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You're moving to Mexico or from Mexico. It's time to look for a mover to handle the transportation of your household furnishings and personal effects. You are about to entrust all of your worldly possessions to a company about which you probably know very little. If you chose wisely, the move will involve minimal stress and inconvenience. If you do not, then you should certainly be prepared for the consequences.
MexiCo Forwarding is a moving services broker. We use our experience to shop around for rates and recommend the best way to transfer your household goods to or from Mexico. Our forwarding company is one of a family of three corporations which offer professional moving and storage services. Our other two companies include Jones Moving & Storage which was established in 1922 and has been an affiliate of Mayflower Transit since 1934 and Groves Moving & Storage - an agent of United Van Lines. By virtue of our location in deep south Texas, we have discovered that by interlining the services of domestic van lines and Mexican van lines at the border, we can usually save our clients 10% to 25% of the cost of dealing with 'brand name' moving companies. We are a 'niche' business - and proud of it. We only move furniture and we only move between points in the US and Mexico. We do one thing and we do it well.
The best way to get started is to request an educated guess or GUESSTIMATE. The form at this link will provide us the information we need to determine the nature of your shipment and the services which will be required. We will email you back with a 'ballpark' figure. Then, if you are interested, we will have a local estimator visit your home to perform a professional survey. The inventory he will prepare will allow us to fine tune a cost figure for you. Once we have an idea of the volume of your shipment we will shop around for the best rate on origin services, transportation, customs brokerage and destination services. We will explain to you the pros and cons of each type of service and the difference between the 'cheapest' methods and the 'best'.
There are several ways to ship your furniture. With the exception of loads to or from the Yucatan or Baja California, the most cost effective method is usually to ship your goods by domestic van line to our warehouse in the southernmost part of Texas and then transfer them to a Mexican van line for delivery. Larger shipments (15,000 lbs or more) may cross the border on a dedicated furniture van which is transferred from a US drayman to a Mexican drayman at the border. This saves rehandling and is the preferred method of transit for larger loads. Small shipments (less than 4,000 lbs) may be packed into 'Lift Vans' - wooden shipping crates about 7'X7'X4' in dimension - and handled as freight. Pound for pound, this is normally a more expensive way to ship your goods, but still cheaper than paying for dedicated van service.
We recommend you get formal written proposals from at least two other competing international forwarders and then select the company with whom you feel the most comfortable. Price is an important factor, but it should not be the only consideration. The professionalism of the forwarder, his reputation and his ability to provide quality service and offer satisfactory scheduling are also very important. Always require your forwarding agent to put his pricing and his promises in writing. Be sure he signs it and be sure you read the fine print.
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Is the forwarder you are considering properly insured and licensed to operate? Do they have 'Process Agents' in your state? The US Dept. of Transportation License and Insurance web site is the place to make sure. It can tell you if their permit status is active and whether they are properly insured and represented as required.
IN THE UNITED STATES:
U.S., DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
LICENSING & INSURANCE DIVISION (HIA-30)
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
400 VIRGINIA AVENUE, SW
WASHINGTON, DC 20024
(202) 358-7027
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/
IN MEXICO:
SEC. DE COMUNICACIONES Y TRANSPORTES
CALZADA DE LAS BOMBAS NO. 411
COLINIA SAN BARTOLO COAPA
MÉXICO, DF. 04920 MÉXICO
TEL: 011-5255-5684-0757, 011-5255-5684-0638
AND 011-5255-5677-3561 XT3187 XT3201
http://www.sct.gob.mx/
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INSURANCE REQUIRED
It is the policy of MexiCo Forwarding to require ALL shipments to be insured. Be sure you read the terms of the policy and note the exclusions and limitations. Most policies do not cover political risk (riot or war) and do not cover acts of pilferage or damage which might be caused by foreign or domestic customs agents while the shipment is in their care and custody. If you have coverage with your own insurance carrier, we'll require proof of policy. If you don't, we can provide coverage with TravelGuard International (TGI). In the many years we have done business with TGI we have found them to be reputable, responsible and helpful to our clients. You may, of course, buy insurance from any provider you wish, but we will not handle uninsured orders. |
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MexiCo Forwarding, Inc. 
