Commonly requested
- A valid passport
- A detailed, itemised inventory
- A packing list
Administered by Singapore Customs ↗
International moving from Singapore
Packing, export clearance, freight and delivery for a household move that starts in Singapore. Send your route and rough date, and get a written quote before anything is booked.
2010Trading since
12,000+ successful movesCompleted to date
99.5%Delivered on time, over the last five years
4.8 out of 5 from 188 Google reviewsAccreditations: IAM (International Association of Movers), IMA and GEM
Can you move me from Singapore?
Yes. We move from India, the UAE and Singapore, and we move to 150+ countries. In Singapore, we work from our own office, with our own staff who survey and pack.
Your household is surveyed, quoted in writing, packed for export and cleared to leave. Then it is shipped, cleared again on arrival and delivered.
What changes from move to move is the paperwork. The Singapore side is in the checklist below. The other side depends on the country you are moving to.
How it works
What happens in a move out of Singapore?
Five stages: your enquiry, the survey and quote, packing, export, then delivery. Customs at each end sets dates too.
Your enquiry
You tell us what is moving and where it is going. A reply comes back within 2 hours.
The survey and the written quote
Our own staff in Singapore list your household room by room, so the volume behind the quote is measured, not guessed. Nothing is booked until you have the written quote.
Export-grade packing
The same staff pack your belongings, crating any piece that needs it, in materials made for a sea or air crossing.
Singapore export clearance and freight
The shipping documents are filed against the packing list and the inventory. The freight goes by sea, by air or both, and is booked once the volume is known.
Clearance and delivery at the other end
A second customs authority applies its own rules to the same shipment. Once it releases the shipment, your household is delivered to your new address.
What it costs
What decides the price of a move from Singapore?
Your household does. No price is published, because these six things change it.
- 01
How much is going
Volume decides the size of the container your things travel in. - 02
Where it is going
The route and the destination's own rules matter more than distance. - 03
Sea, air, or both
Sea carries the bulk of a household. Air carries the few things you can't wait for. - 04
Access at both ends
A condo with lift-booking rules is a different job from a landed house. The far end counts too. - 05
Packing and crating
A marble top, a piano or a large mirror may need a crate built for it. - 06
Timing
Pass end dates, lease ends and school terms cluster. The busiest weeks are the hardest to book.
Leaving Singapore
What paperwork does leaving Singapore involve?
Three documents, to start with. The exact set depends on your move and what is shipping.
Confirm the exact list before packing day
What is asked for can vary with your circumstances and with what is shipping. Treat this as a starting list, not the final word.
Raise anything unusual early. A document found missing late can hold the whole shipment.
Other services
What other services might your move need?
A household move can come with a car, an office or a gap between homes. Each has its own page.
International movingThe full door-to-door service, with packing, freight, customs clearance and delivery run as one move.
Office movingRelocating a workplace abroad, with furniture, files and equipment moved and set up again.
Move managementA relocation programme for employees moving abroad, run from policy and budget through to reporting.
Storage solutionsSomewhere to keep your goods when packing day and delivery day don't line up.
International car shippingGetting a vehicle from one country to another, from the paperwork to the release at the far end.
IT equipment movingServers, racks and workstations broken down, shipped and reinstalled in the order an office move needs.
What customers say
What do customers say about IMove?
Great service provided by IMove Global for my shipment from Singapore to Mumbai. Kudos to Venissa for coordinating everything from customs clearance to delivery so smoothly. Highly recommend!
Priya Mohnish Thosani · Household move · Singapore → Mumbai
Had a Great experience with I move global both in singapore and india. They were meticulous in their packing/ Clearing and delivery in bangalore from singapore. Would definitely use their services in case I require in the future. Had interacted with Vanessa, Ilyas, Pradeep, Ramesh and Sanchit from their team. Had excellent service. Thanks once again.
Ganesh Subramanian · Household move · Singapore → Bangalore
I moved from Singapore to India and collaboration between the movers in Singapore and India has been impressive. Regular updates and quick responses to queries and customer service has been really good. All my boxes are in good condition. A special mention about Venissa who was our assigned executive has guided me through the process and was in touch regularly till the boxes arrived at my home safely.
Aditya Karthik Ravinuthala · Household move · Singapore → India
Common questions
What else do people ask about moving from Singapore?
How long does an international move from Singapore take?
There is no single figure for a move from Singapore, because the time depends on where you are going, whether your things travel by sea or by air, and how long customs takes at each end, so a number given for Singapore alone would not be true for your route.
Clearance at both ends can move the date, not only the sailing or the flight. Ask about the timing of your own route when you request a quote.
Where can I move to from Singapore?
We move from India, the UAE and Singapore, and we move to 150+ countries, so a household leaving Singapore can go to any of those countries, with the paperwork at each end set by the two countries involved rather than by the mover.
Tell us the destination when you ask for a quote. The quote is written for that route.
Do I need to be in Singapore when my things are packed?
That depends on how your move is arranged, so if you will be away on packing day, or plan to fly ahead of your shipment, say so when you first ask for a quote, and whether someone else can stand in for you and sign on your behalf is settled then.
Either one shapes the dates in the quote.
What can't I ship out of Singapore?
Every destination publishes its own list of prohibited and restricted goods, and Singapore applies its own export rules on top of that, so what you can't ship depends on where you are going, and the safest habit is to raise anything unusual when you first ask for a quote.
One restricted item can hold up a whole shipment.
Is my shipment protected against loss or damage?
Yes, your shipment travels with all-risk marine cover at declared replacement value, included as standard, which means the protection follows the replacement values declared for your things rather than a blanket figure, so it is worth deciding what each item would cost to replace before you declare it.
If you are unsure how to value something, ask before packing day.
How do I know I can trust IMove with my move?
We hold IAM (International Association of Movers), IMA and GEM, customers rate us 4.8 out of 5 across 188 Google reviews, we have completed 12,000+ successful moves, and the reviews behind that rating are public, so you can read what customers say before you decide rather than take our word for it.
Tell us where you're going.
Send us your route and rough date. We reply to every enquiry within 2 hours.