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International removals to the Netherlands · De Bresser since 1923
Moving to the Netherlands with your own belongings
Moving to the Netherlands from India, Canada, Australia or South Africa? Bring the things that make a house your home. De Bresser moves your belongings from abroad to your Dutch address, and our team handles international destinations 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
Start from abroad
Organise your move while you still live abroad
You do not have to travel to the Netherlands before you request a quote. Show us what is coming in a video survey. Walk through every room, the storeroom included, and point out what stays behind and which pieces need extra care.
Give us your current address abroad and your Dutch destination. An upstairs flat with a narrow staircase takes different preparation from a house with a driveway, so send photos of the access as well.
Where you leave from decides the paperwork for your belongings. Your nationality decides whether you need an MVV entry visa: Canadians and Australians do not, South Africans and Indians may. Shipping household goods to the Netherlands? Read about an overseas move (in Dutch).
1923our roots in Oisterwijk
Things to arrange
Show everything that is coming
Open the cupboards and show what you keep in storage too. Point out large or fragile pieces, so the survey covers more than just the living room.
Pick a good time to talk
Moving from Canada to the Netherlands? Tell us your time zone and how to reach you, so we can agree a time to talk.
Tell us the floor level too
Note the floor, any lift and the distance from street to front door. That is how we prepare the work at your Dutch address.
Packed for the crossing
Your belongings well protected when moving to the Netherlands
We recommend having your belongings packed by professionals before they leave, wrapped all round in bubble wrap, corrugated cardboard and packing paper.
Shipping furniture to the Netherlands? Fragile or unusual pieces go into a custom-made crate where needed. Every box gets a number on the inventory list, so on delivery you can find everything by number. If you come from outside the EU, you sign that list 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.
Arrival in the Netherlands
You have arrived. Is your new home ready for your things?
Building work can overrun, or the key handover may slip. Nowhere to put your belongings yet? Then arrange temporary storage (in Dutch), and tell us which things you need in the meantime.
Timo keeps the planning in step with you and our partner agents abroad. New address or a new handover date? Let us know at once, and we will update the arrangements.
The cost of moving to the Netherlands depends on volume, packing, route and whether your own container or groupage (a shared container) suits you. In your quote, check who packs at both addresses, what is dismantled and what happens after delivery. Ask us about insurance; cover and terms can vary.
1923our roots in Oisterwijk
Plan together
Plan who receives your belongings
Make it clear who has the key and who will receive the movers. If you cannot be there yourself, pass on that person's phone number.
Discuss reassembly in advance
Does a wardrobe or bed need reassembling after arrival? Say so in your request and agree what to include; see furniture assembly (in Dutch).
Keep first-day essentials separate
Decide what comes with you and what follows later. Carry travel documents, keys and first-day essentials yourself; your trip and the delivery are separate arrangements, so plan them together.
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 in the Netherlands will you live?
Moving to Tilburg, Oisterwijk, Den Bosch or another Dutch town? Check our service area (in Dutch) and send us your delivery address.
The Netherlands
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Tilburg
Your household goods from abroad, delivered in Tilburg.
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Oisterwijk
From abroad to your new address in Oisterwijk.
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Den Bosch
Your belongings from overseas to Den Bosch.
Another Dutch town? See our full service area (in Dutch) or discuss your delivery address with us.
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.
Import and registration
Your belongings and your registration each need their own papers
Moving from another EU country? Then your household goods need no customs declaration, although separate rules can apply to alcohol, tobacco and vehicles, among other things. Check the information on moving within the EU (in Dutch).
De Bresser draws up the inventory list for every cross-border move, within Europe too. We number everything and record what each box contains. Tell us what is in any boxes you pack yourself. You receive a copy to find your things by number, and where needed the list is available to customs.
From outside the EU, an import declaration is required, and for duty-free import it has to go through a moving or transport company. De Bresser handles the customs formalities where they apply. You supply the details and documents: you sign the inventory list we prepare and provide proof that you have settled in the Netherlands. See the documents Dutch Customs asks for (in Dutch).
Staying over four months? Register with your municipality within five days of arrival; book an appointment before you leave and ask which documents to bring. Without EU, EEA or Swiss nationality, a stay over 90 days needs a residence permit (see ind.nl). Lived here before? Use the checklist for moving back (in Dutch).
6locations in NL and BE
For your move
Duty-free import comes with conditions
Relief is not automatic. Your residence history, the use of your belongings and the moment of import all count. Read the conditions for household effects (in Dutch).
Discuss what proof you can provide
No proof of municipal registration yet? Dutch Customs lists alternative documents to show you have settled. Check which ones fit your situation.
Report special items in advance
Moving from South Africa to the Netherlands with a car, art or plants? These can mean extra checks: list them in your request and check the import rules first.
Dutch import rules
Relief from import duties depends on dates and documents
These rules apply to belongings that come from outside the EU. The import declaration goes through your removal company with a relief code, using documents you supply. Customs decides whether your move meets the conditions.
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Official sources checked on 21 October 2026. Customs assesses each move against its own conditions.
Twelve months abroad, six months of use
Dutch Customs grants the exemption only if you move your normal residence to the EU after at least twelve consecutive months outside it. You must have owned and used the goods for at least six months and keep using them in your new home. Import them within twelve months of taking up residence, and do not lend, pledge, lease out or transfer them for twelve months after import. Alcohol, tobacco, commercial vehicles and non-portable professional equipment are excluded.
Proof that you have settled here
Besides the signed inventory list, your removal company needs your municipal registration certificate showing the date you settled here. Not registered yet? Then proof of deregistration abroad, plus for example your employment contract or tenancy agreement, can show that you are settling in the Netherlands.
A car or motorcycle has its own route
A vehicle needs its own import declaration through your removal company, filed before the RDW inspection for a Dutch registration number. Once the duty exemption is granted, you can also apply for exemption from BPM, the Dutch car and motorcycle tax. For the inspection you must be registered with your municipality and attend in person. Once you live here, driving on foreign plates needs a short-term tax exemption, applied for in advance and valid for two weeks at most.
Read more about your international move
See all our international moves. Moving out of the Netherlands instead? Then read about moving abroad (in Dutch).
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International move
Our international services, from removals to Holland to moves abroad.
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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.
Prefer to talk now? Call us on
+31 13 542 59 35
