From the Netherlands to New York City
An apartment in Manhattan or a house in Brooklyn: if you are moving to New York, your plan starts with the address. De Bresser goes through packing, transport, customs formalities and delivery in New York City with you. Tell us the floor and building access too, so the quote includes both from the start.
Tell us what you want to take, your departure address in the Netherlands and the New York City address your things should go to.
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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
Your New York City address
This page covers moving to New York from the Netherlands, specifically to New York City. Give us the borough, street, ZIP code and apartment number. Also tell us who will receive your things and from which date you can get into your new home.
A floor number does not tell us how a sofa gets upstairs. Show us how you get from the street to your home: the entrance, any steps, corridors, corners and the lift. With measurements and photos we can agree beforehand which furniture needs taking apart and where extra preparation is needed.
No final address yet? Tell us which destination is already known and what is still undecided. We explain which details the quote is based on and which parts need confirming later. That way you can also build temporary storage into the plan.
What do we know about your new home?
Ask for the door opening and inside dimensions of the lift. Find out whether you must use the goods lift (freight elevator) and whether it has to be booked. A large lift only helps if your furniture also fits through the lobby and the hallway.
Tell us the number of floors, the stair width and any tight turns. Photograph any stoop or narrow front door too. List heavy or bulky pieces separately, so we can agree the approach before moving day.
Tell us which borough or neighbourhood you have in mind and when you expect to know more. A later change of address, floor or access can affect the work. Have the final delivery confirmed as soon as your address is fixed.
Preparing your belongings
Walk through your home, storage room and garage before we assess the volume. Which furniture do you want to take? What stays behind? Point out fragile items, art, instruments and large appliances separately, and tell us which boxes you plan to pack yourself.
De Bresser makes a numbered inventory list and matches the packing to your belongings and the way they travel. For boxes you fill yourself, tell us clearly what is inside. Flag new purchases and special goods so we can discuss how they should be handled. Keep passports, personal documents and what you need for your first weeks out of the shipment.
protection for edges and corners
a soft layer around delicate surfaces
for crockery and loose items
Your points of contact
Henry, Marjolein and Timo go through your plans with you. Send us what your building management has told you and let us know about changes to your departure date or new home. We record what work is part of your move and what information is still missing.
International move coordinator
Henry maintains contact with our international partner agents and agrees with them what preparation your move requires.
File coordinator/Agent network
Marjolein oversees your moving file from request to delivery and stays in touch with the partner agents involved in your move.
International move coordinator
Timo aligns the schedule of your international move with you and our partner agents, from departure to the delivery arrangements.
Access to your building
Ask your landlord, managing agent or co-op or condo board to set out in writing how a move works at your address. Ask which entrance you may use, on which days and at what times delivery can happen, and who lets the crew in.
Also ask whether the building requires a Certificate of Insurance (COI), which is proof of insurance from the mover doing the work. If it does, have the exact requirements and the way to submit it sent to you, and forward them to us before the final schedule is set. We can then discuss which documents the agreed work calls for.
A moving slot in the building and a suitable loading spot on the street are separate matters. Check both. Tell us about roadworks at the street or entrance, an out-of-service freight elevator or other restrictions as soon as you know, so we can plan around the actual situation.
Three arrangements to confirm
Ask which hours are available, how you reserve them and what the procedure is if the schedule changes. Tell us too whether a superintendent or doorman will be on site that day. The window has to fit the confirmed transport and delivery plan.
Check whether the building asks for a lift reservation, floor protection or use of a separate entrance. Forward the building's instructions to us. These arrangements vary by address, so do not expect the procedure from a previous home to apply.
Agree who will open up and receive your belongings. Share that person's phone number and, where relevant, the contact details of building management. Let us know in good time about changes to keys, entry codes or availability.
From transport to delivery
Treat the arrival of the shipment, customs clearance and the final drive to your door as separate steps, and set your building arrangements alongside that timeline. For the general preparation of a US shipment, read more about shipping household goods to the US.
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Official sources checked on 20 October 2026. Building access requirements are set for each delivery address. Current local rules apply to the street and the driving route.
Household goods that leave the Netherlands for a non-EU country need an export declaration along with an inventory list. We handle the customs formalities that apply and prepare the numbered list. You provide the personal details and evidence requested. Talk through the American import side before shipping as well.
Dutch Customs on household goods (in Dutch)
Tell us where the entrance is and, if you can, send photos of the street and the signs posted there. NYC DOT sets separate rules for commercial vehicles and special zones. The carrier doing the work should judge where loading and unloading is allowed at your address; a booking with the building does not settle that by itself.
New York City has designated truck routes and restrictions on parkways. The carrier doing the work has to check the current route and the local signs. Tell us about known roadworks or an awkward approach to your building. The NYC DOT information helps in preparing that drive.
Request a quote
Volume is one part of the price. Packing, access, the floor, building rules, customs clearance and any storage also shape the work. Make sure the quote records what is included and how any extra costs will be agreed.
Book a video survey to show what you are taking. Include the storage room and fragile pieces. Add measurements, photos and the instructions from your New York building.
We go through the survey, the work and any missing information. Check that collection, transport, clearance and delivery match what you want. Also discuss storage and how to change the delivery appointment.
Your shipment and personal preparation
The documents for your belongings go in the moving file. Your personal right to live or work in the United States needs its own preparation, and most people need a visa for it. Plan the move around the steps that apply to you.
De Bresser prepares the numbered inventory and handles the customs formalities that apply to the shipment. You list everything you are taking and supply personal details and evidence. Tell us straight away if your travel plans or delivery address change.
