{"id":16958,"date":"2022-01-26T15:00:34","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T15:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/professionalmovingcompany.nl\/packing-unpacking\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T11:43:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T11:43:11","slug":"packing-unpacking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/professionalmovingcompany.nl\/en\/services\/packing-unpacking\/","title":{"rendered":"Packing and Unpacking Service | Movers Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n@media screen and (max-width:768px){\n.pmc{padding-top:104px}\n.pmc-badge{font-size:13px;padding:8px 14px;line-height:1.45;margin-bottom:16px;max-width:100%}\n.pmc-hero{padding:26px 18px}\n.pmc-media{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:14px}\n}\n@media screen and (max-width:420px){.pmc-hero h1{font-size:1.6rem}}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"pmc\">\n<div class=\"pmc-hero\">\n<span class=\"pmc-badge\">\u2605 4.9 on Google \u00b7 480+ reviews \u00b7 NIWO licensed<\/span><\/p>\n<h1>Packing and unpacking service for your move<\/h1>\n<p>Packing is the part of a move that takes the longest and that people put off the most. We take it off your hands entirely: boxes and materials come with us, your glassware and books go into the box properly protected, everything is labelled by room, and in your new home we unpack it again.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-btns\">\n<a class=\"pmc-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/offer.professionalmovingcompany.nl\/calculate-volume\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get a free quote<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"pmc-btn ghost\" href=\"tel:+31618225041\">Call +31 618225041<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>What the packing service covers<\/h2>\n<p>The packing service is usually part of our full-service move \u2014 the white glove option, where we handle everything from start to finish. You can also book it on its own, for instance just the kitchen and the fragile items, while you do the rest.<\/p>\n<p>We arrive with everything needed: moving boxes, packing paper, bubble wrap, tape, markers and labels. You don&#8217;t have to buy anything in advance, and you&#8217;re not left with a pile of unused material afterwards.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-media\">\n<figure>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalmovingcompany.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Professional-Moving-Company-Packing-Service-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Mover from Professional Moving Company packing books during a move\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Books go into smaller boxes \u2014 that keeps them liftable when full and stops the bottom giving way.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalmovingcompany.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Professional-Moving-Company-Moving-Company-Amsterdam-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Movers wrapping furniture carefully with protective packing material\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Furniture in film and blankets before anything moves \u2014 damage happens during packing, not in transit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2>What we pack for you<\/h2>\n<div class=\"pmc-cards\">\n<div class=\"pmc-card\">\n<h3>Glassware and crockery<\/h3>\n<p>Glasses, plates and cups are wrapped individually in packing paper and stood upright in the box, with padding between the layers. This is the most breakage-prone part of any move and gets the most attention.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pmc-card\">\n<h3>Kitchen contents<\/h3>\n<p>Pans, cutlery, small appliances and store cupboards. The kitchen is almost always the room that produces the most boxes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pmc-card\">\n<h3>Books and paperwork<\/h3>\n<p>In smaller boxes, because books get heavier than people expect. That keeps the boxes liftable and the bottoms intact.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pmc-card\">\n<h3>Cupboard and sideboard contents<\/h3>\n<p>What&#8217;s inside sideboards, display cabinets, wall units and drawers comes out per cupboard and goes back in per cupboard \u2014 so it stays together in your new home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pmc-card\">\n<h3>Personal belongings<\/h3>\n<p>Clothing, framed photos, jewellery and things that matter to you. Discreetly and carefully \u2014 and of course you may prefer to pack certain things yourself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pmc-card\">\n<h3>Mattresses, TVs and screens<\/h3>\n<p>Mattresses in protective covers, televisions and monitors wrapped and carried upright.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pmc-card\">\n<h3>Large furniture<\/h3>\n<p>Cabinets, sofas and tables are wrapped in bubble wrap and moving blankets, so corners and edges don&#8217;t get damaged en route.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pmc-card\">\n<h3>White goods<\/h3>\n<p>Washing machine, dryer, dishwasher and fridge are disconnected and made transport-ready \u2014 drum secured, hoses removed and taken along.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Labelling: the part that decides your unpacking day<\/h2>\n<p class=\"pmc-lead\">Every box gets a label showing which room it belongs in and what&#8217;s inside. Fragile boxes are marked separately.