People relocating always bring too much stuff and the ones who manage to bring a reasonable amount usually bring things
of little importance and leave some of the small essentials back home.
I have seen it time and time again: people (those with families in particular) think that they should virtually disassemble their home in the States and reestablish it in whatever country they are moving to. This is not the best way to do things.
Honestly, most of the bigger items can be bought here. (You don’t need the Oreck vacuum, I swear!) But what about the “can’t part with items” that were given to you by a now deceased friend or relative? Why not leave them in storage for a year and then see if you really can’t live without them?
There are a few items however, that you should definitely remember to pack.
For starters, if you are coming from North America you will want to purchase a good supply of power converters. The power in Uruguay is 220/240 volts and 50 cycles instead of 60. This means that your US plugs won’t work without a converter, and even if they have a converter some may still may not work.
Make sure you get the Western European style of plug, with 2 or 3 round prongs that are about the same size as the US style plug, not the British style.
Don’t even think about taking your TV or DVD player unless it is a multiformat television or machine. Uruguay uses PAL, same as most of Europe.
For getting all your necessary goods into the country the most common things to do are max out your luggage, your wife’s luggage, your kid’s luggage, convince your friends they want to come visit and max out their luggage, make friends with someone who travels back and forth frequently and max out their luggage… you get the idea.
You can have items shipped registered surface mail if they are small enough, which is considerably less expensive than air mail or courier services like UPS, DHL, and FedEx.
And… if you really are set on bringing everything, literal kitchen sink included, their is sea freight, which requires a freight forwarded and customs broker on both ends. Aim to fill the container and get your goods there faster.
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