Excess Baggage launches corporate baggage service

Oct 17 | 2012

Baggage shipping services provider Excess Baggage Company has announced the launch of its corporate baggage services.

A baggage shipment is an international transportation of personal belongings that is easier to arrange and more flexible than a traditional full household removal so is ideal for corporate clients who have employees relocating for short-term assignments abroad.



Using its worldwide network of agents, the company can offer comprehensive and cost effective options for the transportation of belongings.


Excess Baggage Company CEO David Elliot said, “Excess Baggage Company has always provided ad hoc services for our many blue chip clients and we have now decided to formally provide corporate baggage services, via a dedicated Corporate Department, staffed by people experienced in the demands of the corporate marketplace.  We believe that there is a specific demand for the type of services that we provide, and our ability to provide cost effective solutions, whilst maintaining quality, should enable us to build a solid client base in the market.”


Excess Baggage Company supplies and delivers packing materials to employees, allowing them to pack at their leisure. All necessary customs documentation is similarly provided to ensure that there will be no paperwork issues at destination.  Once the packing has been completed, the consignment is collected from the employee’s address on a day of their choice. For any last minute requirements, packages can be dropped off at any Excess Baggage outlets across the UK.


Once despatched, the employee will receive automatic tracking information from Excess Baggage Company’s state of the art software and will be contacted directly to arrange delivery at destination. Customs clearance and delivery to most major destinations are included.


The following items can be sent as excess baggage:

  • Boxes/suitcases;
  • TVs/computers;
  • Bicycles/skis/snowboards/surfboards;
  • Paintings/mirrors/works of art;
  • Golf clubs/sports equipment;
  • Musical instruments;
  • Prams/car seats/toys.

Excess Baggage Company has been operating for nearly 30 years and is a European provider of baggage shipping services. The company also operates over the counter left luggage facilities at London Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester airport terminals as well as major Network Rail stations across the UK.