15 Years of Stress-Free Sourcing and Shipping: How We Ship Custom Teak furniture and Handicrafts to the Caribbean (including Barbados, St Bards and Jamaica)

"When you're shipping across the world, you need a team on the ground that treats your cargo like their own. Over 15 years and dozens of containers, Paul, Nengah and the RIM Cargo team have never let me down."

Running luxury boutiques and outfitting bespoke interior design projects in the Caribbean means sourcing unique, handcrafted furniture and decor from all across Bali. Early on, coordinating independent suppliers across the island, tracking order balances, and worrying whether delicate handicrafts or solid teak pieces would survive the long ocean journey was a constant headache.

Partnering with RIM Cargo changed everything. For our latest shipment—a 40ft High Cube FCL sea freight container packed with custom teak furniture, handmade pots, and décor accessories—I was right there at their Bali warehouse facility watching the team work. They handle every single step seamlessly: consolidating orders from our supplier workshops and packing every item professionally to ensure they were not damaged during transit on the long journey to the Caribbean from Bali.

From managing export documentation and V-Legal timber compliance to staging the container for transport to Tanjung Perak Port in Surabaya for sea dispatch, Paul, Nengah and their crew handle the entire export process with total transparency. Having that level of on-the-ground support in Bali gives me complete peace of mind every single time.

Roy, Founder & Principal – The Island Collection