Removals from London to France
France is the closest of the big European moves, and one of the busiest we run out of London. We load anywhere in the city — a Clapham flat, a Camden house, an Ealing semi — take the orbital and radial roads to the Channel, and cross by Eurotunnel or ferry. Your things stay on one lorry from the London kerb to the French address.
The people we move to France are a broad mix: families chasing space, professionals following work to Paris, retirees heading for the south-west sun. What they share is wanting one firm for the pack, the drive and the paperwork rather than stitching together a hauler and a customs agent.
The route: London to the Channel and on
From wherever you are in London we take the sensible orbital and radial route out — often the A2/M2 or M20 corridor to the coast — for Eurotunnel at Folkestone or a Dover ferry. Across at Calais it is the French autoroute network south and west to your destination. One crew, one load, the whole way, with no depot re-handling in between.
A full house travels on a dedicated vehicle; a flat or a part-move shares the lorry with other France-bound consignments on the same run — the sensible option for the many smaller London moves.
Post-Brexit customs, handled
Since Brexit a move to France is a customs export from the UK and an import into the EU. For a genuine relocation, the transfer-of-residence relief means used household effects can usually enter without French import duty or VAT — against a detailed inventory and the right declaration, which we prepare.
You will need to be set up to receive at the far end, and second homes are treated differently from a primary move. We are movers rather than customs brokers, but we make sure the paperwork is right so your lorry is not held at the border.
- Collection from any London borough
- Dedicated vehicle for a house; part-load for a flat
- Transfer-of-residence relief for a genuine relocation
- One crew, London kerb to French address — no re-handling
We collect in every London borough — north, south, east, west and central — and load your France move at the door. Need packing or storage in London first? We can hold things and drive them out when you’re ready.
London to France, answered
Do you collect from anywhere in London for a France move?
Yes — north, south, east or west, central or suburban. Wherever in Greater London you are, we load there and drive to France on one vehicle. The borough sets the pickup; the rest of the route is the same.
Do I pay French import duty after Brexit?
For a genuine relocation, the EU transfer-of-residence relief usually means used household effects enter without French import duty or VAT, against a proper inventory and declaration. A second home is treated differently — tell us which applies.
Can you do a part-load if I’m only moving a flat?
Yes — that’s the norm for a London flat. Your goods share the lorry with other consignments heading to France on the same run, which keeps a smaller move sensible. A full house usually justifies a dedicated vehicle.
Which parts of France do you cover?
Paris and the Île-de-France, Normandy and Brittany, the Loire, the Dordogne, and Provence and the Côte d’Azur. The destination sets the routing once we are across the Channel.
Other European routes from London
Get a quote for your move to France
Tell us what you’re moving and where from and to. We’ll come back with a written quote.