Self Pack Shipping | CargoMaster®

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Your Goods, Your Terms, Anywhere in the World!

CargoMaster Australia’s Original Self-Pack Container

International Shipping and Moving Company

A Real International Self Pack Shipping Company

Trust CargoMaster for Unrivaled Self-Pack Shipping
With over 35 years of experience, CargoMaster sets the standard for secure, reliable, and professional self-pack shipping solutions. Our unmatched know-how ensures your shipments are handled with the utmost care and integrity.

Experience and Expertise You Can Trust
Contact CargoMaster today at 1300 767 136 for nationwide service. Discover why we are the industry leader in shipping containers, delivering excellence and peace of mind for over three decades.

How It Works

Book your self-pack container and specify the delivery date and time. CargoMaster delivers the empty container to your location or provides a packing yard option at no additional cost. You have 10-12 days to pack, ensuring a stress-free move. Once packed, secure the container with the provided bolt seal and Security Lock, then contact CargoMaster for pickup. We handle weighing, Australian export documentation, and shipping arrangements to your destination. Real-time tracking keeps you updated on departure, arrival, and transit progress. Our international shipping containers are conveniently located in major cities like Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, and more. We also serve remote Australian locations, offering a flexible, secure, and cost-effective alternative to expensive international removalists.

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International Moving Containers

Budget self-pack container options include 20ft and 40ft containers. We will deliver the container to your nominated address, when the container is packed, CargoMaster will collect and transport the container to your new address, once your relocation is complete, the empty container will be collected and transported away. If your premises is not suitable for the positioning of an empty self-pack container, then no worries CargoMaster has security warehouses available in all capital cities, simply bring your belongings and pack your container in our warehouse. CargoMaster handles international self-pack containers from Australia to almost anywhere in the world, we help with international documentation and export customs requirements. Door to door or port to port if you need a cost-effective international relocation option then you need CargoMaster. Self-Pack Shipping Company

When it comes to professional self-pack moving companies it pays to contact CargoMaster, self-pack moving is affordable and easy, you stay in control of the removal process and save money! The experienced CargoMaster team will help and guide you through the removals process, delivering tips and strategies on how to best transport your goods. Book your self-pack container 30 days in advance and save more, ask CargoMaster about extra savings available when you book your self-pack container in advance.

Self-Packing Shipping, Moving and Packing Tips

Prior To Your Move

Contact CargoMaster if you want to add or change address details or lists.
Give us your contact numbers for both uplift and delivery. Keep your mobile on at all times during container delivery and collection.
Try to give us prior warning of any access issues such as stairs, clearways, long walks, or hard to access areas.
We suggest you consider taking Removals Insurance.
Plan your move well in advance. Self-packing and moving is a big job!

Preparing For Your Self Pack Shipping

• Some packing may take longer, start early so the packing will be finished ASAP.
• Tie up all cords of your electrical appliances and place them in easily identifiable cartons.
• Avoid packing cartons too heavy, make the loading of the container easier with lighter, easy to handle cartons.
• Do not load motor vehicles without first consulting CargoMaster
• Number your cartons and use a manifest to record what is in each carton/box as it gets loaded into the container.
• We recommend that you only use removalist cartons because the cardboard is more durable, grocery boxes will be too thin to safeguard the contents from damage caused by crushing.
• When using garbage bags use two one inside the other for extra strength
• All furniture should be empty and their contents packed into cartons, lock all furniture doors so as to stop then swinging open during shipping.
• Pack crockery and glassware carefully, using butchers’ paper will help protect the bottoms and sides of the packaging boxes. When possible, use bubble wrap for crockery and glassware etc.
• We are able to offer a full packing service and can do all your packing at very reasonable prices.
• Refrigerators must be emptied, defrosted and drip trays emptied the day before your relocation.
• Dismantle swings, trampolines, garden sheds, bed heads, bed ends and other items that can be broken down to fit through doorways.
• Empty fuel from mowers, whipper snipper, and other motorised machinery. We do not transport gas bottles under any circumstances; it’s far too hazardous to our staff, equipment and our customer’s goods.
• Clean BBQ surfaces of grease and clean lawn mowers of oil and clippings.
• Artwork, mirrors and pictures should be packed in a picture carton using plenty of cushioning material or bubble wrap. We recommend that these items should be packed with special packing materials like –bubble wrap, etc.
• Slip pictures and prints into envelope formed by flattened cartons. The most breakable item in a removal is glass.
• It is a good idea to take the knobs off chests and draws, screw them back on, on the inside.
• Tape garden tools, brooms and other loose items into bundles with packing tape.
• Disconnect washing machines from the taps and follow manufactures shipping instructions to prevent the bowl from moving whilst in transit.
• When you dismantle beds & tables, collect all the screws and nuts put them in a plastic bag and tape them securely to the package.
• When packing microwaves, make sure to pack the plate with bubble wrap or plenty of crushed paper.
• Avoid having any loose items; put all of your items into a carton.
• Laptops, desk top computers and other electronic equipment should be packed into a cartons and protected with crushed paper. It’s best if they are packed in their original packaging.

