International Movers in Delhi
International movers in Delhi ship household goods overseas by sea or air: because Delhi is landlocked, full-home sea shipments are consolidated and customs-cleared at ICD Tughlakabad (TKD) — India's largest inland container depot — then railed to a gateway seaport (Nhava Sheva / JNPT or Mundra) for the ocean leg, while air freight leaves from Indira Gandhi International (IGI / DEL), T3 air-cargo. The same Delhi service covers pickups across the whole NCR — Gurgaon, Noida, Faridabad and Ghaziabad. AssureShift lists KYC- and GST-verified international moving companies serving Delhi, with an indicative household from-price you confirm by requesting matched quotes.
Moving your home internationally from Delhi
Indicative door-to-door from ₹1,38,600 — exact cost depends on volume and destination. Estimate yours.
A full international home move from Delhi is handled door-to-door: a pre-move survey, export-grade packing, the inland haul to the gateway, sea or air freight, destination customs clearance, and final delivery with unpacking. The same service covers the entire NCR — Gurgaon (Gurugram), Noida, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Sonipat — so a Gurgaon or Noida pickup is handled exactly like a central-Delhi one.
Because the capital is landlocked, routing matters. Sea freight is the default for a full home: your shipment is consolidated and customs-cleared at ICD Tughlakabad, then railed roughly 1,400 km to the west-coast gateway (Nhava Sheva / JNPT or Mundra) before the ocean leg begins — so the headline short sailing time you see quoted applies from the coast, not from Delhi. Add the inland rail leg and end-to-end timing runs to a few weeks, longer for a shared (LCL) load than a full container (FCL). Air freight from IGI suits small or urgent loads — a matter of days in transit — but costs several times more per cubic metre, so most households move the bulk by sea and air only the essentials.
Delhi and the NCR are a major origin for NRI and expat relocations, with the Gulf the busiest set of lanes (around 9 million Indians live across the GCC). Whichever route you take, keep your departure paperwork ready: passport, destination visa or residence permit, an itemised, valued inventory of everything shipped, and the carrier's bill of lading (sea) or air waybill (air). If a pet is moving, the AQCS office in New Delhi issues the export NOC (allow roughly a week, plus vet health certificate and ISO microchip steps before the rabies titre); office and commercial moves follow the same survey-to-freight flow on a larger scale — estimate either on the cost calculator.
Nearest export seaport: Nhava Sheva (JNPT) / Mundra — via ICD Tughlakabad (TKD). Airport: Indira Gandhi International (IGI / DEL), T3 air-cargo.
On the India export side there is no customs duty on your own used personal and household effects when you leave — import duty is a destination-country concern, assessed when your shipment arrives abroad. A few departure rules are worth confirming before you pack:
- Gold and jewellery: there is no limit on carrying your own bona-fide jewellery, but obtain a customs Export Certificate at the airport (carry it on your person, not inside the container) so the items re-enter India duty-free later.
- Currency: Indian residents may carry out only a limited amount of INR notes, with outward foreign-exchange remittances governed by the RBI's Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) — confirm the current limits for your trip.
- Export controls: antiques and art, wildlife products, and currency above the FEMA threshold remain export-restricted even though your ordinary household effects are not.
- Transfer of Residence (TR) is an inbound-to-India duty relief for people returning home after time abroad — it is not an outbound rule, so it does not apply when you leave Delhi. If you expect to move back to India later, see our guide to India customs and Transfer of Residence for the reverse move back to India.
Destination duty varies by corridor — for the UAE, for example, used household effects are generally exempt with a valid residence visa, while new or commercial goods are taxed. Confirm the figures for your route before you ship.
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