- 22 years moving households & cargo
- 1,213+ moves delivered door to door
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- One coordinator from quote to delivery
The India–Antigua and Barbuda corridor is a small but distinctive relocation route. This twin-island Caribbean nation draws Indian families through its Citizenship by Investment programme, professionals joining its tourism and hospitality economy, and entrepreneurs setting up offshore and service businesses. For those making the move — whether to a home near English Harbour or an office in St John’s — relocating from India to Antigua and Barbuda is a long-haul move that crosses two oceans and depends on careful coordination at both ends.
The journey begins on the India side: export customs clearance through ICEGATE, preparation of the shipping bill under the Customs Act, AD code registration with the originating port, and export-grade packing for a voyage of around 9,000 nautical miles to the eastern Caribbean. Because Antigua sits off the main east–west trade lanes, India–Antigua shipments route via a Caribbean transhipment hub, which makes accurate India-end documentation essential to keeping the multi-leg journey on track.
Freight routes & customs
Sea freight carries household and commercial volumes. Containers leave Nhava Sheva (JNPT), Mundra, Chennai or Cochin and route via a transhipment hub — commonly Kingston in Jamaica, Caucedo in the Dominican Republic or another Caribbean gateway — before a feeder vessel completes delivery to St John’s, the main port. Realistic port-to-port transit, including transhipment, runs roughly 35 to 50 days depending on routing and feeder schedules.
Air freight from Mumbai (BOM), Delhi (DEL), Bengaluru (BLR) or Chennai (MAA) routes via a European or North American hub into V.C. Bird International Airport (ANU) near St John’s — expect a multi-stop itinerary. Import formalities are handled by the Antigua and Barbuda Customs & Excise Division. Returning nationals and new residents can claim relief on used household goods under the country’s transfer-of-residence and returning-resident provisions; we confirm the current evidence requirements — residence or citizenship documentation, prior-ownership terms and a valued inventory — before the shipment sails.
Indian export clearance
Shipping bill filed on ICEGATE, AD code registration and Indian customs clearance managed at Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Chennai or Cochin — documentation prepared for a transhipment route to the Caribbean.
Caribbean transhipment
India–Antigua cargo feeders via Kingston or Caucedo into St John’s. We plan the connection so the shipment is not stranded between vessels.
Antiguan customs
Import declarations to the Customs & Excise Division, with returning-resident and transfer-of-residence relief on used effects prepared and evidenced.
One coordinator, both ends
The same person manages your India survey, ICEGATE documentation, dispatch and island delivery — no handover gaps across the long ocean route.
Who moves on this corridor
This single corridor serves the full range of moves. Households and families relocate under the Citizenship by Investment programme or to join family already settled on the islands. Businesses and offices ship equipment and records as entrepreneurs set up service and offshore operations. Commercial freight moves too — hospitality fit-out goods, retail stock and trade consignments for the tourism economy. We scale the same disciplined process from a few cartons to a full container.
Where we deliver in Antigua and Barbuda
We deliver across both islands: St John’s, the capital on Antigua; the historic English Harbour and Falmouth Harbour areas in the south; Jolly Harbour on the west coast; the All Saints and Liberta districts inland; and Codrington, the main settlement on the sister island of Barbuda. If your destination is a smaller village or a coastal property, ask us — we reach the whole of both islands.
How your move works
- India-side survey. We assess volume and contents at your home or office in India, in person or by video, and return a clear quote with sea and air options and a realistic St John’s arrival window.
- Export documentation. Indian export paperwork is prepared — shipping bill filed through ICEGATE, AD code confirmed, packing list and invoice — alongside the Antiguan customs file.
- Pack and dispatch. Our crew packs to export standard from your India origin, and the shipment is booked on the confirmed transhipment routing or air-freighted via an international hub.
- Clear and deliver in Antigua. We manage clearance with the Customs & Excise Division, apply returning-resident or transfer-of-residence relief where eligible, and coordinate onward delivery to your address.
Tell us where you are moving from in India and where you are heading in Antigua and Barbuda, and request a quote — your coordinator will walk you through the right starting point.