You pack the kitchen, we do the rest
The paperwork stack has a running order and every item has a date it has to be in by. We keep that sequence and tell you only the bits that need you — a signature, an inventory check, a key handover.
UK→Spain Route Specialists
UK to Spain removals,
UK to Spain removals,
without the chaos.
One team handles the whole UK→Spain move — the survey, the written quote, the customs paperwork, the regional bureaucracy at the Spanish end, and the door-to-door drive. We run this route all year round, so nothing about it is improvised.
Free pre-move survey. Talk to us — no obligation, no pressure.
- Customs paperwork filed for you
- All-risks insured
- Spanish-speaking team
How the route runs
UK export declarations filed Eurotunnel Le Shuttle Brittany Ferries (UK→Spain) Spanish aduanas filed
What the job actually looks like
The photographs show the parts of a move people rarely see: the survey, the inventory, the load and the kerbside collection. The written quote comes out of that survey, so it reflects what is really moving.
Every part of the move
coordinated from one desk.
You get one named coordinator for the whole job. They file the customs paperwork, book the crossing, brief our UK crew and our Spanish destination team, and tell you where things stand — so you are never chasing an update or repeating yourself to someone new.
One route, five stages
UK pickup, Channel crossing, France overland, the Spanish border, then regional delivery. Your written quote sets out all five and what each one depends on.
The paperwork nobody warns you about
The UK export declaration, the Spanish change-of-residence relief, NIE and padrón. We file the customs side ourselves and tell you which of the Spanish registrations you have to turn up for in person.
A Spanish-speaking team
at the far end
The hardest part of this route is not the driving — it is the Spanish end. Our destination teams speak the language, know which autonomía wants which form, and have dealt with the particular building, lift and parking problems of their own region before.
Pickup anywhere in the UK
We collect from any UK address — city flat, village cottage, farm with a gravel track. The survey works out the access, the vehicle and the crew size before anything is quoted, so the lorry that turns up can actually do the job.
Customs, filed by us
The UK export declaration and the Spanish customs claim for change-of-residence relief are ours to file. NIE, padrón and residencia are yours to attend — we tell you the order to do them in and what to bring.
One inventory, both ends
Our UK crew loads and drives your goods south. Our Spanish destination team delivers them, working from the same inventory and access notes, so nothing gets re-explained at the Spanish door. Vehicles and pets travel with specialist partners we coordinate.
Which crossing suits your move
Eurotunnel-and-overland or a direct ferry — the better answer depends on where in Spain you are going and what you are sending. We say which we would use and why.
Dates that hold
Survey, paperwork deadlines and the delivery window are set together, not one at a time. Your written quote carries the transit window for your specific route.
Built for the households
keeping the world moving.
Families
Coordinate everything in one place — paperwork, schools, the lorry, the keys. Stay focused on the move that matters.
Retirees
The retirement move to the Costas, the Balearics, or inland Spain — handled with the patience and clarity it deserves.
Working professionals
Corporate relocation to Madrid, Barcelona, or Bilbao — coordinated with HR-mediated bookings and tight schedules.
Returning expats
Spanish-heritage families moving back to Galicia, Andalusia, or Asturias — we handle the route and the regional specifics.
Where we collect from
in the UK
Eight UK cities have their own route page, each with its own run to the Channel and its own quirks. We also collect from anywhere else in mainland Britain, including Newcastle, Sheffield and Cardiff on the map.
Every Spanish region
— with local knowledge
Madrid, Barcelona and Catalonia, inland Andalusia (Seville, Granada, Córdoba), Valencia, the Costa del Sol, the Costa Brava, Galicia, Basque Country, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands. Each region with its own destination team, paperwork specifics, and access protocols.
Services
Full-house, partial, single-item
Full-house, partial, single-item
— and the specialist add-ons
Door-to-door, end-to-end
Full house removals UK to Spain
Complete household removal from any UK address to anywhere in Spain. Survey, packing, customs paperwork, transit, delivery — all on one written quote.
Shared route, full servicePartial load UK to Spain
Partial-load and shared-route moves for households with less than full-truck volume. Same standards on customs, insurance, and destination handling — at lower cost via consolidated routing.
One-piece, fully insuredSingle-item shipping UK to Spain
Single-item shipping for art, pianos, instruments, heirlooms and other pieces that need handling of their own. Custom crating, climate care, Spanish customs paperwork.
Full-pack or partial-packPacking service UK to Spain
Professional packing service ahead of the move — full-pack before collection day, custom crating for fragile pieces, bilingual labelling for the Spanish destination team.
