Excess International Movers Reviews 326

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Move from the UK to Canada. Fantastic Communication skills from the moment i reached out to Anastasia to the transfer to Shankar. Staffs were really patient with me on this move. Clear communicat... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Furniture Removal from Bristol UK to Philidelphia USA Great communication from Dwayne & Rhys, who also helped with US customs forms & associated paperwork mountain! First class packers who rang to... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Had two guys named Tom to handle the packing and the moving into the van from the first floor of an old Victorian flat in Chelsea. The most friendly and efficient company i've had so far of any remova... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

7028818 I take this opportunity to say thank you to Deborah Gilbert for her committment and professional manner she helped me with my small shipment from South Africa. We both remained cool calm... See more

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About Excess International Movers

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Moving you from home to home.

Excess International Movers is one of the leading providers of international household removals, dealing with over 50,000 shipments every year throughout the world

Our removals division, specialising in international removals, operates regular full and part load container shipping services to North America, The Middle East, Australia, New Zealand and beyond. We provide quality shipping services for many blue chip companies, and offer a wide selection of removal services direct from your residence worldwide. We can handle:

We also have an experienced baggage shipping department dedicated to smaller shipments, third country collections and frequent courier service worldwide. Excess International Movers' baggage service is designed to help corporate clients ensure the smooth shipping of anything from a single backpack to 25 cartons, bags, suitcases for employees travelling across the globe.

Any size of household move

Car shipping

Motorcycle shipping

If you are moving abroad call us now for a free, no obligation quotation. Our friendly international removals, European removals and imports teams are there to answer any questions you might have.

Why Choose Excess International for Your Move?

International moving experts

Friendly, personal service

Impartial and professional

We are proud and long-standing members: British Association of Removers, Federation of International Furniture Removers & International Association of Movers.

We appreciate that any international removal can be a stressful time for the whole family, which is why we are committed to putting our clients' needs and belongings first, offering a host of international removals services (some of which are free) to smooth the rough edges of your move:

  • Professional packing of your possessions
  • Secure & competitively priced storage
  • Comprehensive Shipment Protection
  • Tracking & regular email updates
  • Customs clearance at departure and arrival
  • Unpacking of your belongings at your destination address
  • Excess baggage service
  • Customs clearance at departure and arrival

Most customers will only need a few of the above 'enhanced' services but customer feedback has shown that when you select the services that match your requirements it can really make all the difference to your international move.

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4.6

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible experience - boxes lost and nine months before we received a refund

We used Excess International to ship two boxes home from UK to Australia including a newish-bike and other travel momentos and foolishly didn't get insurance. Received a notification that the boxes were due to arrive at the port in October 2016 - 3 months after we had shipped them - only for the date to arrive and still no boxes. Chased both companies (Allied Pickfords in Aus) every two weeks until December when it was by then very obvious that we wouldn't be receiving our boxes. It's now March 2017 and we have just received a refund for the initial shipping costs. Extremely disappointing is an understatement - don't risk using Excess International Movers like we did!

20 March 2017
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent

I have used this company several times and on each occasion they have provided true excellence in service. No detail is too small and their communication is always prompt and clear. I not only recommend them, I have total trust in their service.

20 March 2017
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Did what it said on the tin

My international flatmove was flawless from the beginning to end. The packing guys in London were on time, efficient and polite. The operation was handed over to their European partners to complete the journey to Austria and they were also highly professional. Nicely done all around.

9 March 2017
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

From the North to the South Pole (almost)

We moved from Finland to Chile and Excess took care of our belongings.
Almost everything was handled fine in terms of punctuality, reliability, attentiveness, etc.

The only problem we had was with the Chilean Agency who overcharged us and were very difficult to deal with, however Excess helped us to sort the matter out.

Overall, we would recommend Excess for this type of complicated move.

23 February 2017
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

We're very please we chose Excess International Movers to move our home overseas. They were helpful, knowledgeable, efficient and professional every step of the way! Very impressed how the packing team took care in packing/wrapping our things. Morgane at the office was always available with our questions and/or quick to respond. 5 star service, thank you! Absolutely would recommend

6 February 2017
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The harder things became, the harder they worked. Super impressed

Two overseas consignments were inadvertently combined well before Excess (as UK agent) became involved. While no one in the background jumped to take the blame or the responsibility, Excess simply got on with their job and did their best to move matters forward - maintaining a professional yet commonsense attitude toward the sorting of 'who would pay' for the inevitable extra time and manpower involved. I at all times felt I was dealing with people who put themselves in my shoes and shared my wish to get things sorted ASAP. Everyone tried - but Deborah Gilbert was the standout. Not quite finished yet, but all is looking to end well. Happy to wholeheartedly recommend.

