The INTERNATIONAL MOVING HANDBOOK

How to Move Household Goods, Pets, and Vehicles Overseas from the U.S.

Most international moves don’t fail because of distance. They fail because of assumptions made before anything ships.

Once your household goods leave the United States, small misunderstandings—about packing, paperwork, customs, payments, or delivery—can turn into delays, storage fees, or problems that are difficult to unwind from abroad.

The International Moving Handbook is written for U.S. residents who have already decided to move overseas and now need to execute the move itself. It focuses on the logistics of shipping household goods, relocating pets, handling vehicles, and completing delivery on the other side—legally, predictably, and without relying on guesswork.

This is not a country-by-country checklist. Instead, it explains how international moving actually works: how decisions connect, where responsibility sits, and where cost and risk tend to concentrate.

Inside, you’ll learn:

• How to decide what is worth shipping—and what is not

• The real trade-offs between air, sea, and overland transport

• Why packing is also a documentation event

• How international moving paperwork functions as a system

• What happens during customs clearance and why delays occur

• How pet and vehicle moves introduce separate regulatory timelines

• What to expect during arrival, storage, and last-mile delivery

• Why payment and banking access issues often stop a move cold

This book does not cover visas, residency permits, or choosing where to live. It is a logistics handbook for people who need to move their lives overseas deliberately and with fewer surprises.

If you are preparing to ship your household abroad, this guide helps you replace assumption with clarity—before your goods leave port.