Category — Unusually Asked Questions

Customer Question:
I want to import inheritance goods into Canada and within the consignment there is a Victorian rocking horse with real horse hair, would there be any problems with this? [Read more →]

Customer Question:
Please could you advise as to whether there would be any problems with importing Amethyst rock pieces into New Zealand? [Read more →]

Customer Question:
Are Martial Arts Equipment allowed from the UK into Australia? The effects in question are Sai x 3 sets, Bo x 3, and a pair of Nunchaku’s. [Read more →]

Customer Question:
Could you please give us your advice as we are receiving conflicting reports about certain effects entering Canada. Do outside & outdoor effects have to be almost clinically clean? Are untreated wicker, basket-weave, rattan items and dried flower arrangements allowed to be imported without any problems? [Read more →]

Blog Alert:
A new fresh water alga has appeared on the horizon that is going to cause some heartache to people moving to Australia. This is a alga weed (fungus) called Didymo (Didymosphenia geminata) that grows in fresh water and has invaded rivers and lakes in Europe, Asia, North America and New Zealand, choking their native waterways. It has not currently reached Australia. The Authorities are now insisting on new major checks being carried out for anything that may have been in contact with fresh water. Removers are being asked to be aware of this when they are advising their clients. [Read more →]

Customer Question:
We have 10 cartons (2 cubic feet) each of Thai hand made paper having seeds and flower petals impregnated therein. It is called Mulberry paper. Please could you indicate what the cost would be to have the paper treated (Gamma irradiation) on arrival. [Read more →]

Customer Question:
Will there be any problem, upon arrival in New Zeeland, with Empty Diving Cylinders loaded in to the container? [Read more →]

Customer Question:
Will there be any problem taking a 25 litre can of Racing Motor Oil (sealed) loaded in a container? And, can we take varnished wooden Car Ramps for the Roll-on/Roll-off? [Read more →]

Customer Question:
What do we need to know about transporting our Vintage Cars from the UK to Auckland New Zealand? We plan to use a 40ft Container, plus arrive by Ro/Ro (Roll-on/Roll-off) ferry. [Read more →]

Customer Question:
Is it worth taking my expensive Plasma TV to the USA. [Read more →]

Customer Question:
Can we take our firearm with us when we move abroad. [Read more →]

Customer Question:
Can we take our collection of preserved Game Birds with us to Australia? [Read more →]

Burke Bros Answer:
This one is a bit tricky. There would normally not be an issue with this assuming there is no evidence of sand on the shells or that the shells themselves are not on the CITES [Read more →]

Customer Question:
Would we be allowed to import a Rocking Horse that has Real Horse Hair as its mane? [Read more →]

Customer Question:
Would we be allowed to import a Whale Bone Ornament? [Read more →]