The Paperwork Is Half the Job
Embassy and Diplomatic Shipment Packing
Diplomatic consignments are not usually harder to pack than any other household or office move. What makes them different is everything around the packing: itemised inventories that have to match what is in the box, sealing that has to remain intact, and documentation that will be read by more than one authority. We handle these alongside our customs clearance, which is where most of the friction actually sits.
What These Shipments Need
Beyond Ordinary Packing
The requirements come from the status of the consignment rather than the contents.
- Itemised inventories matching every carton
- Numbered and recorded seals
- Cartons marked to a consistent scheme
- Condition recorded before sealing
- Documentation prepared for clearance
- Coordination with the mission or agent
Diplomatic Shipment to Move?
Tell us the origin, destination and timing
Discuss a Consignment Call +971 4 239 7107Where Diplomatic Shipments Go Wrong
Delays on these consignments are almost never about the packing itself.
Inventories that do not match
If a carton contains something the list does not mention, the discrepancy has to be resolved before anything moves. Packing and listing must happen together.
Seals broken in transit
A seal that has to be broken for a routine handling step defeats its purpose. Deciding where seals go is a planning decision, not a packing one.
Documentation arriving late
The consignment is ready and the paperwork is not. Preparing both together is the point of using one company - see compliance support.
Nobody coordinating
These shipments involve a mission, an agent and a carrier. Someone has to hold the thread, and it should not be the person relocating.
Combined with the move itself
Packing is rarely the whole requirement on a diplomatic consignment. Transport, storage between posts and the customs entry are handled together, which is what removes the coordination burden from the mission or the family.
Who We Pack For
Typical Consignments
The work divides into a few recognisable types.
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Diplomatic household removals
Residences packed room by room with the inventory detail these moves require - see household packing.
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Mission and office consignments
Files, equipment and furnishings moving between posts, packed and listed as office cargo.
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Sensitive and restricted items
Consignments where sealing, chain of custody and documentation matter more than the physical protection.
Why Cannata
Packing, Papers and Clearance Together
On a diplomatic consignment the customs treatment and the packing are the same conversation. Splitting them across suppliers creates the delay.
Inventoried as packed
Lists are built while the cartons are filled, so what is written and what is inside cannot drift apart.
Sealed and recorded
Seals numbered and logged, with condition documented before closing.
Cleared by us
Our own customs team handles the entry, so the documentation is prepared by people who saw the packing.
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Give us the route and the cargo and we will come back with a rate, usually within one working day.
Our FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
What missions and agents ask about these consignments.