<\/p>\n<p>That means our movers put each box straight into the right room in your new home, rather than stacking everything in the hallway. It saves hours on the day itself \u2014 and it saves the search for the box with the coffee machine in it.<\/p>\n<h2>Full or partial packing<\/h2>\n<p>Most customers choose the full packing service: we pack the entire contents of the home and you do nothing. Others have us handle only the laborious or fragile parts \u2014 the kitchen, the glassware, the display cabinet \u2014 and pack clothes and books themselves to keep costs down. Either works, and we agree the split in advance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-tip\"><strong>Don&#8217;t forget the storage areas:<\/strong> lofts, sheds and garages are where a move overruns in practice. That&#8217;s where years of accumulated belongings sit with no clear destination, and it takes longer than a living room with ten pieces of furniture. Always mention those spaces when you request a quote.<\/div>\n<h2>Unpacking in your new home<\/h2>\n<p>The unpacking service is the mirror image: boxes are opened in the room they belong to, the contents go into the cupboards, and we take the packing material and empty boxes away with us. You start your first evening in a home that&#8217;s finished, not in a maze of cardboard.<\/p>\n<p>You can also opt for partial unpacking \u2014 just the kitchen and bedrooms, say, so you can cook and sleep straight away and do the rest at your own pace.<\/p>\n<h2>Clearing out and disposal<\/h2>\n<p>A move is the natural moment to get rid of things. While packing, we go through with you what&#8217;s coming and what isn&#8217;t. For anything you&#8217;re not taking we can <strong>arrange disposal<\/strong>, so your old place can be handed over empty without you making a trip to the recycling centre.<\/p>\n<h2>Crew size and timing<\/h2>\n<p>Packing should be a calm, orderly process \u2014 so we put enough people on it, which keeps it from overrunning and keeps the day relaxed for you.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-tablewrap\">\n<table class=\"pmc-table\">\n<tr>\n<th>Property<\/th>\n<th>Crew<\/th>\n<th>What drives the time<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Studio, room or small flat<\/td>\n<td>2 to 3 movers<\/td>\n<td>Number of boxes, amount of glassware<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Family house<\/td>\n<td>3 to 4 movers<\/td>\n<td>Number of rooms, kitchen and cupboard contents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Large or detached house<\/td>\n<td>4 to 6 movers<\/td>\n<td>Volume, loft, shed, garage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Packing often happens the day before the move, so moving day itself runs smoothly and without time pressure.<\/p>\n<h2>What does the packing service cost?<\/h2>\n<p>The price is driven by <strong>volume<\/strong>: how much there is and how much of it is fragile. We charge on the hourly rate per mover, so a small flat with two packers costs considerably less than a detached house with six.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"pmc-list\">\n<li>Hourly rate per mover, depending on the crew needed<\/li>\n<li>Boxes charged according to use \u2014 you don&#8217;t pay for boxes you didn&#8217;t need<\/li>\n<li>Packing materials (paper, bubble wrap, tape, covers) from \u20ac50<\/li>\n<li>Unpacking service, either in full or room by room<\/li>\n<li>Disposal of anything not coming with you, by arrangement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Want an exact price? Request a <strong>free pre-move survey<\/strong> \u2014 a planner assesses the volume at your home, loft and shed included. More on rates at <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalmovingcompany.nl\/en\/moving-costs\/\">moving costs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"pmc-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/offer.professionalmovingcompany.nl\/calculate-volume\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Calculate your move<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Why customers outsource the packing<\/h2>\n<div class=\"pmc-split\">\n<div>\n<h3>It doesn&#8217;t cost you your evenings<\/h3>\n<p>Packing yourself means, realistically, two weeks of working on after your working day. We do it in one or two days with the right crew.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Less breakage<\/h3>\n<p>Glassware breaks because of too little padding and boxes that are too big, not because of the driving. That&#8217;s where our experience sits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Everything lands in the right room<\/h3>\n<p>Consistent labelling turns unpacking into half a day rather than half a month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>A calm moving day<\/h3>\n<p>With nothing left to pack, moving day is only lifting and driving. Which is exactly the point.