REMOVALS TO AND FROM Amsterdam
Your precious belongings, delivered with care to your Amsterdam home
For secure, professional, and stress-free international removals.
REMOVALS TO AND FROM Amsterdam
Your precious belongings, delivered with care to your Amsterdam home
For secure, professional, and stress-free international removals.
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Book your move with Matthew James for a stress-free UK to Amsterdam removals process
Moving to Amsterdam? We offer weekly removals to Amsterdam from the UK! From full relocations to single items, dedicated or shared-load services. Let Matthew James take the stress out of your move.
European Shared Load
A part/shared load service is a cost effective way to move your goods to and from your destination. The reason this service is so cost effective is that you share the vehicle with other consignments and therefore the vehicle costs are also shared. All consignments are individually prepared, numbered, labelled and inventoried to ensure all items are correctly delivered to you. The main advantage of a part load service is that you will receive the Matthew James service of excellence at the most cost effective price.
European Dedicated Service
A dedicated service gives you the flexibility to choose your collection and delivery dates. This service guarantees the Matthew James service of excellence and peace of mind that your moving dates can be fixed, allowing you the convenience to make travel arrangements and plan your arrival. All delivery dates are subject to EU laws on driving time. We can confirm the timing prior to any booking.
European Premium Service
A direct service combines Matthew James’ service of excellence with the added advantage of a dedicated collection date and express delivery timescale. Handling of your effects is minimised as they remain on the same vehicle throughout. Although your delivery will be carried out in conjunction with other clients consignments, this means you will share the cost of the vehicle and your consignment will be prioritised for onward delivery typically within 7-10 days of collection.
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Expert support from accredited customs professionals
If you’ve ever sent a parcel abroad or bought something from overseas, you’ll know that customs clearance is a difficult-to-navigate minefield, and costs can quickly add up.
That’s why our professional in-house team of customs handlers is ready to help you with everything you need for a stress-free shipping experience. Our experts have in-depth knowledge of specific customs laws from each country, helping you dot the ‘i’s and cross the ‘t’s on your paperwork and ensuring your shipment arrives safely.
Plus, our Dartford HQ became a fully customs-bonded facility in early 2023, meaning we can safely store your belongings in our own warehouse and keep track of them throughout the entire shipping process. You’re in safe hands with Matthew James.
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Why Matthew James Removals is your best choice for international relocations
Daring to do things the old-fashioned way, our international relocation service ensures
we’re always in control of your precious cargo and are accessible when you need us.
Free home or virtual survey
We provide a free survey in order to build a bespoke quote tailored to your requirements. We can either visit you in person at your home, or if you prefer, we can conduct a virtual survey online.
Your own Move Manager
Upon your first contact, you will be allocated your own Move Manager who will oversee your move from start to finish. This give you a personal touch and helping you with anything you may need along the way.
Family firm for four generations
With Ann, in her 80s, completing day-to-day quality assurance checks, Matthew and his sister Rachel as directors overseeing the smooth running of the operation, Owen, Matthew’s son on the frontline in Europe and, finally, Owen’s son Rowan showing a keen interest in trucks, the Matthew James passion is stronger than ever!
Subcontracting?
We are one of the few companies who can safely say that the vast majority of our work is handled in-house by our own crews. Your move will not be outsourced to the cheapest provider, meaning your move remains in our control, every step of the way.
Removals to Amsterdam get all the answers
At Matthew James Removals, we have decades of local knowledge and industry experience to handle your relocation needs, wherever in Amsterdam you choose to move. Our complete service can handle all the logistics of your removal to Amsterdam and help you to enjoy your move.
With three generations of experience, services which can cover every tricky aspect of your move and a customised vehicle fleet, you can be sure you’re in the most capable hands for your removals to Amsterdam or your removal back from Amsterdam.
Professional removal services to any new home around the world
Whether you’re moving from Calgary to Carlisle, Aberdeen to Australia, or even Guadalajara in Spain to Guadalajara in Mexico, we can help you move there.
