Shipping from Dubai
to Colombia.

Yes. Our movers and packers do the packing, wrapping and listing in Dubai, then we ship your furniture and household goods in a full container, or share one if you have less to send. The item by item list matters, because customs clear personal effects against it. Fuel, gas cylinders, paint, aerosols and loose batteries cannot travel, and we give you the full list before packing day.

A full container to Cartagena runs roughly 25 to 30 days, which makes Colombia the quickest Latin American lane we run. Air freight to Colombia takes 2 to 5 days. Shared container cargo is much slower, because consolidation currently routes through Dammam and Antwerp. We tell you which figure applies to your shipment and give you a date in writing.

Because of how consolidation currently works on this lane. Shared cargo routes through Dammam and Antwerp rather than moving with the direct container services, which adds a great deal of time. If you are comparing quotes, check whether you have been given the full container figure or the shared one, because they are not close on this route.

Generally no, so ask before you buy. Ordinary used vehicle imports into Colombia are prohibited. Antique, classic and certain other specifically authorised categories have their own procedures, but a normal used passenger car from Dubai should not be shipped as an ordinary import. Tell us the vehicle and your situation and we will check whether an authorised category applies.

It depends on what you send, how big it is, and where in Colombia it is going. We do not publish prices because every shipment is different. Sea freight to Colombia is priced per container when you fill one, and per cubic metre when you share one. On this lane the shared option is cheap but considerably slower, so we will be straight about the trade off. Send us the details and we send you a price in writing.

All of them. Bogota, Medellin, Cali, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Cucuta, Bucaramanga, Pereira, Santa Marta, Ibague, Pasto, Manizales, Villavicencio, Monteria, Armenia and Valledupar. Just give us the address and we bring it to the door.

Cartagena on the Caribbean for Bogota, Medellin and the north and centre. Buenaventura on the Pacific for Cali and the south west. Colombia has mountains between the two halves, so crossing from the wrong coast is a genuinely difficult road journey rather than a simple one. Tell us the delivery city and we will pick.

It is Colombia’s national taxpayer register. Your buyer needs the appropriate tax and customs registration in it before they can carry out import operations. It sits with them rather than with the cargo, so we confirm it before you book rather than when the container has landed at Cartagena.

It is Colombia’s single window for foreign trade. Products subject to prior controls need registration, an import licence or another approval through it before customs clearance, and that has to be obtained before the goods ship. Ordinary goods need nothing beyond the normal declaration. Send us the HS code and we will tell you which applies.

Yes. We handle freight forwarding to Colombia door to door. We collect the goods in Dubai, move them, clear them through customs, and bring them to your address. You deal with one company for the whole journey.

You can send as little as one box or one pallet, but on this lane the answer matters more than usual. Shared container cargo, which is called LCL or less than container load, currently consolidates through Dammam and Antwerp and takes considerably longer than the 25 to 30 days a full container takes. If speed matters, the full container is worth the money here.

Yes, at both ends. We handle customs clearance in Dubai and customs clearance in Colombia. You do not need to find your own clearing agent.

Yes. We collect anywhere in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and the rest of the UAE. We can also hold your goods in warehousing and storage in Dubai until you are ready to ship. On this lane consolidating properly into a full container rather than sending part loads separately can save weeks as well as money.

Yes. We move project cargo to Colombia as well. Big, heavy items go in open top or flat rack containers, or loose on the ship. Santa Marta handles project and bulk cargo depending on the service. Send us the size and weight and the delivery city.

Yes. We move full house moves and part loads to Colombia, including Bogota, Medellin and Cali. We pack, collect, move and deliver, and we handle the customs clearance so your things are not waiting on paperwork.

There is a specific regime for household moves, called menaje domestico, and qualifying Colombian returnees can also obtain additional benefits under the return law framework. It is a defined procedure with conditions rather than a blanket exemption, so we would rather set out what actually applies to you than describe it as duty free. Tell us your situation and we will confirm.