Some Important Hints

• Leave your mobile on at all times.
• Make sure you put things aside whilst your furniture is in transit. E.g. wallet, mobile phones, airline ticket, keys etc. Pack these in your car while the removalist is there so they don’t get mixed up with the items to be moved. Make sure to pack some clothes for transit, in case there is a unexpected delay.
• Park two to three well-spaced cars out the front to reserve a spot for the removal truck.
• Don’t forget to disconnect the phone, gas, electricity and water and then have it connected at your new place.
• Make sure you are there at uplift and delivery.
• Make sure everything that was supposed to be uplifted has been packed and loaded before the truck leaves.
• It is important to remember that there are many variables that can affect your delivery times. Events such as accidents, road closures, mechanical difficulties, and another customer’s consignment being larger or more difficult than planned, can slow down a delivery regardless of what company you choose.
• We suggest NOT booking flights interstate on the same day as your planned uplift or delivery. This will create too much extra and unwanted stress.

Hazardous Or Banned Items Not Suitable for Self-Pack Containers

• Prohibited dangerous goods
• Plants (Certificate may be required)
• Animals
• Items in unclean condition
• BBQ gas cylinders

CargoMaster, a specialist in international moving, offers personalized relocation services from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, and beyond. Our comprehensive range of international shipping services caters to customers moving overseas from major Australian cities, including Canberra, Hobart, Launceston, Darwin, Cairns, Mackay, and Townsville, to most major international ports. Clients can choose from several options for overseas container removals, including CargoMaster’s DIY container service, where you pack your own shipping container, or we can handle the packing for you.

International Movers

How it works

• Supply blankets, strapping and whatever packing materials needed
• Professional packaging & packing services
• Stuffing of containers
• Shipping container transportation
• Customs and quarantine export & import documentation
• International sea freight
• Delivery to the ultimate final destination

First step
Delivery of an empty shipping container (20’ or 40’ shipping container) to your premises; positioning the container on your property; or CargoMaster will organise loading the container on the truck.

Second step
CargoMaster packers get to work and professionally package your belongings for international shipping. If you do not have packing materials already, we can provide them for you. Professional packers secure your personal effects into the container. Removalists engaged to help pack your container are properly trained people and will know from experience the best way to load and tie down items into shipping containers. CargoMaster has been organising international packing containers for over 35 years. We know a thing or two about how things need to be done. You can rest assured that your goods will be handled with great care

Third step
After the packers complete packing, CargoMaster will retrieve your shipping container and affix a numerical bolt seal for security purposes. The container will be weighed by CargoMaster to guarantee safe handling. Subsequently, CargoMaster will organize the ECN (export customs entry) and transport the container to the port for loading onto the vessel. CargoMaster prioritizes not only providing excellent service but also delivering a remarkable customer experience and facilitating an effortless, stress-free international relocation process. We offer personalized international shipping services tailored to accommodate both large and small international moves.

Cost-effective and reliable international shipping and moving services to most world-wide destinations with our proven and established international network of shipping specialists.

Choose CargoMaster for Your International Moves

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Summary: when you book your international move with CargoMaster

• Excellent communication and accountability
• Security-cleared professionals managing your move
• Flexible shipping options tailored to your needs
• Utilization of the latest techniques and top-quality packing materials
• Over 35 years of moving experience as an established international mover
• Adherence to international packing standards
• Extensive transportation experience, including preparation and presentation of international documentation
• When you choose CargoMaster, you’re selecting Australia’s original self-pack shippers and movers!