfer of Residence paperwork right. We connect you with one partner who ships from St Lucia and works with a UK customs agent on the ToR claim. For a full household move, partners hold FIDI FAIM accreditation, the global benchmark for international movers, with BAR Overseas the UK marker.
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 moving and roughly when, and one vetted partner comes back with a price, a sailing schedule and help on the UK customs side. 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's a free route-matching service, not a removal company, a man with a van or a house clearance service.
Use this page to send your St Lucia removal enquiry, then speak directly with the partner mover we connect you with before booking.