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How to plan an international household move

A practical timeline from household inventory and survey through customs and destination delivery.

8 min readReviewed August 2026Deccan editorial team

The short answer

Begin with a room-by-room inventory. Volume, access, packing requirements, destination rules, and timing determine which options are realistic.

What to prepare

A virtual or in-person survey helps identify fragile, oversized, restricted, or high-value items before the final plan is prepared.

Before you commit

Keep passports, immigration records, financial documents, medicines, and irreplaceable valuables with you unless a qualified adviser confirms otherwise. Do not enter sensitive personal information into a general website calculator.

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