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From the US to the Netherlands · De Bresser since 1923
Moving from the USA to the Netherlands
Your sofa, bikes and the boxes in the garage all cross the Atlantic when you are moving from the USA to the Netherlands. De Bresser brings them to your new Dutch address; our team handles international moves every week.
Request a no-obligation quote
Tell us where you are moving from, where you are going and when. We will discuss your belongings and the options for a pre-move survey.
Prefer to discuss your move first? +31 13 542 59 35
9.0 on Klantenvertellen97% of all 1,555 reviews recommend us
Erkende Verhuizer and ProjectverhuizerDiscuss the cover for your destination
Since 1923 in Oisterwijkmore than a hundred years of moving experience
Member of Top Moversnational network of recognised movers
From the States
Plan the whole move while you still live in the US
Moving to the Netherlands from America does not mean flying over for a quote. Give us a room-by-room tour in a video survey, garage and attic included, and point out what you will leave behind and anything fragile.
Send your US address with city, state and ZIP code, and your Dutch destination. An apartment with narrow stairs is a different job from a house with a drive, so add photos of the entrance.
As you are moving to the Netherlands from the US, your belongings come from outside the EU and Dutch import rules for non-EU goods apply. Read more about sea shipments on our page about an overseas move (in Dutch).
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Things to arrange
Let us see every item
Open wardrobes and kitchen cupboards too, and name large or fragile pieces. That helps us judge the volume and whether your own container or shared space suits your route.
Schedule a call across time zones
Eastern, Central, Mountain or Pacific? Note your time zone and the best way to reach you, so we can talk the move through at a sensible hour.
Tell us about floors and stairs
Which floor is your Dutch home on, is there a lift, and how far is the door from the kerb? Those answers shape the delivery.
Packed before it sails
Protected from your US driveway to your Dutch door
For shipping from the US to the Netherlands we advise professional packing: packing paper, corrugated cardboard and bubble wrap all round.
Fragile or oddly shaped items travel in a custom-built crate where needed. Each box carries a number from the inventory list, so you can tick everything off when it reaches the Netherlands. Because you arrive from outside the EU, your signature on that list is needed for import.
Corrugated cardboard
for edges, corners and whole items
Bubble wrap
a soft layer for glass and lacquered surfaces
Boxes with packing paper
for crockery and small items
Your points of contact
Your team for international moves
Henry, Marjolein and Timo guide you through your international move.
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Henry Stolk
International move coordinator
Henry maintains contact with our international partner agents and keeps expanding that network.
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Marjolein van Helmond
File coordinator/Agent network
Marjolein oversees the files for international moves, from request to delivery, and is a dedicated point of contact for the partner agents in our network.
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Timo van der Schans
International move coordinator
Timo coordinates international moves and aligns the schedule with the customer and with our partner agents abroad.
After the crossing
You have landed. Is your Dutch home ready yet?
Renovations run late and handover dates slip. If your belongings cannot move in yet, you can book temporary storage (in Dutch); let us know what you will need from it in the meantime.
Timo agrees the timing with our partner agents in the US and with you. If your address or handover date changes, tell us right away so the arrangements can be updated.
Go through the work agreed at both ends before you accept the quote: who packs in the US, which furniture is taken apart, what happens after delivery, and whether port costs and handling are included. Discuss insurance too, as cover and terms can differ from move to move.
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Plan together
Decide who meets the movers
Agree who holds the key and who lets the movers in. Still in the US on delivery day? Give us the phone number of the person standing in for you.
Agree assembly in advance
Will a bed or wardrobe need rebuilding on arrival? Add it to your request and we will agree what is included. More on furniture assembly (in Dutch).
Keep arrival essentials with you
Keep passports, medication, keys and what you need for the first few days with you, not in the container. Flight and delivery are separate bookings, so line them up.
Beyond transport
Help with packing and moving
From fragile crockery to large furniture: discuss what help you want to include in your move. The service pages below are in Dutch.
Furniture transport
Only some of your belongings
Moving box hire
Boxes for the things you take with you
Piano moving
Discuss transporting your piano
Antiques and art
There is a separate service for antiques and art
Destinations
Where will you settle in the Netherlands?
Will your new home be in Tilburg, Oisterwijk, Den Bosch or elsewhere? Send us your address and check our service area (in Dutch).
The Netherlands
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Tilburg
From the US to your door in Tilburg.
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Oisterwijk
Shipped from America to your home in Oisterwijk.
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Den Bosch
From the States to your Den Bosch address.
Settling elsewhere in the Netherlands? See our complete service area (in Dutch) or ask us about your address.
Request a quote
Choose how we view your belongings
Start by phone or show your belongings on video. We arrange a home visit if that suits your location. After that, you receive a quote based on your move.
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By phone or WhatsApp
You call or message us on WhatsApp about your departure address, destination and belongings. Together we work out what is needed for the quote.
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By video survey
In a video survey you show us what you are taking with you. Also handy if you still live abroad.
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Home visit
We discuss whether an adviser can visit you to look at your belongings and access.
