In our practice, there have been cases of transportation of various art objects. Once we were contacted by a client who needed to transport a small statuette from a gallery in New York to Kyiv. Thus, we were faced with the task of organizing the delivery from the United States to Ukraine. Despite the small size of the statue (about 10 kg), it was very expensive, which required us to take a very responsible and careful approach to transportation.
When organizing the transportation, we used the services of our agent in the United States, who personally came to the gallery, picked up the statuette and transported it to his warehouse. There, it was securely packed and insured, as the cargo was expensive and quite fragile. The transportation went smoothly, but it’s worth noting that our experts were very careful in selecting an airline that could provide such a service as express delivery of goods from the United States in a timely and efficient manner. Since then, we have been constantly cooperating with this client and regularly transporting statuettes from his gallery.
Peculiarities of transportation of art objects from the USA
Figurines, paintings, and other art objects are a special type of cargo that requires a responsible approach and careful attention to packaging. In addition to standard international delivery procedures, the logistics company needs to carry out some preparatory work aimed at ensuring the integrity of the product along the entire route. The following points are taken into account during transportation:
- Each piece of art is individually packaged, taking into account the size and fragility of the artwork.
- For transportation of figurines on an airplane, plywood boxes or cardboard boxes are usually used, which may have an additional lining of foam and other materials inside.
- If it concerns cultural property, when crossing the border of Ukraine, the customs authorities are provided with a certificate for the right to export it from the sending country (if it is provided for by the laws of that state).
Contact our company if you need safe and secure air delivery of goods from the USA and other countries. We transport any type of goods, even valuable art objects, with the same quality and guarantee that your property will be delivered to its destination on time and at a high professional level!