Sorting out your residence status as well? Read preparing to emigrate to the US (in Dutch). For your belongings and American import clearance in general, see our guide to US shipments.
What is part of the moving agreement?
List large, fragile and newly bought items separately. Also tell us what should follow later or stay in the Netherlands. You receive the inventory list from De Bresser; check it against the agreed contents.
Let us know what your belongings and any special pieces are worth. Ask what the insurance covers at each stage: collection, transport, any storage and delivery. Have the conditions and exclusions recorded. A COI for the building, if required, is a separate document to arrange.
Take personal documents, clothes and anything else you need for your first weeks with you. Staying in a furnished home for a while? Then discuss which items you want delivered there and whether the rest goes into storage first.
More services
Choose the help that suits your belongings and your home. We discuss what each part needs and include the agreed work in the quote. The service pages below are in Dutch.
Agree the work with us, from preparation to delivery.
Discuss how furniture, crockery and fragile pieces are protected.
Tell us which furniture must come apart for transport or access.
Include storage while your home is not ready or available.
Bring the survey, documents and delivery arrangements together.
Discuss packing, container space and the onward delivery.
Packing for abroad
At the survey, discuss which personal boxes you want to fill yourself and what our movers will pack. Point out fragile, heavy and unusual items separately so we can prepare their protection before moving day.
Do it yourself
Keep passports, personal papers, medicines and essentials for your first weeks out of the shipment.
Only pack the personal boxes we agreed beforehand. Use sturdy boxes and see our packing tips (in Dutch).
Tell us exactly what each of your own boxes contains. De Bresser adds this to the official numbered inventory list, and you receive a copy.
Point out breakable, valuable and special items at the survey. Let our movers prepare how they are packed.
Our advice
We survey your belongings and discuss which protective materials suit the furniture and loose items.
We protect delicate surfaces, edges and corners with materials such as bubble wrap, corrugated cardboard and packing paper.
For especially fragile or unusual pieces, we discuss custom-made crates. We match the packing to the transport and the agreed carrying route.
We prepare the numbered inventory for your packed belongings, showing what each box contains. De Bresser also handles the customs formalities that apply to the shipment.
Frequently asked questions
Can't find your question? See the frequently asked questions (in Dutch) or contact us.
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Give us your departure address in the Netherlands, your destination in New York City and your preferred dates. Include the borough, ZIP code, floor, lift or stairs and any building instructions. A survey of your belongings lets us discuss the work. Tell us which address or schedule details are still missing.
Check with the manager or landlord of your particular building. If a COI is needed, have the exact requirements and submission procedure sent to you. Share that information before the work is booked in.
Discuss the floor and carrying route during the survey. Send measurements and photos of the entrance, stairs and turns, and list heavy or large furniture separately. Based on that, we discuss which approach is possible and which work should go into the quote.
Give us details of the street and entrance, and agree who checks the loading options. The carrier doing the work has to follow local rules and signs. A building booking is not the same as permission to park on the street. See the NYC DOT information; each address is assessed on its own merits.
Raise that possibility when the schedule is drawn up. We can include temporary storage in the moving agreement. Have it recorded where your things will be stored, which costs and cover apply and how the later delivery will be arranged. Report a changed key or handover date as early as possible.
Plan them as separate moments. After the ship arrives, the agreed clearance and onward delivery still have to line up, so match your building's delivery window to the confirmed schedule. Read more about the shipment on our United States page.
See the general preparation for your household shipment to the US.
Fit the packing, container and delivery to your plans.
What to arrange yourself when you emigrate to the US.
Reviews
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
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9 out of 109
Personeel was. Vriendelijk, netjes, op elkaar ingespeeld en kundig.
John, Etten-Leur ·
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 ·
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 ·
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 ·
8 out of 108
Goede ervaring.
Ad, Sint Willenrord ·
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 ·
8 out of 108
zie hierboven
Cor Heerkens, GOIRLE ·
10 out of 1010
Veel waardering voor de inzet van de verhuizers
P, Tilburg ·
10 out of 1010
Vriendelijke en behulpzame medewerkers.
Komen afspraken na, zoals dag en tijd.
Gerry, Oisterwijk ·
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 ·
8 out of 108
afspraken worden nagekomen, flexibiliteit bij wijzigingen, zonder schade op het nieuwe adres
Martin van Gulik, Tilburg ·
10 out of 1010
Fijne verhuizers alles goed geregeld.
2de keer verhuisd was weer top.
Verhuizers doen niet moeilijk kijken naar mogelijkheden.
M, Esch ·
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 ·
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 ·
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 ·
9 out of 109
Goed , snel en deskundig.
Harm, Oisterwijk ·
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 ·
10 out of 1010
Goede communicatie en vakkundig personeel - zowel gebruikgemaakt van langdurige opslag als verhuisdiensten
Marion, Den Haag ·
10 out of 1010
Zie hiervoor
P, Tilburg ·
10 out of 1010
Uitstekend
Guus, Tilburg ·
Locations
We work from Tilburg, Oisterwijk, Breda, Venlo, Reeuwijk and Brussels. Choose a location or discuss your move with us directly.
Herastraat 9
5047 TX Tilburg
Luxemburgstraat 7
5061 JW Oisterwijk
Mijkenbroek 46
4824 AC Breda
Van Coehoornstraat 11
5916 PH Venlo
Edisonstraat 1A-B
2811 EM Reeuwijk
Bazellaan 8
1140 Evere, Belgium
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