Arrival paperwork
Paperwork for moving from the USA to the Netherlands
Moving to Europe from the US in stages, living in another EU country first? Household goods you then move here from that country need no customs declaration, though alcohol, tobacco and vehicles can follow other rules. See moving within the EU (in Dutch).
If you are moving from the US to the Netherlands, De Bresser prepares the inventory list, as with any move across a border. Each item gets a number and each box a note of its contents; if you pack boxes yourself, tell us what is inside. Your copy lets you check everything off on arrival, and customs can see the list when required.
Coming from the US means an import declaration, and to import tax-free it must be lodged through a moving company or carrier. De Bresser takes care of the customs formalities that apply; your part is the information and paperwork. You sign the list we draw up and show proof that you now live here. Check the documents required by Dutch Customs (in Dutch).
Staying longer than four months? Register with your municipality within five days of arrival; book the appointment from the US and ask which documents you need. US citizens need no MVV entry visa, but do need a residence permit beyond 90 days (see ind.nl). Lived here before? See the checklist for moving back (in Dutch).
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For your move
Tax-free import is not a given
Customs does not grant relief by default. They look at where you lived, how you used your goods and when you import them. See the rules for removal goods (in Dutch).
Check which proof you can show
Not on the municipal register yet when your shipment is cleared? Dutch Customs names other documents that show you have settled here. Find out which apply to you.
Flag unusual items early
Bringing a car, artwork or plants? Each may be checked more closely. List them, and any recent US purchases, in your request and look up the import rules before packing.
Import rules for US households
Your goods, your car and your pet each follow their own rules
When your shipment from the US is cleared in the Netherlands, your removal company lodges the import declaration with a relief code. Customs then decides whether your household effects come in free of import duties. A car and a dog or cat are handled separately.
Photo: Oude Turfmarkt 141-147 by Massimo Catarinella, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Edited for this page: background removed with AI, cropped, and a seagull and a wire retouched out. The edited image is also licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Download the edited image.
Official sources checked on 21 October 2026. Which rules apply depends on your situation and what you ship.
Twelve months outside the EU, six months of use
Household effects can only come in free of import duties if you move your normal residence to the EU after at least twelve consecutive months outside it, for example in the US. Each item needs six months of ownership and use, and you must keep using it in your new home. The goods must be imported within twelve months of taking up residence, and for a year after import they may not be lent, pledged, leased out or transferred. Alcohol, tobacco and commercial vehicles, among others, are excluded.
Bringing your American car
Your car needs its own import declaration, with copies of its registration and proof of ownership. Once you are registered in the Netherlands, take the import document from Customs, no more than 12 months old, to the RDW inspection in person; the car is checked against European requirements. If it qualifies as household effects, you pay no BPM, the Dutch car tax, but you then file a paper BPM return.
Dogs and cats arriving from the US
These rules apply if your dog or cat travels within five days of you; otherwise commercial rules apply, with arrival only via Schiphol. Your pet must be at least 15 weeks old and microchipped no later than its rabies vaccination, with a first vaccination given at least 21 days before entry. Bring an official veterinary health certificate, valid for 10 days from issue, and an owner's declaration. Coming from the low-risk US, not via a high-risk country, it needs no blood test. Report your pet to Customs on arrival.
Read more about your international move
Browse our international moving services. Already here and heading somewhere new? Read about moving abroad from the Netherlands (in Dutch).
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International move
Our international moving services and destinations at a glance.
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Moving abroad
What to arrange before you leave the Netherlands.
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Overseas move
Your belongings, transport and documents for an overseas destination.
Reviews
Customers are happy with us
Quoted verbatim from our Klantenvertellen profile, in the original Dutch, with name, place and date. Only customers invited after their move can review us. The photos show our own work. Read all reviews (in Dutch)
9.0 out of 10 on Klantenvertellen, from 1,555 reviews
All reviews
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9 out of 109
Personeel was. Vriendelijk, netjes, op elkaar ingespeeld en kundig.
John, Etten-Leur ·
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9 out of 109
Zeer tevreden, over de organisatie , de medewerkers en de uitvoering van de verhuizing zelf. Vriendelijk, hardwerkend , als één team. Kan het iedereen aanbevelen.
Marian, Tilburg ·
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10 out of 1010
Verhuizing zeer voorspoedig verlopen, team zeer goed op elkaar op elkaar afgestemd. Uitpakken zodanig geregeld dat na afloop alle verpakkingsmateriaal zoveel mogelijk werd meegenomen wat een ontzettende rust geeft. Afspraken worden goed nagekomen. Derde verhuizing met de Bresser, wat ons betreft van harte aan te bevelen
Ton, Goirle ·
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10 out of 1010
Goed overleg met ons
Netjes alle kwetsbare dingen met folie ingepakt
Goed doorgewerkt en alles op de juiste plaats gezet.Bert, Oisterwijk ·
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8 out of 108
Goede ervaring.
Ad, Sint Willenrord ·
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10 out of 1010
Wij zijn door -3- hardwerkende Haagse heren , van Brabant naar Gelderland verhuisd.
