Moving to Baselbiet: from Berlin to Liestal on the Ergolz
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Through Basel into the Ergolz valley: moving Berlin ↔ Liestal
Move without stress
Liestal has been the capital of the canton of Basel-Landschaft since 1832 and lies in a Jura valley on the Ergolz, which the Frenke and Orisbach flow into here. For the move from Berlin to Liestal this means something special: almost the entire route runs through Germany, yet you cross a customs border and your household goods are imported as household removal goods (Übersiedlungsgut). Beste Umzug Unternehmen comes from Berlin-Moabit (Stromstraße 21); at the survey we estimate the cubic metres, put together the inventory list with you and set the fixed price in writing.
Packing, furniture assembly or piano transport can be added. 881 km and approx. 13 hrs by lorry with breaks are more than EU Regulation 561/2006 allows a single driver in one day – so we deploy two drivers or stay overnight before Weil am Rhein. We schedule clearance of the household removal goods on a working day; the LSVA heavy vehicle fee only applies for the few Swiss kilometres through Basel. Liability under the German Commercial Code (HGB), § 451e; the same for the return move from Liestal to Berlin.
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Berlin ↔ Liestal: customs, LSVA and driving time in the fixed price
Whether your household moves from Berlin to Liestal or comes back with a return move from Liestal to Berlin, a guide price from €3,310 applies. The fixed price becomes binding after the survey; it lists the customs declaration, the LSVA for the Swiss stage and a second driver or overnight stay. Appointments on 01625978461.
Quotes are available individually depending on effort, availability of dates and the scope of services required.
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Long approach, short Switzerland: Berlin ↔ Liestal
From the banks of the Spree to Baselbiet and back
Of the 881 kilometres to Liestal, only about a dozen run on Swiss soil: Switzerland only begins where the A5 ends at the joint customs facility at Weil am Rhein, then the route continues via Basel's A2 and Frenkendorf into the Ergolz valley. The border step is short, the preparation is not: the inventory list, form 18.44 and a tenancy agreement as proof of residence must be complete on departure. We come from Berlin (Stromstraße 21), go through the papers with you and drive right to your door. Fixed price after a survey, liability under the German Commercial Code (HGB) – also for the return move to Berlin.
Packing service
Office move
Senior move
Furniture transport
What you can rely on for Liestal
For Liestal specifically: a written fixed price, a complete list for customs clearance and a schedule that allows for driving times, customs opening hours and the delivery windows in the old town.
One team into the Ergolz valley
List to customs requirements
Every item priced
Arrival within the delivery window
Storage in Berlin
Access applied for
Part load to Baselbiet
For one room, a part load to Baselbiet is worthwhile: you only pay for your cargo space. Your consignment is still cleared through customs separately as household removal goods. Whether a trip towards Basel is coming up we tell you after your enquiry.
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Liestal: customs and access
Around your move to Liestal we clarify in advance what Switzerland requires: inventory list, form 18.44 and proof such as an employment or tenancy contract. Then there is packing, furniture assembly, transport of a piano or art and interim storage in Berlin if handover dates do not match. For small loads there is the part load. After moving in, you register with the municipal administration in Liestal within 14 days.
Papers and deadlines in Baselbiet
Old town, slopes, neighbouring municipalities
Costs and special cases
Baselbiet, customs, residents' registration
Close to Germany, still a customs border: household goods to Liestal
Basel and the German border are right next door, but in customs terms Liestal is abroad: Switzerland is not part of the EU customs union. Your furniture, books and kitchen appliances therefore enter as household removal goods – free of charge, provided they have already been in your possession and use for half a year and stay in Baselbiet. Customs expects the signed form 18.44, an inventory with all larger items on separate lines and proof of the new residence, such as the tenancy agreement. The Liestal registration does not yet have to be in place for this; it follows after moving in. Clearance takes place at the customs facility during the opening hours for commercial goods, on working days.