Our extensive, trusted partner network serves a huge 25,000+ destinations in 195 countries. With our lorries leaving daily from the UK to the European mainland and regular deliveries to Australia and beyond, there’s no journey too long for the Matthew James team.
Right from the start, we’ll use our experience to guide, advise, and support you as you embark on your big move. We’ll also use our extensive know-how to answer your questions and look after your cargo.
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We’re proud to be accredited and industry-regulated
Home to 180 different nationalities, Amsterdam’s welcoming and accepting environment draws expats from all over the world. Famous for its canals, bicycles, and coffee shops. Amsterdam has bit of a reputation for attracting drunk Brits on stag weekends. However, you don’t need to look very far at all in order to see the beauty that Amsterdam has to offer.
Among expats, Amsterdam is known for its work-life balance. It is common for many people, especially those with families, to work a four-day week. As with anywhere else in the world, it is easier to move with a job, than find one once you get there. It is not a requirement, however, to have a job before getting a BSN (bergerservicenummer), which is your citizen service number. Many big international companies have their headquarters or offices in the city like ING Bank, Accenture, booking.com, and Uber. Tech and finance are big employers in the city, so those with more experience will fare well in this job market.
Fortnightly UK to Amsterdam removals services
At Matthew James Removals we offer regular services to and from Amsterdam, throughout the year. From dedicated removals to shared-loads or even single items, we offer a service to meet your requirements. Our expertise, know-how, local knowledge and specialist vehicles make us the obvious choice for moving to Amsterdam.
Recognition
Our company has been accredited to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001. We are members of IAM (International Association of Movers), the world’s largest trade association for the global removals industry.
Our storage facilities in Europe
All of our depots in the UK and Spain offer fully containerised storage facilities in modern and secure warehouses. Shared-loads are consolidated at our depots in the UK and Spain for onwards transport to Amsterdam and beyond.
Insurance
We can arrange a bespoke insurance policy aligned with your Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum service, to ensure that your treasured possessions are covered in the unlikely event of an accident occurring. Please speak to your designated Move Manager who can guide you through this process and advise you accordingly.
Reasons to relocate to Amsterdam
Amsterdam offers the best of both worlds when it comes to getting around. The centre is extremely compact and therefore walkable, but the transport system is great as well! The trams, buses, trains and ferries operate from 06.00 – 00:30, so make sure you have enough money for a taxi if you are on a night out and plan to finish late. The OV-chipkaart acts as the city’s version of an Oyster or Metro card, and can be topped up with credit. As already mentioned, Amsterdam locals take “bike-friendly” to the extremes. Containing 400km and over 881,000 bikes (more than the population), 20% of the people head to work on a bicycle, and there are many Uber-esque options for renting a hop on hop off bike for short term uses. Stay away from driving, it would be more expensive and time consuming to get around the city on a four wheels.
Amsterdam can be split up into 5 districts, creatively called north, south, east, and west and centraal. Centraal is where those 17th-century houses all packed together can be found. Here, you are in the heart of the city. Oud Zuid is the posh part of Amsterdam, and is home to the Vondelpark which is Amsterdam’s largest green space. This makes it popular with families. De Pijp is situated in the south of the city, and contains a lively, multicultural atmosphere full of bars, shops and the Albert Cuyp market. Schooling in the Netherlands is up there with the best, in 2016 the World Economic Forum ranked it 5th in the world, and found Dutch kids to be the happiest in the world in 2013. The International School of Amsterdam is based in the south of the city, the British School of Amsterdam is spread over three campuses across the Oud Zuid district.
Amsterdam has everything you could want to do in a city. Great museums like the Rijksmuseum, fantastic canal cruises which come alive at night, or visit the famed Anne Frank House (but you have to book in advance you cannot buy tickets on the door). All of this and so much more!
Let us answer your questions for your move to Amsterdam from the UK
At Matthew James Removals we have the local knowledge and industry experience to manage all of your relocation needs, wherever in Amsterdam you choose to move. With 3 generations of experience, a customised vehicle fleet and frequent services, you can be sure you’re in the most capable hands in Amsterdam.