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Schedule
Book your luggage shipment online or by phone. Tell us when you want your bags delivered and we’ll give you several pickup date and pricing options.
Pack your luggage, gear, and bags for shipment. Read more about preparing your luggage .
DOORSTEP TO DESTINATION™
Bags collected at your door and delivered to your hotel, ski chalet or cruise ship, customs forms included.
To ship luggage to Sweden, book online or by phone. Luggage Forward schedules pickup at your door, sends your luggage tags and completes the Swedish customs forms. Most international shipments arrive in 7 to 11 business days with standard service, and you can follow every bag to your hotel, home, ski chalet or cruise ship.
Breeze through the airport and avoid paying extra airline baggage fees. It’s like a travel agent for your bags, so you can carry less and travel light.
Once your bags are on their way, our proprietary system monitors key milestones in their journey to ensure everything stays on track. As soon as delivery is complete, we’ll notify you by email so you can enjoy peace of mind knowing your luggage is ready and waiting for you.
Relax. When you send your luggage with us, it is guaranteed to arrive on time or we’ll refund you double what you paid to ship the bag.
From hassle-free pickups to on-time deliveries, our white glove service ensures your luggage arrives at your destination stress-free, allowing you to focus on your journey.
Sweden offers lakeside summers, the Northern Lights, the Viking island of Birka and nights at an ice hotel. Ship your luggage ahead, save time at the airport and skip baggage claim when you land.
Sweden has beautiful golf courses, fine ski resorts and some of the most bike-friendly cities in the world. Send your golf clubs, skis or bike with your luggage, and skip the airline oversize fees.
Luggage shipped to Sweden needs proper customs documentation. Our specialists prepare every form for you, so your bags are not held up and you never queue at a customs desk. Learn more about international luggage shipping.
Every bag we ship to Sweden clears customs as personal effects, the classification for traveler-owned luggage. Our specialists prepare and submit the forms and follow your bags through clearance.
Before pickup. List the contents of each bag accurately and send any documents we request. Leave bags unlocked, because customs may open them during screening. Zip ties or other removable fasteners are fine.
Costs at the border. Duties, VAT or import taxes, where Sweden charges them, are not part of our price and are billed to you separately.
Winter trips. Ski and snowboard bags ship by category, and boots travel separately in a small boot bag booked as an additional bag.
From Stockholm hotels to ski chalets, every shipment to Sweden is booked and tracked online. Curious about price? See what it costs to ship luggage.
Sweden is one of more than 200 destinations we serve worldwide. See how international luggage shipping works, customs included.
Breeze through the airport without hauling bulky gear by shipping skis.
Your hands are already full traveling with kids. We’ll pick up and deliver everything you need.
Shipping wheelchairs and mobility devices makes travel accessible to all.
We have the best clients in the world. Using an independent third-party review site, we gather feedback to see how we’re doing. Read what real users have to say about their experience shipping bags with Luggage Forward.
Luggage Forward was born out of the simple idea that we should all be able to enjoy the journey as much as the destination and a great vacation does not begin at the baggage carousel. Or worse yet, with lost or late arriving luggage or sports equipment.
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Book your luggage shipment online or by phone. Tell us when you want your bags delivered and we’ll give you several pickup date and pricing options.
Pack your luggage, gear, and bags for shipment. Read more about preparing your luggage .
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You tell us where and when you want your luggage picked up. We’ll pick up from your home, office, hotel, cruise ship, golf course and more.
We have many luggage pickup options to fit your busy schedule. Read more about luggage pickup .
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Head to the airport hands-free! Your luggage will be monitored closely by our team of shipping experts as well as by our predictive tracking technology to ensure on-time delivery. Learn more about how your luggage is transported .
Upon delivery, you’ll be notified via email, text or phone that your bags are awaiting your arrival. Read more about luggage delivery .
The cost to ship luggage to Sweden depends on your bag category, pickup location and delivery speed, and you see the exact price when you book.
