Consumer Solutions
Excess Baggage Shipping
Convenient excess baggage delivery for travellers, students, relocations, holiday purchases, and personal effects by air cargo, sea freight, or door-to-door services.
Airline baggage allowances can be restrictive, especially when you need to move fragile, large, valuable, awkward, or heavy items. Universal Freight Forwarders supports excess baggage shipping with flexible air and sea freight options, secure packing, collection, storage coordination, customs guidance, tracking, and delivery planning.
Door-to-Door or Door-to-Depot Excess Baggage
Excess baggage can be shipped using door-to-door or depot-style services depending on destination, budget, shipment size, and how much clearance or final-mile support is required.
Holiday Purchases Delivered Home
Travel purchases, souvenirs, gifts, artwork, sports equipment, and other items bought away from home can be collected, packed, stored where needed, and shipped to arrive when convenient.
Excess Baggage by Air
Air cargo can be a good option when baggage needs to arrive faster. It is useful for urgent personal effects, valuable belongings, and items that need a shorter transit time.
Excess Baggage by Sea
Sea freight can be more economical for larger shipments or where delivery is less urgent. Personal possessions may move as consolidated freight with onward delivery arranged after customs and port handling.
Packing for Items Airlines May Not Carry
Airlines may refuse or charge heavily for large, fragile, awkward, valuable, or heavy belongings. Professional packing and freight planning can help move paintings, electronics, musical instruments, sports equipment, and valuable artefacts safely.
Flexible Baggage Shipping Options
Customers can choose options based on packing needs, destination, pickup or drop-off preference, transport method, delivery timeframe, and whether delivery is needed to a port, depot, airport, or door.
What we offer
Features
- 01Door-to-door and depot-style excess baggage options
- 02Air cargo for faster baggage delivery
- 03Sea freight for larger or less urgent shipments
- 04Collection and delivery coordination
- 05Professional packing for fragile, awkward, or valuable items
- 06Support for holiday purchases and personal effects
- 07Tracking and signed delivery options where available
- 08Loss or damage protection options for eligible shipments
Why it matters
Benefits
- 01Helps avoid airline excess baggage fees and restrictions
- 02Supports travellers who cannot carry everything on a flight
- 03Provides options based on urgency, budget, and destination
- 04Protects fragile or high-value personal belongings with suitable packing
- 05Can coordinate timing so items arrive when needed
- 06Simplifies customs, freight, and delivery planning for personal effects
Need to send excess baggage?
Tell Universal Freight Forwarders what you need to send, where it is going, how quickly it must arrive, and whether packing or collection is required.
Request Excess Baggage SupportQuestions & answers
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about this service.
What is an airline baggage allowance?
Airlines limit the number, weight, and type of bags they will carry. Fragile, large, awkward, valuable, or heavy items may need separate freight or courier arrangements.
What are excess baggage fees?
Excess baggage fees are airline charges for luggage above the permitted allowance. Shipping excess baggage separately can sometimes be more practical or economical.
Can excess baggage be delivered internationally?
Yes. Excess baggage and personal effects can be shipped to many international destinations using air, sea, courier, or freight options where available.
How long does excess baggage delivery take?
Delivery time depends on the destination, freight method, customs clearance, and urgency. Air freight is generally faster, while sea freight is often more economical for larger shipments.
What options are available for excess baggage?
Options can include professional packing, self-packing, pickup or drop-off, air freight, sea freight, road freight, door delivery, depot delivery, and protection for eligible shipments.