4 February 2017
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good unpacking service

We moved from CA back to the UK and used Nedrac in CA who in turn partner with Excess in the UK. They were great and kept us informed as soon as our vessel was due to arrive at the UK port. Franciele did a great job of keeping on top of everything for us and arranged a place to park the container close to our property and shuttle our goods to our door. She also arranged storage of the container until we could take delivery a few days later, and all at a reasonable cost. There was a crew of 5 unpacking that day and although this service wasn't quite as good as when we moved to CA it was still pretty faultless. Eric, Dimitar and David especially were very friendly and helpful and did the job well. I would recommend Excess for your move.

25 January 2017
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Customer satisfaction

My first point of contact was with Yasmin Wright, and from the outset my enquiry was handled promptly and efficiently and although I have used luggage collection companies frequently for domestic purposes the experience with EIM was first class.
I woul definitely use your company again and recommend to all international travelers.

10 January 2017
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First hand experience

From the collection and packing at my apartment in Abu Dhabi straight to the off loading at my home in Devon, the service and communication was excellent.
I have no hesitation in recommending their services.
PROFESSIONAL, FRIENDLY & RELIABLE!

(Just what you want)

THANK YOU!

8 December 2016
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good experience overall but...

From a presales perspective, as you'd expect the experience was flawless and very professional. Once sold though, I found that if you wanted to get updates you have to chase as they are not very proactive in providing you with any info upfront. E.g. container details were provided 3 weeks after the container left the port...
I appreciate the amount spent with them was not very much but I wonder how the company deals with bigger clients. As it stands, they really don't take into consideration that you may be part of a large corporation where international moves happen at a rate of 100 per week, so a good recommendation could bring them more business.

In summary, great presales, packing service, goods arrived in good condition with only a couple of kitchenware items cracked, back office communications not very proactive and issues always had to be resolved via general manager (the customs bill was missed by the local delivery and they were threatening to charge me storage fees - luckily got resolved)

28 November 2016
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Reply from Excess International Movers

Dear Mr.Stancu,
Many thanks for your constructive feedback, we have asked the Removals manager to drop you a line regarding your comments.
We appreciate your honesty and will look into the shortfalls in our service.
Kind regards
Excess International Movers

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Top service.

Kept me up to date every step of the way. When my goods were handed over to a 3rd party who unfortunately split my delivery, Excess were right onto them and got it sorted for me. Great all round service and would highly recommend this company!!

14 November 2016
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant service....

Brilliant service....extremely helpful, knowledgable, friendly, accommodating, and prepared to go the extra mile. I would most definitely recommend Excess International Movers, and I have no hesitation in using them again.

16 October 2016
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Just brilliant

I had a very short time scale for moving from Romania back to the UK but Excess Intl moved me within a week of getting a quote from them and then delivered on the exact day I needed in the UK.

The service I received from everyone from quoting, booking, packing and unpacking was absolutely excellent. Every person I had contact with was professional, friendly and helpful, nothing was too much trouble for them.

I would recommend Excess Intl without hesitation.

6 October 2016
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great

Excess International Movers were always quick to respond. Their movers in England, Pickfords, were very good; and Coburns in Canada were also very good. My belongings were delivered to my new home on 1st September just as I'd taken possession. Everything was perfect. I'd certainly recommend Excess Movers, and their English and Canadian movers, again to anyone.

6 October 2016
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Service!

'Children' leave home and masses left behind! I happened to have saved a box with Excess international Movers details on the side which had been used about seven years earlier! There was a (free) phone number which I called and from then on everything was taken care of. Boxes and packaging tape delivered and collected by arrangement. Help with customs forms over the phone.....nothing too much trouble.
It was interesting to be able to track the boxes across the Atlantic and amazingly (+ due to six hour time difference in Dallas,) the boxes (including a harp!) actually arrived at my daughter's home within hours on the same day they left UK! Thank you for a great service!

6 October 2016
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