Rates cover door-to-door shipping, tracking and $500 of complimentary value protection, with no fuel surcharges or weight-based add-ons. Swedish duties, VAT or import taxes, where charged, are billed separately.
Read how luggage shipping is priced, or get an instant quote for Sweden.
Most international shipments arrive in 7 to 11 business days with standard service, and your Sweden delivery options are shown when you book.
Preferred service is 2 to 3 days faster for an additional fee. For the lowest rates, book at least seven days before pickup.
No. Our specialists complete and submit the Swedish customs forms on your behalf.
Provide an accurate list of each bag's contents and any documents we request. Bags must be unlocked so customs can inspect them; zip ties or other removable fasteners are fine.
Any hazardous or dangerous commodities are prohibited from all Luggage Forward shipments.
For shipments traveling between two countries, there are additional items restricted by customs.
You can not ship:
Upon booking, you will be provided with a list of common items that are disallowed. If you have specific questions, please contact one of our forwarding specialists or see our Terms of Service.
For additional items that cannot be shipped, please visit https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/packsafe/.
Violators of the Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR parts 100—185) may be subject to civil penalties of up to $75,000 for each violation ($175,000 if the violation results in severe injury or substantial destruction to property).
Choose a pickup date when you book and give us your pickup address in the US: your home, office or hotel. Luggage Forward schedules the collection, and a driver picks up your bags there.
We send your Forwarding Packet, with your itinerary, luggage tags and packing instructions, up to one week before pickup. For a last-minute booking, you can print your tags and documents from your account.
Yes. Every bag includes $500 of complimentary value protection for loss or damage beyond normal wear and tear. You can increase your value protection until midnight on the day of your pickup.
Some items are excluded, and disallowed items void value protection. See the value protection section of our Terms of Service.
Yes. Golf clubs, skis, snowboards and bikes all ship to Sweden.
Ski boots travel separately in a small boot bag, booked as an additional bag. Bikes must be dismantled and packed in a corrugated box or hard travel case. Golf and ski bags carry no oversize fee.
See shipping skis and snowboards, shipping golf clubs and bike shipping.
Yes. We pick up luggage in Sweden and deliver it to your address in the US.
Book online with your Swedish pickup address, or call our forwarding specialists at +1-617-482-1100.
We deliver to hotels, homes, ski chalets, golf courses and cruise ships in Sweden.
We cannot deliver to post office boxes or airports. If you are traveling somewhere remote, call +1-617-482-1100 to confirm service to your address.
No, your luggage does not have to be boxed. You can pack your luggage as you normally would for airline travel, no additional packaging is necessary.
One of the advantages of using Luggage Forward is that your soft and hard sided luggage can be shipped as is. However, sporting equipment should have adequate padding around any fragile or precision parts to ensure that they are protected during transit.
For more on preparing and packing your order, see our guide to what you can and cannot ship.
Our complimentary value protection covers your luggage for up to $500 in the rare event that there is damage beyond normal wear and tear. You may increase your value protection up until midnight the day of your pick up.
We offer same day bookings in many areas and if it is available on our website, we can do it.
If you like to plan ahead, we accept bookings up to 180 days prior to pickup.
Last minute booking?
We will ship customized luggage tags to your pickup location when time allows. Should you make a last minute booking, please bear in mind you will most likely need to print out the labels and documents to maintain the scheduled collection.
You can pack your luggage as you normally would for airline travel, no additional packaging is necessary.
One of the advantages of using Luggage Forward is that your soft and hard sided luggage can be shipped as is. However, sporting equipment and other non-luggage should have adequate padding around any fragile or precision parts to ensure that they are protected during transit.
After your booking is placed, Luggage Forward will mail you a forwarding packet up to one week prior to your pickup. The forwarding packet contains your itinerary, luggage tags, and relevant instructions for packing and preparing your luggage for shipment with Luggage Forward. If you placed a last-minute booking then the forwarding packet can either be emailed to you or it can be printed at luggageforward.com by logging into your account.
For more on preparing and packing your order, see our packing guide.
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