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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.5

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Review summary

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Considering 4,151 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the efficient delivery service, noting that items often arrive earlier than expected and tracking is accurate and up-to-date. Many appreciate the exceptional customer service, highlighting the helpfulness, politeness, and quick responsiveness of advisors who are readily available via chat or phone. The overall user experience is consistently described as easy, straightforward, and faultless, from online forms to collection and delivery. However, some customers were dissatisfied with the pricing, particularly regarding additional fuel surcharges and unexpected customs fees. A few also mentioned issues with customer service, citing unhelpful responses or a lack of accountability for collection delays. There were also occasional reports of items arriving dirty or delays due to errors in customs paperwork.

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User experience

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Simple booking. Staff always on hand by email, chat or phone. Can get through easily and advisors , without exception are helpful and polite. Any queries re collection or delivery dealt with efficie... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have used them twice, from the US to Spain. It's been a good experience both times. The customer service is uber-excellent. Night or day, via chat I've been able to reach a real person almost immedi... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Have used Send My Bag quite a few times over the last three years to send clothing backwards and forward between Australia and the UK for a family member who is over in the UK on a working visa. Alwa... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Send my bag was tge best way to get my excess items back from the UK to Australia. Their instructions were clear on how to pack, what I was allowed to ship. The friendly courier collected... See more


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  1. Travel & Vacation

About Send My Bag

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Send My Bag is the leading door to door luggage delivery and personal effects shipping company. The service is used by a wide variety of travellers from people relocating and studying abroad, to those taking a short holiday or sporting vacation.

Send My Bag started out as a service for students and having made over 100,000 collections from universities is probably the most experienced student shipping service worldwide.

From our UK and US domestic services to express worldwide services Send My Bag offers more routes online than any other personal effects shipping company.

Our experienced customer support team is available to answer your questions 24hrs / day Mon - Fri and throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday.

The Send My Bag APP allows for easy one click tracking and all customers can request free label holders during booking.

Looking for more reviews? Check out over 100,000 independent reviews on SendMyBag.com.

 

Send My Bag Best Price and On Time Guaranteed

We guarantee our door to door luggage services won’t be beaten on price. We guarantee your express service item within the United Kingdom & within the EU will arrive on time or your money back.

Did you know that Send My Bag offer a best price guarantee? If you find a lower price up to 7 days after you place your order we’ll match it and give you a £10 credit (we're that confident you won't).

If your Send My Bag Express service item doesn’t arrive on time on an internal EU route we’ll credit your Send My Bag account with 50% of the transit costs, if the delay is 2+ working days we’ll credit your Send My Bag account with 100%. To claim, get in touch within 7 days of delivery.

For full terms & conditions on both the Send My Bag Best Price & On Time Guarantee , see our Terms and Conditions (under section 14).


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I will never use Send My Bag again

I will never use Send My Bag again. They advertise that only around 5% of USA shipments require customs disputes for inappropriately issued customs fees but in reality, it appears to happen far more frequently since it has happened to all three of my suitcases. This is especially frustrating for expats like myself who are paying hundreds, if not thousands, to send multiple suitcases overseas. While I understand they cannot control customs decisions, they are not being honest about how often this issue arises. Based on numerous expat forums, many others have experienced the same problem with most of their shipments. Then when custom charges do occur, the dispute process can take several months, customers are left out of pocket by hundreds and there is no guarantee of reimbursement even after the dispute is resolved.

Shortly after dealing with this, I received an additional charge of £52 claiming my suitcase was 75% over capacity, something I strongly dispute. I contacted customer service to express my dissatisfaction, and they required photographic evidence of the suitcase measurements to challenge the charge. No problem, but at this time, I am in the middle of relocating from the UK to the USA. My suitcase was already in the USA and I would not be there for two weeks while completing my move. I was also trying to arrange alternative shipping as I no longer trusted their service. As a result, I was unable to provide the requested evidence immediately.

Just one week after that email exchange, I received a threatening email stating that if I did not pay within 14 days, the charge would be transferred to DEBT COLLECTORS. This escalation felt completely unreasonable, particularly given the circumstances. After raising this in an expat group, another individual reported an almost identical experience except in her case, the charge was dismissed after she publicly complained. I have shipped three suitcases with this company, yet within a week of disputing a charge, I was already being threatened with debt collection. This is not how loyal customers should be treated.

SMB shows little interest in retaining existing customers or being transparent with new ones. Avoid at all costs if you don’t want to be charged 3x what it would cost if you just shipped with Parcel Hero.