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Where we work<\/h2>\n<p>We work throughout the Netherlands, with most jobs in the Randstad and North Brabant: <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalmovingcompany.nl\/en\/moving-company-amsterdam\/\">Amsterdam<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalmovingcompany.nl\/en\/moving-company-rotterdam\/\">Rotterdam<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalmovingcompany.nl\/en\/moving-company-the-hague\/\">The Hague<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalmovingcompany.nl\/en\/moving-company-utrecht\/\">Utrecht<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalmovingcompany.nl\/en\/locations\/moving-company-haarlem\/\">Haarlem<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalmovingcompany.nl\/en\/eindhoven\/\">Eindhoven<\/a>. See all <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalmovingcompany.nl\/en\/locations\/\">locations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Often booked together<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"pmc-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/professionalmovingcompany.nl\/en\/services\/private-moving\/\">Residential moving<\/a> for the whole home<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/professionalmovingcompany.nl\/en\/services\/assembly-disassembly\/\">Furniture assembly and disassembly<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/professionalmovingcompany.nl\/en\/moving-supplies-delivered-at-your-doorstep\/\">Moving supplies delivered<\/a> to your door<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/professionalmovingcompany.nl\/en\/professional-moving-service-for-your-valuable-and-fragile-items\/\">Valuable and fragile items<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/professionalmovingcompany.nl\/en\/services\/piano-moving\/\">Piano moving<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/professionalmovingcompany.nl\/en\/convenient-storage-service-by-professional-moving-company\/\">Temporary storage<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<details>\n<summary>Do I need to buy boxes and packing material myself?<\/summary>\n<p>No. We bring moving boxes, packing paper, bubble wrap, tape and labels. Boxes are charged according to use and packing materials start from \u20ac50, so you don&#8217;t pay for what you didn&#8217;t need.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>How long does it take to pack a home?<\/summary>\n<p>It depends on the volume. Two to three packers usually do a small flat in part of a day; a large or detached house takes four to six people and sometimes two days. We often pack the day before the move.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Do you pack personal belongings too?<\/summary>\n<p>Yes, discreetly and carefully. If you&#8217;d rather handle certain things yourself \u2014 documents, jewellery, sentimental items \u2014 we simply set those aside.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>What happens to my washing machine and fridge?<\/summary>\n<p>We disconnect them and make them transport-ready: drum secured, hoses removed and taken along. In your new home we put them back in place.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Can I have just the kitchen packed?<\/summary>\n<p>Certainly. Many customers have us do the laborious and breakable parts and pack clothes and books themselves. We agree that in advance.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Do you unpack as well?<\/summary>\n<p>Yes. With the unpacking service the contents go into the cupboards and we take the empty boxes and packing material away. You can also have just the kitchen and bedrooms unpacked.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>I have a full loft and shed. Is that a problem?<\/summary>\n<p>Not a problem, but it does take extra time \u2014 those are the spaces where a move overruns in practice. Mention them when you enquire and we&#8217;ll plan crew for it.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Can you dispose of things I&#8217;m not taking?<\/summary>\n<p>Yes. While packing we go through with you what stays and what can go, and arrange disposal.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Are my belongings insured while being packed and moved?<\/summary>\n<p>Yes, your household goods are insured during the move up to \u20ac200,000 per claim. Exact terms are in your quote and in <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalmovingcompany.nl\/en\/our-terms\/\">our terms<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<div class=\"pmc-cta\">\n<h2>Leave the packing to us<\/h2>\n<p>Tell us how big your home is and what&#8217;s in the shed \u2014 you&#8217;ll have a tailored price the same day, or book a free pre-move survey.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-btns\">\n<a class=\"pmc-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/offer.professionalmovingcompany.nl\/calculate-volume\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get a free quote<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"pmc-btn ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/professionalmovingcompany.nl\/en\/contact\/\">Contact us<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"pmc-note\">Professional Moving Company \u00b7 NIWO Euro licence \u00b7 4.9 on Google from more than 480 reviews \u00b7 All amounts include VAT \u00b7 Deze pagina in het Nederlands: <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalmovingcompany.nl\/en\/services\/packing-unpacking\/\">inpakservice en uitpakservice<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[\n{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Do I need to buy boxes and packing material myself?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"No. We bring moving boxes, packing paper, bubble wrap, tape and labels. 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