Household Goods Moving Counting Down

EIGHT WEEKS BEFORE THE MOVE
　　　□ Choose your mover
　　　□ Check export/import regulation for your move
　　　□ Check and ensure your passport is valid
　　　□ Start to apply for necessary visa
　　　□ Check export/import regulation for pets
　　　□ Check that electrical goods will work in the country of your
　　　　 destination

SIX WEEKS BEFORE THE MOVE
　　　□ Sort through basement, garage, loft, dispose of unwanted goods
　　　□ Organization a ‘garage sale’
　　　□ Arrange for transfer of school records
　　　□ Transfer personal insurance records
　　　□ Get bank account available in destination

FOUR WEEKS BEFORE THE MOVE
　　　□ Confirm the packing date with KMI
　　　□ Notify everyone of your change of address: post office, your
　　　　 solicitor, bank, credit card company, doctor, dentist, insurance
　　　　 company, schools, building society and relevant government bodies
　　　□ Arrange for mail to be forwarded
　　　□ Make your travel reservations for the trip
　　　□ Prepare insurance valuation
　　　□ Have rugs cleaned

TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE MOVE
　　　□ Round up passports, birth/marriage certificates and other family
　　　　 documents
　　　□ Decide which clothes travel with you
　　　□ Return or retrieve any items on loan
　　　□ Fulfill outstanding HR agreements
　　　□ Complete outstanding credit agreements
　　　□ Cancel all rental agreement
　　　□ Cancel subscriptions to clubs and magazine
　　　□ Collect travel cheque or local currency
　　　□ Start running down stock of food and drink
　　　□ Ask for final account from electrical, water and gas company
　　　□ Obtain invoices for new purchases (for import customs formalities)
　　　□ Organization storage

ONE WEEK BEFORE THE MOVE
　　　□ Defrost refrigerator/freezer
　　　□ Get rid of flammables(paint, gasoline), plants and any perishable food
　　　□ Plan simple meals for moving day to avoid using appliances
　　　□ Separate luggage items you need for your travel
　　　□ Separate toys for your children during traveling
　　　□ Ensure you have enough medication before you receive your goods
　　　□ Finish packing all suitcases
　　　□ Clean garden tools, bicycles and other garden equipment
　　　□ Empty mower tanks
　　　□ Arrange for mains services to be disconnected.
　　　□ Arrange for someone to look after your children and pets on moving
　　　　 day
　　　□ Obtain address of mover’s agent at destination
　　　□ Advise your newsagent and milkman and pay their accounts
　　　□ Empty lockers at school and work
　　　□ Clean out and close your bank safety deposit box
　　　□ Collect clothes from dry clean
　　　□ Collect items in repair shop
　　　□ Get all required customs paperwork ready for KMI

ONE DAY BEFORE THE MOVE
　　　□ Disconnect, clean and dry refrigerator/freezer and other electrical
　　　　 appliances
　　　□ Arrange with neighbors to leave sufficient packing space for the
　　　　 moving vehicle
　　　□ Safekeep keys to trunks, cases, etc…
　　　□ Ensure that all these documents are with you: passport, air tickets,
　　　　 vaccination certificates, cash, jewellery, clothing & toys, driving
　　　　 license, marriage certificate, dental records, medical records, bank
　　　　 references, tenancy references, old utility bills and necessary
　　　　 receipts, insurance details.

ON MOVING DAY
　　　□ Arrange someone to look after your children and pets
　　　□ Remain present during packing
　　　□ Walk through your house with KMI packing supervisor and point out
　　　　 requests and concerns
　　　□ Confirm your destination contact details & delivery date with KMI
　　　□ After packing, KMI site supervisor will ask you to complete a ‘Job
　　　　 Evaluation Report’.
　　　□ Check all rooms, cupboards and walls to make sure nothings is left
　　　　 behind before KMI packing crew leaves
　　　□ Turn off water and lights, lock windows and doors
　　　□ Check and sign the packing list
　　　□ Hand over all customs documents to KMI
　　　□ If at all possible, try not to arrange travel overseas on the same day
　　　　 as the move as it will tend to add to the stress involved
UPON YOUR ARRIVAL IN DESTINATION
　　　□ Build up contact with KMI destination mover to facility all
　　　　 necessary customs paperwork
　　　□ Confirm delivery date/time and delivery address/access
ON THE DAY OF DELIVERY
　　　□ Arrange someone to look after your children and pets
　　　□ Remain present during delivery
　　　□ Walk through your house with foreman of delivery crew and give him
　　　　 the plan of furniture placing plan
　　　□ Confirm all packages received
　　　□ Check if there is any obvious damages when goods unloaded from
　　　　 container
　　　□ Sign on the packing list for receipt of goods

THE DAYS AFTER DELIVERY
　　　□ Complete unpacking and check conditions of all unpacked goods
　　　□ Report claim of insurance with 45 days after delivery (suggest as
　　　　 quick as possible)