UK-based
Britannia Leatherbarrows
“Britannia Leatherbarrows & Storage relocates thousands of people to the Channel Islands every year. We have been assisting our clients with the shipping of their effects to the Channel Islands for over forty years.”
- Accreditations with BS EN and ISO
40 years of owning and running Leatherbarrows Removals & Storage
BAR members & Advanced Payment Guarantee Scheme
international links with HHGFAA and FIDI
What they offer
Road removals via Ro-Ro ferry
Road removals, door to door using the daily Ro Ro freight ferry.
Container shipments
Container shipments offering five sailings a week, with door to door service completed with local vehicles and crew.
Part load groupage
For smaller moves, a weekly part load container Groupage service, covering UK ,Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney
Single items to full house moves
arranging shipment for a single item of furniture, through to a fully packed, door to door house removal.
Customs advice
Advice and assistance with Customs clearance, both to and from The Channel Islands, including the recently introduced Transfer of Residence regulations for import into…
International shipping
International shipping , with expert packing service on Jersey Guernsey and Alderney, ocean freight worldwide…
As described on leatherbarrows.co.uk. Check details with them before you book.
Prices
Britannia Leatherbarrows don’t publish prices on their site.
“Our moving experts are happy to discuss your removals and storage requirements, provide you with a quotation for your move and help you with practical advice when you plan to move home.”
From leatherbarrows.co.uk. Prices change: confirm with Britannia Leatherbarrows before you commit.
In their words
- “Specialist vehicles designed to travel on the Island roads.”
- “trained and experienced removal staff available on Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney”
- “For every move in the UK or abroad we plant a tree”
Moving house in Jersey
Plan around a Friday afternoon
Keys usually come on a Friday afternoon, the busiest removal slot.
Moving from the UK
By freight ferry: a lorry, a container or a shared load.
GST relief on your belongings
Bring household goods GST-free if you qualify.
Removals is not a regulated trade
No licence or register; BAR is the UK trade body.
How it works, in more detail
Plan around a Friday afternoon
Freehold purchases complete when the contract passes before the Royal Court on a Friday afternoon, so that is when most buyers get their keys — and when removal firms are busiest.
Moving from the UK
Household goods reach the island by freight ferry: door to door in a removal lorry, in a container, or as a shared part load for smaller moves.
GST relief on your belongings
If you have lived outside Jersey for at least 12 months, you can bring household goods you have owned and used at your former home for at least 6 months without paying GST. You declare them to Jersey Customs and Immigration, from up to 6 months before import to 12 months after you arrive. If you sell, lend or give them away within 12 months, GST becomes due.
Removals is not a regulated trade
Jersey has no licence or register for removal firms. The British Association of Removers is the UK trade body, and a firm’s membership can be checked on its site.
Sources: gov.je — pay your customs and import duties · British Association of Removers
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