Container Shipping to New Zealand from the UK

Container Transport from the UK to New Zealand

We handle personal, household and commercial container shipments to New Zealand. We mainly move 20ft standard containers, 40ft standard containers, 40ft high cube containers and 45ft high cubes on the New Zealand lane, and we can also quote reefers, pallet-wide containers, flat racks and open tops. Our full container shipping service to New Zealand is built for large volumes of business cargo, household goods, several cars at once and complete relocations.

We ship full container loads, door-to-door containers and LCL groupage from the UK into Auckland, Tauranga, Lyttelton. Our shipping team will help you work out the right container size for the job, a 40ft container is the usual recommendation for a house move, while a 20ft shipping container suits dense cargo, trade stock and one or two vehicles.

You can also combine your household contents and your vehicle in one container. On the day of your move we position the box at your address, load and secure the vehicle at the nose of the container, and use the remainder of the space for your packed household goods. Once loaded, the container is customs sealed at your door and hauled back to a UK port for the sailing to Auckland.

Container Shipping Services to New Zealand — 20ft / 40ft FCL & LCL

We provide complete container shipping to New Zealand for export cargo, household goods and removals. We deliver containers to the customer's premises for loading and return them to the port for export, and we also load containers at our own warehouse at Tilbury Port, from which most of our container vessels sail. Loading is also available at all other major UK ports.

Standard 20ft & 40ft containers to New Zealand

Standard containers come in 20ft and 40ft lengths and are versatile enough to carry almost anything, cars, machinery, spare parts, furniture and personal effects. Built from steel with a hardwood floor, they are strong, weather-tight and secure. A 20ft standard holds about 28 usable cubic metres and up to 21 tonnes of payload; a 40ft standard holds about 58 cubic metres. Our shipping brokers will help you decide on the right size for your consignment to New Zealand.

High cube containers to New Zealand

A 40ft high cube is one foot taller than a standard container, giving roughly 67 cubic metres. The extra height makes it ideal for tall cargo, 4x4s, vans, machinery, stacked furniture and light but bulky goods, that would not fit under the roof of a standard box. High cubes are the most common equipment we ship to Auckland on household removals.

Refrigerated containers to New Zealand

We ship refrigerated reefer containers to New Zealand. These boxes carry a temperature control unit that holds the internal temperature steady throughout the 42 day voyage, plugged into the ship's power supply for the entire passage. Reefers suit flowers, fruit, vegetables, plants, chilled and frozen foodstuffs and pharmaceuticals, with continuous temperature reporting available on request.

Flat racks and open tops to New Zealand

For heavy machinery and bulk cargo we load flat rack containers into Auckland. A flat rack is like a standard container with the side walls removed, so plant, construction equipment, boats and heavy vehicles can be craned or driven on and lashed down. Open tops take cargo that is only over height and can be loaded from above and sheeted. Every out-of-gauge unit is priced on a lashing and stowage plan rather than a guess.

Container shipping costs to New Zealand

The rate box above shows indicative pricing for 20ft standard, 40ft standard, 40ft high cube and LCL groupage to Auckland. Prices move with the sailing schedule, bunker levies and the season, so ask for both an FCL and an LCL figure on the same enquiry and we will show you the cost per cubic metre either way. Import duty, VAT or GST and terminal handling at Auckland are payable locally by the consignee unless you instruct us otherwise.

Get a free container shipping quote to New Zealand

Email us or fill in the quote form on this page for a free container shipping quote to New Zealand. Tell us roughly what you are sending, the loading postcode and your preferred date, and we will come back with a written all-in figure, collection, loading, export customs, freight and the bill of lading.