25 April 2026
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Reply from Send My Bag

Hi Jasmine,

Thank you for your review, I apologise for any inconvenience caused.

All items are weighed and measured as they move through the network using laser scanners and industrial scales, there are a number of reasons why a charge may have been applied, including, but not limited to:

- Extendable handle deploying whilst in transit
- Label lying flat when going through the scanner
- Internal dimensions used as opposed to external dimensions

We have acknowledged that there is an increased frequency of the charges happening from the UK to the USA, and our website has been updated to reflect that a several weeks ago so that any affected customers know what to expect - https://www.sendmybag.com/baggage-shipping-destinations/usa/

I emailed you on 16th April regarding the duties and taxes that were applied to your recent shipment and about the dispute process. Looking at your email chain there's no mention of your two week timeline, nor a response to my email, I would have been happy to mark this as pending your arrival if I was made aware of your circumstances.

We've worked hard to be as transparent as possible about the process, in the email you received, there's a video hyperlinked explaining why this may have happened and walking you through the dispute process. We value our customers and want to work through the matter to completion as we don't want a customer paying more than they should.

I have marked your order as disputed and I am pending your response with the images of your item being measured upon your arrival to the destination country.

Thanks,
Darren
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

The fuel surcharge was highway robbery

The fuel surcharge was highway robbery! It was probably 10 times the cost of the extra fuel.

25 April 2026
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Reply from Send My Bag

Hi there,

Thank you for your review, I apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Reviewing your order I can see you paid a fuel surcharge of £22.42 on your recent order, which represents 19%. We absorb a significant amount of the fuel surcharge and do not pass this on the cost value, making ours one of the lowest in the global freight industry.

To give you an idea of how sharp the increase has been since the start of the year: Jet fuel FOB Dollars per Gallon; 2nd January 2026 $1.908. April 2026 $4.136. - More info is available here: https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pri_spt_s1_d.htm

We are continuing to monitor this weekly, and when situations improve we will be immediately reducing and abolishing the surcharge at the earliest opportunity.

Thanks,
Darren
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This process may seam daunting to begin…

This process may seam daunting to begin with but rest assured there is a fantastic customer service team with you every step of the way. Everything went smoothly and my bags have arrived safe and sound. Fabulous company. We will use again!

22 April 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very efficient

Very efficient - my bag arrived in Japan within 5 days even earlier than scheduled. The reservation process was clear and well organized.

25 April 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Website wasn’t clear

Website wasn’t clear. Price says £22 for sending a box but it turned out it was £72 for the oversized box even though it only weighed 13 kg! We ended up spending £36 on their special cardboard boxes - already massively over price to realise we could buy the items new for cheaper than sending them. Plus they are adding on a surcharge for fuel costs, understandable perhaps but it just makes the price insanely costly.

24 April 2026
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Reply from Send My Bag

Hi Stellastar,

Thank you for your review, I apologise for any inconvenience caused.

The price is based on both the size and weight of the items that are being sent, if an item is larger than the volume allowance additional handling charges may be applicable, depending on the size, weight and route you're sending on.

Our cardboard boxes are reasonably priced at £19.99 for a pack of 5 (not including postage, which is dependent on the destination etc.).

We absorb a significant percentage of the fuel surcharge, and ours is one of the lowest in the global freight industry.

Thanks,
Darren
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience for moving US to UK

We moved 19 large boxes from Seattle to London, and even with the Easter holiday weekend in between we had all 19 boxes arrive in London within 7 days.

I made a few calls to customer support along the way (generally to check on pickup status or movement after pickup), and I was always able to reach someone by phone promptly who was very helpful.

We did have all 19 boxes delivered on two pallets to our pavement in front of our house in London, and DHL said we had to take it from there and dispose of the pallets. Not ideal, but manageable given the price.

The price for the service and speed is very fair if you’re willing to do the packing and unloading / disposal yourself.

31 March 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience

I chose this company because you can select a window of time for pickup and you are able to track your bags. The pickup was just after the window (they let you know up front that they are testing this option and your pickup may not be in the window). I was able to track the bags and they arrived as expected. Ther was no damage (we wrapped our bags in shrink wrap). Very happy with this service!

7 April 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quite easy to use

Quite easy to negotiate the instructions. One hiccup this time as I was informed that collection would be done on Easter Monday…. Even though I double checked. Other than that it all went extremely well on both occasions I’ve used it … and I will use it again in September. I have also recommended to others.

24 April 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

Great service! Quick and easy to use!
Everything they said they would do they did and suitcase arrived intact and on time!

24 April 2026

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