How do you import household goods to Luxembourg in 2026?

Guichet lists eligible personal property as furniture, clothing and household objects, plus defined private vehicles, craft and pets under extra rules. You must have lived outside the EU for at least twelve consecutive months, owned and used the goods for at least six months at the former home, and intend the same personal use in Luxembourg. Alcohol, tobacco, utility vehicles, trade equipment beyond portable tools, raw-material stocks and unused goods still in factory packaging sit outside the exemption.

File the import declaration at the customs office handling your consignment, with ADA’s commitment form, a dated signed inventory of values, identity proof, prior third-country residence evidence and Luxembourg settlement proof such as an employment letter or lease. Goods may arrive in several shipments within twelve months if every item sits on the initial inventory. Motor vehicles need a separate declaration with registration and purchase papers: Convert a driving licence remains a later SNCA step.

Have a real Luxembourg delivery address before the container sails: How to rent a home and Register address. After acceptance, keep relieved goods for twelve months without loan, pledge, lease or sale unless you first inform ADA. Pets still need ALVA veterinary rules: Bring pets. Intra-EU moves use free-circulation logic rather than this third-country relief page.

Keep immigration and bank files moving in parallel: Paperwork after moving and Apply for a residence permit.