For the return move from Liestal to Berlin, Swiss export sees your list with both addresses; in Germany you declare the removal goods and pay nothing if you have lived beyond the EU border for at least twelve months (Regulation (EC) 1186/2009). The fixed price is available in both directions.
The 881 km: A9, A4, A5 – then 12 km of Basel's A2 and the Ergolz valley
From Moabit we drive via the AVUS and the Berlin ring road onto the A9 to the Hermsdorfer Kreuz, on the A4 west past Erfurt and Eisenach and from the Kirchheim interchange on the A5 through Hesse and Baden to Weil am Rhein, where it ends at the joint customs facility. In Switzerland only around 12 km of the A2 follow through Basel to Pratteln, then the route continues via Frenkendorf and the Rheinstrasse into Liestal's old town. Altogether 881 km, approx. 13 hrs by lorry with breaks.
Lorries over 3.5 t may drive at 80 km/h on German motorways (§ 18 (5) StVO); after 4.5 hours of driving time a 45-minute break is mandatory. Two drivers taking turns bring the load to the border in one go; alternatively we stay overnight before it and have clearance done on the next working day. In Switzerland a driving ban for lorries applies between 10 pm and 5 am.
Törli, Rathausstrasse, residents' registration: arriving in Liestal
The landmark of the old town is the upper gate, the Törli; from the station on the Hauenstein line direct trains run to Basel, Zurich, Bern and Lucerne, and the Waldenburgerbahn also starts here. The Rathausstrasse is open for deliveries Monday to Friday from 5 am to 11 am and on Saturdays from 5 am to 8 am; for other times or streets with a driving ban we apply to the security department for an access permit, at least two days in advance. After moving in you register within 14 days with the residents' registration office (Einwohnerkontrolle) – at the counter, or by email with the documents from the checklist; the registration itself is free of charge.
For the way back: deregistration with the residents' registration office, then in Berlin two weeks for the registration office (Bürgeramt) including the landlord confirmation (Wohnungsgeberbestätigung); we apply for the parking restriction zone outside the new building via the district office.
Guide prices Berlin ↔ Liestal
These figures give you a first idea for your move to Baselbiet and back; it becomes binding with the fixed price after a survey:
| Flat type | Cubic metres | Price from |
|---|---|---|
| One-room flat | 10–15 m³ | from €350 |
| Two-room flat | 20–25 m³ | from €590 |
| Three-room flat | 30–40 m³ | from €890 |
| Four-room flat | 45–60 m³ | from €1,290 |
| House with garden | over 60 m³ | quote after appointment |
For the 881 km to Liestal we quote a guide price from €3,310, the same for the outward and return route. LSVA, customs declaration and a second driver appear as separate lines; the fixed price follows a free survey.
What makes up the Liestal price
The decisive factor is the volume. For Berlin–Liestal there are also the 881 km, the LSVA for the short Swiss stretch, the customs declaration and a second driver or overnight stay. Floor, lift and extras such as furniture assembly or a parking restriction also count. Small loads become cheaper with a part load.
Services for the way to Baselbiet
Between the Spree and the Ergolz we take care of whatever you need:
- Private move – from a Berlin period building to Liestal's old town or the slopes
- Company move – office inventory with import clarified
- Furniture transport – single pieces safely along the A5
- Part load – share cargo space as far as Basel
- Move with assembly – dismantling in Berlin, assembly in Liestal
- House clearance – hand over the Berlin flat broom-clean
Neighbouring routes around Basel
The route to Bern also begins with the A5 to Weil am Rhein and the A2 through Basel. You can find all other destinations in Switzerland and Germany in the long-distance moves overview, and our regions in the locations overview.
Survey appointment for Liestal
If you are moving to Liestal, Beste Umzug Unternehmen surveys your Berlin flat; for the return move from Liestal this is done by video. Then we prepare the inventory list and form 18.44 with you and give you the fixed price in writing, guide price from €3,310. Phone 01625978461; the survey costs nothing.