Bike shipping

Send your bike overseas using our trusted shipping services

Shipping a bicycle to another country can be a daunting experience, especially when considering how best to get your precious two-wheeler to its destination. From customs headaches to long airport waits, sending it on a flight alongside your other luggage isn't the best way to kick-start your cycling adventure. 

Instead, eliminate stress by shipping bikes with our international luggage delivery experts! We've been shipping sports equipment, musical instruments, bags, boxes, furniture and much more for over 25 years.

We'll come to your door, collect your bike, box it at our nearest depot, send it to your destination country, pass it through customs and deliver it. All you need to do is get a free instant quote, securely prepare your bike for collection and complete the online documents.

Using our Boxes and Bags Worldwide service, you can send your bike via air or sea at competitive prices. Because we own and operate a network of depots and drivers worldwide, we offer a unique door-to-door bike shipping experience. 

Please note, this is a bicycle shipping service and does not include e-bikes.  

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How to prepare your bike for shipping

We make your bicycle shipping experience stress-free. As part of our Boxes and Bags Worldwide service, we'll come to your home, collect your adult or children's bike and take it to our nearest depot. From there, our shipping experts will pack it into a robust cardboard bike box and send it to your chosen destination.

However, in countries where shipping is fulfilled by one of our our partners (check your free quote to confirm), it is your responsibility to buy a bike box (Seven Seas Worldwide does not endorse these products) and securely pack it before collection. 

There are a few essential things for you to do to prepare your bike for shipping:

• Remove the pedals. Failure to do so will incur an extra charge.
• Thoroughly clean and dry your bicycle (Seven Seas Worldwide does not endorse these products) to avoid customs charges or delays. Pay close attention to hard-to-clean spots such as tyres, pedals and underneath mud guards. If we receive any part of your bike unclean, you will incur a cleaning charge. 
• Remove all bike accessories, such as bells, water bottles, safety chains, helmets and bags. Additional items placed inside could damage both the box and the bike. You can ship your accessories separately as part of the same order via our Boxes and Bags Worldwide service.

Please note: we are unable to ship specialist bikes such as tandems, unicycles and penny farthings. 

While not a professional packing service, after collecting your bike, our trusted depot staff will securely box it in one of our chemically strengthened cardboard containers. Our bike boxes are designed to fit various sizes and include support sections for the wheels and front forks to keep your bike in place during transit.

We begin by inspecting the bike for defects such as faults or scratches. Then, we take off the front wheel and, if you haven't removed them already, the pedals. We place the front forks into their cardboard support, remove the handlebars, cover them in several layers of bubble wrap and seal them against the body of the bike with parcel tape. Two cardboard support sections are then placed against the back wheel.

Next, we gently ease the bike into the box. We cover the front wheels' spindles with foam tube endings and place the wheel inside a cardboard casing. The wheel is then placed beside the bike. Any remaining voids are filled with bubble wrap, and cardboard bridges are placed along the top to strengthen the box further. Finally, the lid is sealed using several layers of parcel tape and labelled, ready to be shipped or stored.

Remove all bike accessories, such as bells, water bottles, safety chains, helmets and bags. Additional items placed inside could damage both the box and the bike.

Customs rules when sending bikes overseas

Since we manage a worldwide network of depots, we can offer a complete door-to-door collection and delivery service, including customs clearance in all countries where we operate. But there are some essential things you should be aware of.

As each country has its own import rules, including customs and taxes specific to bikes, please reference our regularly updated Prohibited Goods page before booking.

Then, log into your online account and complete the following shipping documents:

• An inventory listing every item you want to send. Customs authorities will have access to it, so please ensure accuracy.
• Optional insurance forms to ease some stress in the rare case your bike(s) are lost or damaged.
• Colour scans of the shipment owner's passport picture and signature pages.

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