Het werd een zorgeloze dag, in no-time was de enorme hoeveelheid dozen ingepakt en werd vervolgens bij de opslagbox in een supersnel tempo , ook alles ingepakt.
In Arnhem moest alles per lift naar boven.
Fluitend werden alle dozen in de bestemde kamers gebracht.
Om 15.30 waren we verhuisd!
Ongelooflijk! Complimenten voor de goede communicatie met de Bresser en het geweldige verhuisteam.Maria, Andel ·
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8 out of 108
zie hierboven
Cor Heerkens, GOIRLE ·
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10 out of 1010
Veel waardering voor de inzet van de verhuizers
P, Tilburg ·
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10 out of 1010
Vriendelijke en behulpzame medewerkers.
Komen afspraken na, zoals dag en tijd.Gerry, Oisterwijk ·
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10 out of 1010
De mannen van de Bresser waren op het afgesproken tijdstip aanwezig en na een korte ronde zijn ze voortvarend aan de slag gegaan. In no time was het huis leeg en gingen we naar het nieuwe adres. Ondanks de uitdaging waar de verhuislift het beste geplaatst kon worden was het ook weer zo in orde. Rond 14.00 uur stond alles binnen en konden we de dozen gaan uitpakken
E, Oisterwijk ·
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8 out of 108
afspraken worden nagekomen, flexibiliteit bij wijzigingen, zonder schade op het nieuwe adres
Martin van Gulik, Tilburg ·
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10 out of 1010
Fijne verhuizers alles goed geregeld.
2de keer verhuisd was weer top.
Verhuizers doen niet moeilijk kijken naar mogelijkheden.M, Esch ·
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10 out of 1010
Met verbazing gekeken hoe efficiënt de verhuizing is gegaan . Zo'n til lift is een uitkomst, vooral als je hoog woont. Niets hoeft meer met de huislift, die vaak te klein is. De kast en het bed hoefden niet gedemonteerd te worden. Perfect.
A, Tilburg ·
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10 out of 1010
Topmannen! Aardig, meedenkend, zorgvuldig en wat wij belangrijk vinden, een goed humeur! In voor een geintje! Wij zagen er een beetje tegen op maar zij hebben dat zeker goedgemaakt!
Anja, Uden ·
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8 out of 108
Behalve dat er een foutje was gemaakt wat betreft de tijd dat de verhuisdozen geleverd zouden worden en ik een paar uur voor niets heb zitten wachten is de verhuizing op zich prima gegaan. Op de afgesproken tijd was één verhuizer aanwezig; de andere twee verhuizers stonden in de file; door vakanties werd een beroep gedaan op verhuizers uit een ander deel van het land. Die ene verhuizer is gelijk aan het werk gegaan en toen de andere twee er waren ging het inladen razendsnel. Hetzelfde gold voor het uitladen op het nieuwe adres wat op 30 km van het inlaad-adres lag. De verhuizers in kwestie waren vriendelijke, beleefde en hardwerkende mannen voor wie niets teveel en niets te zwaar was. Ondanks de hoge temperaturen werd er nauwelijks tijd genomen om te pauzeren; een slokje water of een blikje fris tussendoor was voldoende voor de heren. Voor lunchtijd was alles klaar en kon ik beginnen met het uitpakken van de dozen. Het ophalen van de lege dozen een week later ging volgens afspraak.
Ook de contacten met de mensen op kantoor is altijd goed verlopen. Al met al een goede ervaring.A, Tilburg ·
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9 out of 109
Goed , snel en deskundig.
Harm, Oisterwijk ·
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10 out of 1010
Onze verhuizing van grote spullen is voorspoedig verlopen.
Fijne verhuizers die snel, efficiënt en zorgvuldig hun werk deden.
Wij zijn zeer tevreden!M, Horsten ·
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10 out of 1010
Goede communicatie en vakkundig personeel - zowel gebruikgemaakt van langdurige opslag als verhuisdiensten
Marion, Den Haag ·
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10 out of 1010
Zie hiervoor
P, Tilburg ·
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10 out of 1010
Uitstekend
Guus, Tilburg ·
Locations
Six locations in the Netherlands and Belgium
We work from Tilburg, Oisterwijk, Breda, Venlo, Reeuwijk and Brussels. Choose a location or discuss your move with us directly.
Tilburg Head office
Herastraat 9
5047 TX TilburgOisterwijk
Luxemburgstraat 7
5061 JW OisterwijkBreda
Mijkenbroek 46
4824 AC BredaVenlo
Van Coehoornstraat 11
5916 PH VenloReeuwijk
Edisonstraat 1A-B
2811 EM ReeuwijkBrussels
Bazellaan 8
1140 Evere, Belgium
Request a quote
Great moves start here
- We discuss your moveFill in your details. We will contact you to go through your plans.
- A quote that fits your moveWe view your belongings by video or discuss a home visit.
- Everything in one placeMoving, packing and storage: you arrange it all with De Bresser in one place.
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+31 13 542 59 35
