Our destination-specific customs advice explains the documents you'll need to complete and the requirements you must meet when shipping belongings.
We've got you covered with our Basic or Premier packages
Seven Seas Worldwide strongly recommends that you have some form of insurance cover: incidents can happen, and insurance is there to protect you against those unforeseen events. Our specialist insurance provides cover for both unaccompanied baggage and household belongings, which are generally not covered by traditional travel or household insurance policies.
No
insurance
Basic
insurance
Premier insurance
Cover for loss of whole shipment
Cover for loss of entire MoveCube®
Cover for loss of individual boxes (Baggage Worldwide, Mini Moves & Storage only)
Coverage against theft/loss of contents
Coverage against damage
Example Insurance costs
Baggage Worldwide, Mini Moves & Storage
Here's a table of example insurance costs for our Baggage Worldwide, Mini Moves & Storage services. Simply put the cost for Basic Insurance is 3.5% of the value of the item covered, with the cost of Premier Insurance being 5% of the item value. Below is a table of calculations.
Example
item
Example
value
Basic
insurance cost (3.5% of value)
Premier insurance cost
(5% of value)
Example ItemClothes
Example Value$150
Basic
insurance cost (3.5% of value)$5.25
Premium
insurance cost (5% of value)$7.50
Example ItemCDs / Vinyl Records
Example Value$75
Basic
insurance cost (3.5% of value)$2.63
Premium
insurance cost (5% of value)$3.75
Example ItemDVD/Videos
Example Value$35
Basic
insurance cost (3.5% of value)$1.22
Premium
insurance cost (5% of value)$1.75
Example ItemChildren's Toys
Example Value$50
Basic
insurance cost (3.5% of value)$1.75
Premium
insurance cost (5% of value)$2.50
Example ItemPhotos/Paintings
Example Value$80
Basic
insurance cost (3.5% of value)$2.80
Premium
insurance cost (5% of value)$4
Example ItemSofa
Example Value$500
Basic
insurance cost (3.5% of value)$17.50
Premium
insurance cost (5% of value)$25
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Example Insurance costs
International & Domestic MoveCube®
Here's another table of example insurance costs for our International & Domestic MoveCube® services. The cost for Basic Insurance is 2% of the value of the item covered, with the cost of Premier Insurance being 3% of the item value. Below is a table of calculations.
Example
item
Example
value
Basic
insurance cost (2% of value)
Premier insurance cost
(3% of value)
Example ItemClothes
Example Value$150
Basic
insurance cost (2% of value)$3
Premium
insurance cost (3% of value)$4.50
Example ItemCDs / Vinyl Records
Example Value$75
Basic
insurance cost (2% of value)$1.50
Premium
insurance cost (3% of value)$2.25
Example ItemDVD/Videos
Example Value$35
Basic
insurance cost (2% of value)70c
Premium
insurance cost (3% of value)$1.05
Example ItemChildren's Toys
Example Value$50
Basic
insurance cost (2% of value)$1
Premium
insurance cost (3% of value)$1.50
Example ItemPhotos/Paintings
Example Value$80
Basic
insurance cost (2% of value)$1.60
Premium
insurance cost (3% of value)$2.40
Example ItemSofa
Example Value$500
Basic
insurance cost (2% of value)$10
Premium
insurance cost (3% of value)$15
Terms & Conditions
For more information relating to the excess, clauses, procedures and cancellations attached to our insurance policies, please visit our terms and conditions page.
This page was last updated on 1st July 2021.