Moving to Dubai - NY International Shipping

Are you moving to Dubai from New York? If you are relocating from the Tri-state area to Dubai, we provide door to door service and take care of your move.

Feel free to contact us with any questions you may have. We’d love to make your move to/from Dubai as seamless and stress-free as possible.

We have a free estimate form that allows you to calculate the cost.

We have a lot of experience moving and relocating people to/from Dubai and would love to assist you.

Here is some information for you regarding Dubai

Ports

Port Rashid, Jebel Ali Port

Household Goods

The following information is useful when shipping household goods to Dubai:

Used Household Goods and Personal Effects: These are duty-free, but customers must obtain a Residence Permit in order to ship them into Dubai.

New Household Goods: Subject to duty (determined by customs officials).

Required Documents: Dutiable items will require sales receipts, invoices, or insurance paperwork to prove ownership, length of ownership, and value.

Remarks: Customers are required to be present for clearance. Most shipments must undergo a physical inspection. Cartons with CDs, books, videos, magazines and DVDs must be marked clearly.

Required Documents

The following documents are required when shipping goods to Dubai:

Passport
Residence permit
Detailed inventory

Restricted Items & Items Requiring Prior Authorization

The following items are restricted unless noted that they require prior authorization:

Political and religious literature require prior approval from the Ministry
Plants and plant material need a Health Certificate
Medication and food requires special approval/inspection by Ministry of Health. This must be packed separately.
Flammable/corrosive products
Stamps or coin collections of high value
Exposed film
Garden and outdoor equipment

Prohibited

The following items are prohibited in Dubai and cannot be brought into the country when moving overseas:

Firearms
Weapons
Ammunition
Military uniform/equipment
Alcohol
Narcotics (including poppy seeds, flowers, and leaves)
Drugs and medicines which are banned
Radios, transmitters, communication equipment
Ivory or other items associated with endangered animals
Items manufactured by Israeli blacklist or of Israeli origin
Pornographic items determined to be offensive to Islamic teachins/principles
Pork
All materials (written, recoreded, etc.) are subject to confiscation and censorhip. These items must be packed separately and clearly marked on the inventory.

Importing Cars and Motor Vehicles

Used vehicles: Can be imported, but are subject to duty. Customers must hold an United Arab Emirates Residence Visa. You must also have the following documentation:

Registration
Title/deed
Purchase invoice
Certificate of origin
Passport
Insurance policy
Proof of ownership
Residence Permit

Remarks: Cars with tinted glass cannot be imported

Pets and Animals

Importing Pets: Pets can be imported, but you must first obtain a health certificate prior to moving to Dubai. The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries must issue an import license (upon presentation of the health certificate). Both the import license and health certificate must be attached to the Air Waybill with your pet, so plan ahead of time.

Electricity

Electricity supply in Dubai is 220/240 volts and 50 cycles
Socket type is the same as the 3-point British system.
Adapters can be purchased at hardware and grocery shops

Internet

Emirates Internet & Multimedia is the only provider of internet services
Internet access is restricted for some sites
Emirates Internet can be accessed through any standard telephone line using a 56k modem.

Postal System

There is no house address-based mail system in the UAE
Post is delivered to a central post office, and then distributed to centrally located post office boxes
Those that move to Dubai may choose to rent a personal PO Box if they prefer

Shabana Quaiyoom

With regards to my shipping from NY to London, I just wanted to let you know that I was very pleased with the service I received from your movers on [the] 23rd of July 2002 in NY City. They were courteous, efficient and friendly which, thankfull(...)

Dr. Ann Hurowitz

Dear David: Everything went well with the moving. I have already received everything. The moving staff was great. They were very nice and did their job on time and precisely. Thank you for everything. In case you need any help in Brazil, please (...)

Patrick Gavigan

I am writing to thank you, and particularly Mr. Wayne Townsend, your agent who handled my recent move from New York City to Stockholm, Sweden, for your attentive and highly professional service. Mr. Townsend provided a firm estimate of shipping (...)

Mark Levinson

Daniel Herz S.A.

David Mazafi and the staff at NY International Shipping provided me with unparalleled service and support. My goods were packed, shipped and delivered with no troubles whatsoever. As promised, I had nothing to do but give the address and pay the(...)

Maureen Kerr

Everything has arrived in excellent condition. Many thanks for your professional assistance. I will recommend you to other Australian and New Zealand consultants in New York.

