San Diego International Movers
An international move is really two jobs: flawless work at your San Diego home, and clean coordination with the ocean or air freight that carries everything abroad. Gorilla Movers performs the first in-house and manages the second, so you deal with one team.
Origin services performed by our own San Diego crews
Everything that happens at your home is done by Gorilla Movers employees, not a subcontracted labor pool. That includes export-grade packing, custom wood crating for artwork, electronics, and fragile pieces, furniture disassembly, and a detailed inventory built as we pack. We load your goods into a container or liftvan at your residence or at our facility at 7077 Consolidated Way in San Diego.
Origin handling is where most overseas damage actually starts. A carton that survives six weeks at sea is a carton that was packed correctly on day one, which is why we treat the San Diego side as the foundation of the whole move. Our crews are background checked and uniformed, and we have run moves this way since 2008, more than 25,120 of them.
Freight coordination: ocean, air, and everything between
We coordinate your shipment with licensed international freight partners and manage the handoff for you. Larger households typically ship in a dedicated container, smaller shipments share container space to control cost, and time-sensitive essentials can fly as air freight while the rest follows by sea.
Transit varies by lane. Much of Asia and Latin America runs a few weeks by ocean, while Europe and consolidated shipments can take one to two months. We map the realistic timeline before you commit, and you keep a single point of contact from packing day until delivery is arranged abroad.
Customs documentation without the guesswork
Why start an overseas move with a local San Diego company
Large forwarders usually subcontract the origin work anyway. Starting with us means you know exactly who is packing your household: a BBB A+ rated company licensed under CAL T-192729 and USDOT 3801918, with 730+ reviews across platforms. Certificates of insurance for buildings are standard, and $5 from every move we run is donated to the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, which feels fitting for a company that helps people cross oceans.
Four steps to settled in.
Tell us the basics
30-second form or one call. A real quote lands within one business hour.
Lock your date
Crew, truck, and arrival window confirmed. Optional text reminders.
We do the lifting
Wrap, pack, load, transport. Protected and live-tracked at every step.
Settle in happy
Placed, reassembled, debris gone. You just live there now.
International Moves questions, answered.
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Can you ship my car abroad as well?
Do I need to be there while you pack?
Can you store my shipment before it sails?
San Diego keeps calling us back. 4.8★ across 730+ reviews.
“Everyone from Jen who booked my appointment to Roy & Bruce who did the heavy lifting were exceptional! Efficient, courteous, and easy to get a hold of.”
“The guys were GREAT. Went above and beyond to be helpful and even took some things to storage for us.”
“Amazing experience! The movers were polite, on time, and very helpful! I would use you guys again in a heartbeat!”
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