Commercial and Office Movers in Charleston, SC

Commercial Moving — Charleston Tri-County, SC

Low Country Moving Specialists, a locally owned, full-service mover, moves offices and small businesses within the tri-county: Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties. Our published rates: $135 to $225 an hour with our truck, $115 to $195 labor only, by crew size; additional fees may apply. Inside City of Charleston limits, the peninsula included, blocking street space for a move takes a City street-blocking permit.

Updated October 2026 · 8 min read · Serving the Charleston tri-county

The short version:

• City street space takes a permit. Inside City of Charleston limits, the peninsula included, blocking an on-street parking space, part of a lane or a sidewalk for a move needs a City street-blocking permit.
• Trucks over 20 feet: one hour, except while loading. City code limits a truck longer than 20 feet to one hour stopped or parked on a City street, except for the time it takes to load or unload.
• Marked loading zones: 30 minutes during posted hours. Marked commercial loading zones are for vehicles with commercial markings and plates, and commercial vehicles may not block travel lanes to load or unload.
• Business debris needs its own plan. Charleston County bars commercial businesses and contractors from its staffed convenience centers, though flattened cardboard can go to its unstaffed recycling dropsites; in Mount Pleasant, commercial properties arrange their own trash disposal.
• Our published rates: $135 to $225 an hour with our truck, $115 to $195 for labor only, by crew size, two-hour minimum; additional fees may apply.

1. What a commercial move in Charleston involves

Before you hire commercial movers in Charleston, it helps to know the street side of a business move: where the truck can stand, for how long, and where the leftovers go. The rules below come from the City of Charleston, Charleston County and the Town of Mount Pleasant. The City and the Town are both Charleston County municipalities, and each one’s rules apply inside its own limits, so confirm each address with the municipality; Charleston County’s municipalities page lists each one’s contacts. We move businesses within the tri-county: Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties.

Blocking street space inside City of Charleston limits

Inside City of Charleston limits, the peninsula included, blocking an on-street parking space, part of a lane or a sidewalk for a move needs a street-blocking permit from the City’s Department of Traffic and Transportation. Permits are applied for through the City’s online portal, and the permit office is T&T Permits, 180 Lockwood Blvd., Suite C, 843-724-7378; the City’s street-blocking permits page has the details. Once a permit is approved, the City asks the holder to notify residents at least three days before the permit’s start date.

Truck length, loading zones and travel lanes

City code limits a truck longer than 20 feet to one hour stopped or parked on a City street, except for the time it takes to load or unload. Marked commercial loading zones, during their posted hours, are for vehicles with commercial markings and plates, for 30 minutes at most, and commercial vehicles may not block lanes of travel to load or unload.

Dumpsters and business debris

Clearing out the old space first? A dumpster on the public right-of-way needs a dumpster permit from the City’s Department of Traffic and Transportation, and City code doesn’t allow one on the right-of-way at all if it can sit on private property. The permit’s conditions include liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 from an insurer authorized to do business in South Carolina, naming the City of Charleston as an additional insured, and barricades with flashing lights at each end of the dumpster. Read the City’s full requirements before booking one.

Charleston County’s rules bar commercial businesses and contractors from its staffed convenience centers, which don’t accept commercial trash, construction and demolition debris or yard waste. Recyclables such as flattened cardboard boxes can go to the County’s unstaffed recycling dropsites, which the County says are available to residents and businesses; when in doubt, check with County Environmental Management first. Its recycling page lists the rules.

Moving a business in Mount Pleasant

Inside the Town of Mount Pleasant, the Town’s code sets its own rules:

• Portable storage units. One unit per site, no larger than 8 feet wide, 16 feet long and 8 feet high, for no more than 60 days in a calendar year without a building permit. A unit may not displace required parking spaces, in commercial or residential districts, and when a hurricane watch is issued, every unit must be removed at once or secured to withstand winds over 100 mph.
• The street. Town code bars parking or leaving a vehicle unattended on the paved or main traveled part of a street. A stopped vehicle must leave at least 10 feet of roadway clear, except that a driver may stop temporarily while actually loading or unloading passengers, or when necessary to obey traffic regulations, signs, signals or a police officer. Town code also bars stopping in front of a driveway or within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, except to avoid conflict with other traffic or to follow the directions of a police officer or a traffic-control device.
• Obstructions. Without proper authority, no one may place an obstruction in the Town’s streets or sidewalks.
• Trash. Multi-family and commercial properties arrange their own garbage and trash disposal; Town collection is for single-family properties.

Getting between the peninsula, Mount Pleasant and North Charleston

We’re based in Mount Pleasant. Between Mount Pleasant and Charleston, US 17 runs over the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge, which the Town of Mount Pleasant describes as spanning the Cooper River to connect the two. I-526 links Mount Pleasant to North Charleston: SCDOT’s I-526 Lowcountry Corridor EAST study covered the 11 miles from Virginia Avenue in North Charleston to about US 17 in Mount Pleasant.