Nicholas Brawer

Luxury African Travel, Luggage, Clothing & Campaign Furniture

To Whom It May Concern: I am pleased to recommend the services of New York International Shipping. David Mazafi and his staff are honest, courteous and efficient and their services are competitively priced. I have worked with David for over two (...)

Tom Wine

To Whom It May Concern: This letter serves as recommendation for the relocation services of NY International. NY International completed a month-long relocation process of my personal effects from New York City to London. Over the past ten years(...)

Nadia Bishai

Logistics Manager, Bunge Ltd.

As I was moving overseas with work, I contracted NY INTL shipping to arrange for my international move from New York to Brazil. They were extremely helpful throughout the process and extremely friendly and supportive. [They’re] no fuss kind of p(...)

Christopher J. Abad

To Whom It May Concern: I am writing this letter in reference to NY International Shipping and its owner, Mr. David Mazafi. Earlier this year, I was selected by my company (a mid-sized financial services firm based in NYC), to coordinate the ove(...)

Antonio Fernandez

Querido David, Primero, me gustaria disculparme por la demora en mandarte, por escrito, las gracias por el service tan excellente y professional que tu compania nos ha proveido. Una mudanza siempre es muy problematica y uno tiene que estar pendi(...)

Joanne Coulson

Hello David, I finally had time this past weekend to go through the boxes. The move from NY to UK went very well. I was very pleased with the level of service and the professionalism shown both at the NY end and from the company in England. Plea(...)

H.E. Mr. Julian Vila-Coma

Ambassador, Permanent Representative

It is with great pleasure that I recommend your fine work and that of your company, NY International Shipping Inc. You have consistently displayed a high degree of integrity, responsibility, and ambition in working with the Mission of Andorra to(...)

Rosa Masott

Hi Wayne, Sorry it took me a while to respond back to you. I want to start by saying that it was a true pleasure to work with you Wayne you were very relaxed and patient with me when I called you a dozen times with soooo many questions you were (...)

Spyros Poulios

I am writing to recommend the services of Wayne Townsend from NY International Shipping. I moved from Manhattan back to London, England, in January, and he made the process very easy and non daunting. I found him to be very friendly, patient and(...)

Simon Bray and family

NYC to UK

Good evening, I would like to express my thanks to NY International and most of all Mr Wayne Townsend my consultant. You should ask for him if he is available as he really knows his job far better than anyone else I spoke to in my research on wh(...)

Birju Jani

Hi David, Just wanted to drop you a quick note to say what a wonderful job Avi and his team did packing and moving our things out of our NYC apartment. Not only were they courteous and efficient – their professionalism was a most pleasant surpri(...)

S. Teeluck

The Permanent Mission of Mauritius to the United Nations has been dealing with NY International Shipping Inc. for relocation services for our Ambassador and diplomats at the Mission. We have been impressed by the commitment and dedication of the(...)

Sophie & Jason Oliva

Dear Wayne, I just to say thank you so much for all of your help with our relocation from NYC to the UK. You made a huge effort from start to finish in ensuring we were happy with our move. You were extremely professional, always willing to answ(...)

Melanie Z

Had a very positive experience. I recommend this company to all my friends and colleagues from overseas relocating to the United States. David was most professional, listened to all my concerns and made sure my move went smooth and was stress fr(...)

Shianrin

Nadine Henley

Dear David, Wow! What a fantastic experience working with you and your moving company has been. The level of personal care that I received, the movers taking extra care with all of my expectations! Everything went perfectly and smoothly and righ(...)

Ruthie and Avishai Nissim

First of all, let us apologize for the delay in writing to you to thank you for the excellent personal and professional service. You know when you make Aliya, lots of things need to be taken care of and unfortunately thanking your movers is “mov(...)

Marvin Lazerson and Ursula Wagener

Our Move from Philadelphia to Germany David, It was terrific, from start to finish, and you especially were outstanding. You explained everything, and this is exactly how it was, on the mark! The service at the German end was excellent. We would(...)

Heike Berg

I wanted to say Thank You for the great job you did! All my things arrived perfectly in good order and exactly at the arranged time. I talked several times with Kay in Great Britain to make arrangements and she was also very kind and helpful. Th(...)

Theirry and Sylvia Buch

Dear David, Thank you so much for the excellent service you provided for us in the New York. We are really happy about how everything went. The movers were on time, very professional and courteous. They dealt with some last minute changes we mad(...)