Indoor depots, flexible durationStorage UK side and Spain side
Indoor storage at our UK depots and at Spanish destination partner depots. Climate-controlled options. Charged separately, flexible duration.
Cars, motorbikes, vintageVehicle relocation UK to Spain
Vehicle relocation as part of a household move or standalone. UK-to-Spain import paperwork (matriculación, ITV alignment) coordinated.
Guides hub
More long-form guides
More long-form guides
on UK→Spain moves
paperwork · 7 minute read
NIE numbers for British movers
What Spain’s foreigner identification number is, when you need one and how to apply
paperwork · 6 minute readPadrón registration step by step
How to register at your Spanish ayuntamiento, and why so much else depends on it
paperwork · 9 minute readResidencia after Brexit
How UK nationals get and keep the right to live in Spain
Typical moves we run
— and what made each one tricky
These are composite examples written by us to show the kind of planning a move to Spain needs. They are not customer reviews and do not describe named clients.
Bristol → Estepona, Costa del Sol
FamilyA family of four leaving a Victorian semi for an apartment on a gated urbanización.
- What was involved
- A full-house move with packing by our crew, plus a few pieces held in storage in Spain because the new apartment was smaller than the house they were leaving.
- What was tricky
- The urbanización only admits service vehicles with notice, its internal road is too tight for a full-size lorry, and the comunidad requires the lift to be protected and booked for the delivery.
- How it was handled
- The destination team contacted the administrador de fincas once the survey was done, booked the lift and the gate, and transferred the load to a smaller vehicle at the entrance to the estate. The surplus furniture went into the partner depot near Málaga until the family decided what to keep.
Edinburgh → Bilbao
Retired coupleA retired couple moving from a top-floor tenement flat to an apartment near the old quarter of Bilbao.
- What was involved
- A modest full load, mostly books, pictures and a few good pieces of furniture, travelling on the Portsmouth to Bilbao sailing rather than through France.
- What was tricky
- At the Edinburgh end, a long common stair and a parking suspension from the council. At the Bilbao end, a street with restricted vehicle access and set hours for loading.
- How it was handled
- Our UK crew carried down the stair and loaded from the suspended bay. After the crossing, the destination team brought the goods in by small van within the permitted loading hours and carried them up from there.
Manchester → Madrid
ProfessionalA professional relocating for a job in Madrid, moving the contents of a one-bedroom city-centre flat.
- What was involved
- A partial load on a consolidated run, with the employer paying for the move, and a car following separately with our vehicle-transport partner.
- What was tricky
- The residence card had not yet been issued when the goods were due to arrive, and the new flat sits inside Madrid's low-emission zone, which a UK-plated car cannot enter without registering first.
- How it was handled
- The relief claim went in supported by the employment contract and the residence application. The car was registered on the city's system for foreign vehicles before it was driven in, and the move was invoiced to the employer.
Cardiff → Rural A Coruña, Galicia
Returning familyA family with Galician roots moving to a stone house in the countryside outside A Coruña.
- What was involved
- A full-house move on the Plymouth to Santander ferry, with the onward drive west along the coast into Galicia.
- What was tricky
- The house has no street name or number, only a parish and a hamlet, and the last stretch is a narrow lane between stone walls that no lorry could use.
- How it was handled
- The survey collected a map pin and photographs of the lane from a relative, the destination team confirmed the approach in advance, and the final leg ran in a smaller vehicle shuttling from the nearest road wide enough for the lorry.
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Yes — that is the entire point. We are a single-route specialist, not a generalist firm with a Spain brochure. We run this corridor all year round and know it end-to-end.
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Usually not. Personal belongings you have owned and used for the qualifying period, and are bringing with you to live in Spain, normally enter free of duty and IVA under the transfer-of-residence relief. Spanish customs grant it, not HMRC, and the conditions are set by EU Regulation 1186/2009. Recently bought goods, items for sale and some vehicles are treated differently, and we flag anything like that at survey.
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Yes — all-risks goods-in-transit cover is included with every move, underwritten by a UK marine insurer.
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Send us a brief through the quote form on this site, or call us. We arrange a survey of your UK property and the written quote follows by email.
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There is no honest average, so we do not quote one here. Your written quote carries the delivery window for your move. What moves it: your UK origin, whether we route Eurotunnel-and-overland or put you on a direct ferry to northern Spain, whether the load is consolidated with others, and how far inland the Spanish address sits. The Canary Islands add a further sea leg and are quoted separately.
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Yes. Concierge clearance is routine for us. Some Sotogrande and Marbella developments ask for advance notice before a service vehicle may enter, so we arrange it with the development office well ahead of move day.