2. Our services for a business move

We move homes and businesses, and on a business move our aim is to make the adjustment to your new location a pleasant one. Looking for office movers in Charleston, SC? Your office can be packed by our crew or by your own staff. We book three kinds of crews, each with two to six movers; pick the one that matches how much of the work your own team will do.

Full Moving Service

Our Full Moving Service is packing your boxes and moving your household goods or office space, with our truck. The packing crew and the moving crew are booked separately and can’t be scheduled on the same day. See our page on packing and unpacking services for households.

Truck + Labor Crew

If your team does the packing, a Truck + Labor Crew brings our truck and a crew to load and unload your home or office. It doesn’t include packing or unpacking labor.

Moving Labor Only

If your business has rented its own truck, a Moving Labor Only crew loads or unloads it; no truck is provided. The same crews do inside labor, such as a move inside one building, and packing and unpacking labor is available. See our guide to labor-only movers for a rental truck.

Equipment, supplies and furniture

Dollies, furniture pads and straps are provided for in-town services. A Full Moving Service includes basic furniture disassembly. Packing supplies carry an additional fee.

3. Our published rates

These are our published hourly rates by crew size. A Truck + Labor Crew and the moving crew of a Full Moving Service book at the with-truck rates; a Full Moving Service’s packing crew is booked from our Moving Labor Only crews at the labor-only rates.

Every crew has a two-hour minimum, billed even if the job finishes sooner, and we often need 7 to 10 days’ notice to schedule a move. Additional fees may apply. Packing supplies and specialty items are quoted separately; on a Full Moving Service, if packing supplies are used, their fee is added upon completion. Our current published rates are on our service rates page. Planning a larger move? Ask for a free, no-obligation estimate, in-home or virtual.

4. Building requirements and planning

Before you book, ask both property managers, at the space you’re leaving and the space you’re moving into, what their buildings require of a mover, and ask early.

5. Licensed for the tri-county, rated by customers

Our South Carolina Class E household-goods certificate authorizes household-goods moves between points in Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties. We’re locally owned and operating in the Charleston tri-county area, our crews are background-checked and trained, and our estimates come in writing. Customers rate us 4.7 stars on more than 480 Google reviews.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are your published hourly rates? Our published rates run $135 to $225 an hour for a crew with our truck (a Truck + Labor Crew, or a Full Moving Service’s moving crew) and $115 to $195 for a labor-only crew (Moving Labor Only, or a Full Moving Service’s packing crew), by crew size, with a two-hour minimum. Additional fees may apply, and packing supplies and specialty items are quoted separately.

Do you pack offices? Yes. Our Full Moving Service covers packing your boxes and moving your household goods or office space. The packing crew is booked separately from the moving crew, and the two can’t be scheduled on the same day. A Moving Labor Only crew also offers packing and unpacking labor; a Truck + Labor Crew doesn’t pack.

Do we need a permit to block a street for a move in the City of Charleston? Yes, inside City of Charleston limits, the peninsula included, if the move blocks an on-street parking space, part of a lane or a sidewalk. The permit comes from the City’s Department of Traffic and Transportation and is applied for through the City’s online portal. Once it’s approved, the City asks the holder to notify residents at least three days before it starts.

How long can a moving truck stay on a Charleston street? City code limits a truck longer than 20 feet to one hour stopped or parked on a City street, except for the time it takes to load or unload. A marked commercial loading zone, during its posted hours, allows vehicles with commercial markings and plates 30 minutes at most, and commercial vehicles may not block travel lanes to load or unload.

Can our business take move-out debris to a county convenience center? No. Charleston County’s rules bar commercial businesses and contractors from its staffed convenience centers. Recyclables such as flattened cardboard boxes can go to the County’s unstaffed recycling dropsites, which the County says are available to residents and businesses; when in doubt, check with County Environmental Management first. In the City of Charleston, a dumpster on the public right-of-way needs a dumpster permit, and it can’t go there at all if it can sit on private property; in Mount Pleasant, commercial properties arrange their own trash disposal.

Can a portable storage container take up parking at a Mount Pleasant business? Not required parking. Town code says portable storage units may not displace required parking spaces in commercial or residential districts. The Town also allows one unit per site, no larger than 8 feet wide, 16 feet long and 8 feet high, for no more than 60 days in a calendar year without a building permit.

Ready to Move Your Business in Charleston?

Moving your office or business within the tri-county? Get a free, no-obligation estimate, in-home or virtual, and we’ll put it in writing.

Call (843) 737-1279 or contact your local mover. Or book online through our booking page.

See our current service rates or browse more moving tips.

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This page summarizes City of Charleston, Charleston County, Town of Mount Pleasant and SCDOT information as we read it on October 20 and 22, 2026, and is not legal advice. Rules change; confirm them with the City, the County or the Town before move day.