Filed at export
- The shipping bill, which is the export declaration
- A packing list with an itemised inventory
Administered by Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) ↗
International packers and movers in Mumbai, for a move that begins on the coast
Need international packers and movers in Mumbai? IMove Global has an office in the city. Tell us where you are going, and the move is planned around your building, your sailing and your new country's import rules.
Updated November 2026
Which sea port serves a move from Mumbai?
Mumbai's main container port is Nhava Sheva, also called JNPT. It lies across the harbour, on the mainland side. The sailing your move books decides whether your goods leave from there.
Ask which port your quote assumes.
Moving between Indian cities instead? We handle household and office moves between cities in India, run from our offices in Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Kochi.
An inland start adds an overland leg first, as our page on moving abroad from Hyderabad explains. The rules for any move out of India are in our guide to leaving India.
Routes
Which countries can you move to from Mumbai?
You can move from Mumbai to each of the six countries below. Its guide gives the sailing, the papers and the customs rules on arrival.
Leaving India
Which export documents does a move from Mumbai need?
Four papers in two groups, split between what is filed with Indian customs and what you bring yourself.
Your own documents
- Your passport
- A visa for the country you are moving to
Administered by Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) ↗
National rules, a Mumbai start
Being next to the port does not change the export papers. Indian customs asks the same of a household in Mumbai as anywhere else in India. What your new country asks for is in its route guide.
What it costs
Which factors set the cost of moving abroad from Mumbai?
Six things shape your quote. None comes with a published rate.
- 01
Your survey
Count every room, lofts too. The total is the space your belongings take. - 02
Your destination
Some countries tax or restrict household goods that others let in freely. - 03
The sailing and the port
Your sailing sets the port, and with it the transportation to the quay. - 04
Sea, air or a split
Air is quicker and dearer, so it suits a few cartons. The rest goes by sea. - 05
Your building
Many Mumbai homes are flats in societies. Where a society sets moving hours or lift bookings, loading day follows them. - 06
The time of year
Plan packing day around the monsoon. Book early near the start of a school year.
Reviews
What do IMove's international moving customers say?
We shifted from Bangalore to Auckland and our complete move was handled by Venissa from IMove Global Mobility LLP.There was a vessel delay due to port congestion in Hong Kong, but the team communicated well and managed everything smoothly. Still very happy with the service. Highly recommend their service for international relocation. Thank you Vanessia and I Move
Kumail Abbas Jung Mir · Household move · Bangalore → Auckland
Special mention of appreciation to Venissa for handling our shipment door to door from Bangalore to Chicago. Her crew had packed all the items very well and marked each item for identifying as it was a shared container. All the items were intact and without damage or scratch especially the Marble dinning tables, chairs, Diwan and the console. Venissa was tracking the shipment from port to port an updating us every step of the way. Her counterpart team in New Jersey also did a very good job of unloading, opening crates and assembling the furniture. Also they removed all the debris from our site. Overall we were very impressed with the service the Venissa - IMove had provided and will definitely recommend them to our friends and also to people who wish transport items from India. Well done IMove. Once again special thanks to Venissa.
Harish Manjunath · Household move · Bangalore → Chicago
I recently moved from Australia to India and IMOVE handled Indian customs and the experience was seamless. They delivered my shipment within the promised timeframe, and the process was straightforward from start to finish. Riju kept us informed every step of the way, providing regular updates, assisting with the paperwork, and ensuring everything went smoothly. Their professionalism and excellent communication made the move incredibly easy and stress-free. I highly recommend their services to anyone looking for reliable relocation services.
Anushree Chacko · Household move · Australia → India
Common questions
What do households leaving Mumbai ask before they book?
Does IMove have an office in Mumbai?
Yes, and because in India we operate in Bangalore (head office), Mumbai, Hyderabad and Kochi, a household in Mumbai can raise its move abroad with a local office and put its questions about lifts, society rules or packing dates before anything is booked.
Use the form at the top of the page to start. We reply within 2 hours.
How long does a move abroad from Mumbai take?
Ask for the time on your own route, because what a household leaving a Mumbai flat waits on is mostly the sailing schedule, the ports that sailing calls at and how quickly the destination's customs releases the goods, and each of those is known only once the country is fixed.
The route guides above walk through the moving process lane by lane.
How do I check international packers and movers in Mumbai before I book?
Check each one against your own home, because international packers and movers in Mumbai can't quote reliably until someone has seen the flat, its lift and its society's rules, so a quote given over the phone with no survey, or one with no itemised inventory, is the one to question.
Then compare how each handles damage in transit, and how it packs fragile pieces and furniture.
What does an international moving company handle on a move from Mumbai?
A full move abroad runs from the survey of your home through export packing, Indian customs clearance and the sea or air freight to delivery at the other end, and on our moves the work at the destination is handled by our own in-house coordinators, working with a vetted agent network and local destination partners.
Ask any mover which of those steps it runs itself and which it passes to a partner.
How should I get my Mumbai home ready for packing?
Start by deciding what goes abroad, what stays in storage and what you will sell or give away, because the survey and the quote are built on that list, and then set aside your passport, visa, valuables and anything you will carry on the flight so none of it ends up in a carton.
Point out fragile pieces and heavy furniture early. If your housing society needs notice of moving day, give it in good time.
What if my destination is not one of the routes listed?
Name it in the form at the top of the page and it is planned like any other route, because we move to 150+ countries, and the import rules, the sailing and the paperwork at the destination are worked out for that country during the quote rather than read off a guide.
The six guides above show the kind of detail that goes into it.
Where in the world is your Mumbai move headed?
Give us your destination, your moving month and the floor your flat is on. We reply within 2 hours.
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