Britannia Southern has been in the business of importing/exporting sea freight containers for over twenty years. Organizing shipments to/from such countries as Canada,  Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the United States has allowed us to acquire invaluable expertise in the often complicated world of freight forwarding. We are here to make sure everything goes to plan. At origin, this means preparing all the necessary documentation from the beginning, professionally packing the goods on site, making a comprehensive inventory of the goods to be shipped, labelling items individually, selecting the appropriate container based on the volume and nature of the load, booking the container with the shipping line, loading and packing the container in a proper manner so as to minimize damage during transit and, finally, placing the numbered seal onto the container door. If you require a door to door service, we are able to provide you with a worldwide network of reputable companies.
 
As destination agents, we liaise with the customer/moving company and with our customs  clearance agent to make certain all the necessary documents have been submitted and are in order. Only then can we take delivery of the container. On unloading, the inventories provided to us by the moving company at origin will be carefully verified by our staff and any signs of damage will be noted. We can unload the consignment into our wooden storage containers until further notice(see photo), or  we can arrange for prompt delivery using our own vehicles. If access to the residence can be verified as being good for the truck transporting the container(i.e. no narrow roads or difficult parking), then we can arrange for the container to be positioned directly outside your residence, without the need to "double handle" the goods. Please note that taking excessive time to unload a container can incur extra charges and, therefore, proper arrangements have to be made prior to the container arriving.
  
If you are considering shipping your goods to Spain from a country outside of the E.U., we strongly suggest you use an international moving company with a proven track record in container shipments. If they are not familiar with the procedures and you encounter problems clearing customs, then you will incur some hefty storage fees (demurrage) at the port until the matter is resolved. If you are planning to clear customs personally(not recommended), then you ought to be fluent in Spanish or pay a translator to assist you, and be prepared to do a lot of running around if problems should arise. If clearance procedures are not initiated because of lack of documents, shipment may be subject to auction by Spanish customs after one month. Click here to view the customs information file for Spain.