Why weight decides what fits, not just volume
Every route has its own limit, and it isn't the one most people expect.
People plan a move in cubic metres: will it fit in the van? Fair enough, that is the visible question. But your load crosses borders by weight, and weight is where the surprises live, because the limit is not one number. It changes with the route.
The rule nobody expects
Every country we serve sets its own weight cap for each load size, and the caps genuinely differ from country to country. On any route, the cap that applies is the lower of the two: what the origin country allows and what the destination country allows. A size is only offered on a route at all when both ends allow it.
That is why we publish no single weight figure in this guide, and why you should distrust any general answer to "how much can I take". Whatever number we typed here would be wrong for most routes. Your route has its own figures, published on its own page and confirmed on your quote.
Where it bites
Volume and weight disagree most in dense loads: books, tools, records, crockery, a workshop. A load can fit its size tier with room to spare and still sit over that tier's weight cap for the route. The reverse is also true: bulky, light loads almost never touch the limit.
If you are packing yourself, the estimate is yours, and an undeclared overweight load has real consequences at the roadside. We tell that story once, in full, on our packing guide, and it is worth the two minutes.
What to actually do
Look up your route's page for its own limits, get your quote so the figures are confirmed for your exact addresses, and if your load is on the dense side, say so when we talk. Weighing a doubt before loading day is free; discovering it after is not a conversation anyone enjoys.