Long-term storage in Ho Chi Minh City

Short-term storage is a logistics problem: get the boxes out, get them back. Long-term storage is a preservation problem: the boxes will sit through at least one rainy season, and the person who packed them will be somewhere else when a question comes up. This page is about doing that well.

Updated September 2026

The Tủ Mây collection crew outside a house in Ho Chi Minh City

The short answer

Long term starts at about six months, which is one full rainy season. Twelve months paid together is 15% off, six months 10%.
A year of a Small plan, standard section, paid together: 13,896,000 VND. Medium 24,072,000 VND. Large 42,948,000 VND. Collection is paid once on top.
Anything organic that will sit a year belongs in the air-conditioned section: fabric, leather, paper, wood, mattresses, electronics. Hard goods do not mind standard.
Prepare for the long stay: clean, bone dry, batteries out, appliances drained, nothing sealed in plastic, an inventory you can read in a year.
The portal is the same from Singapore or Hanoi as from District 1: photographs of every item, a delivery request when you are back, a change of plan when you are not.

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What long term means here

Ho Chi Minh City has one climate event that matters for stored belongings, the rainy season from May to November, and long-term storage is any plan that spans it. Six months covers one; twelve covers one and the dry season either side; anything longer is a standing arrangement rather than a project. The pricing does not follow: one monthly price whatever the length, renewing on its own until you ask for everything back.

The cost of a year

Twelve months paid together, 15% off, valet
Plan	Standard, year	Standard, per month	Air-conditioned, monthly list price
Small	13,896,000 VND	984,300 VND	1,452,000 VND
Medium	24,072,000 VND	1,705,100 VND	2,516,000 VND
Large	42,948,000 VND	3,042,150 VND	4,490,000 VND

The air-conditioned section carries the same 15% for twelve months on its own list price. Collection is one-off: 1,093,000 VND one way for a Small, 2,186,000 VND collection and return; for a year away the two-way plan is the sensible booking, because you will want everything back at once and it costs less than booking the return separately.

Which section for a year

For a few weeks, most things tolerate the standard section. Over a rainy season, the organic items do not: cotton and wool take on a smell that washing does not fully remove, leather blooms, books fox, wood veneer lifts, mattresses grow mould in the foam, and lenses grow fungus. The air-conditioned sections run at 23 to 25°C all year. The practical split for a long stay is: fabric, leather, paper, wood, upholstery and electronics in air-conditioned; tools, kitchen hardware, plastic, metal, sports equipment and dried appliances in standard. A plan can be split across both sections and priced accordingly.

Preparing belongings for a long stay

Clean everything. Food residue, sweat and skin oils are what mould and insects live on. Wash clothes and bedding, wipe furniture, vacuum upholstery, clean shoes.
Dry everything past the point where it feels dry. A day indoors with a fan after line-drying. Leather and wood want a further day.
Batteries out of everything: remotes, torches, toys, clocks, scales, cameras. A leaking cell over a year destroys the device around it. Loose cells stay with you regardless.
Appliances: fridge defrosted and dried with the door taped ajar; washing machine drained and aired; rice cooker and kettle empty and dry. Nothing with water in it.
Wrap in what breathes: cotton, paper, cardboard. Not plastic bags, not cling film, not sealed tubs, for anything organic.
Stuff and support shapes: paper in shoes and bags, mattresses on edge or flat with a breathable cover, pictures in flat boxes on edge.
Silica gel in closed cases: cameras, instruments, watches, the box of cables.
Write the inventory you will need in a year. Our photographs and codes do most of it; add a note on any item with a story: the box with the tax file, the bag with the winter things you will want first.

Managing it from another country

Everything a long-term customer needs to do can be done from the portal. The photographs of every item are there for the day you cannot remember whether the blue lamp went into storage or to your sister. A single item can be requested for delivery to any address in the city, which is how people get the tax file to their accountant or the winter coat to a friend flying out. The plan can be changed or closed. Invoices are in the account and paid by bank transfer, one a month. The one thing to do before leaving is check the contact details in the account: a phone number that works abroad and an email you read.

Coming back

Delivery is requested from the portal, 2 days ahead for the standard fee, to whatever address you have on the day: the new flat, a serviced apartment for the first week, a friend's place. If the return date is unknown, nothing needs doing: storage renews into the next month by itself. Book the return as soon as the flight is booked, because you will want to be there for it and because Express, within 24 hours at double the delivery fee, is a poor way to spend the first morning back.

What changes over a year

Cardboard softens slightly in a humid room; it is why we rack rather than stack, and why the standard section suits hard goods.
Rubber and foam age: seals, soles, a yoga mat, the grip on a tool. They are fine for a year, worse for five.
Elastic loses its stretch and clothes will come back one size more relaxed at the waist.
Batteries left in anything are the most common cause of loss in long storage, which is why they are the first item in the preparation list.
Your own memory of what is in there fades, which the photographs are for.

Three sizes, counted in boxes
Size	Boxes	Roughly	Valet / month	Self storage / month
Small	12	a studio, seasonal things	1,158,000 VND / 1,452,000 VND	1,458,000 VND / 1,852,000 VND
Medium	24	a one-bedroom home	2,006,000 VND / 2,516,000 VND	2,606,000 VND / 3,266,000 VND
Large	48	a two to three bedroom home	3,579,000 VND / 4,490,000 VND	4,829,000 VND / 6,040,000 VND

Tủ Mây price list · standard / air-conditioned

Valet · Small · 12 boxes1,158,000 VND / 1,452,000 VND

Valet · Medium · 24 boxes2,006,000 VND / 2,516,000 VND

Valet · Large · 48 boxes3,579,000 VND / 4,490,000 VND

Self storage · Small1,458,000 VND / 1,852,000 VND

Self storage · Medium2,606,000 VND / 3,266,000 VND

Self storage · Large4,829,000 VND / 6,040,000 VND

Collection only, paid oncefrom 1,093,000 VND

Collection and return, paid oncefrom 2,186,000 VND

A delivery in between, per item100,000 VND, a box or a wardrobe alike

Frequently asked

Is there a minimum or maximum term?

Storage renews month to month, with no maximum. One price a months paid together.

Can I pay for a year at once?

Yes, that is the twelve-month term. Every term is one invoice, paid by bank transfer.

What if I need to extend?

Book another term from the portal before the current one ends; nothing renews on its own.

Can someone else collect an item for me while I am abroad?

Yes. Invite them to your account with a role, or request the delivery yourself to their address; every request is logged to the person who made it.

Do you check on items during long storage?

Items are photographed on intake and on every movement, and the facility is pest-controlled on a schedule. Items are not opened during storage, which is why preparation matters.

Store it, get it back when you need it

We come to you, pack, photograph every item and keep it on a secure shelf, standard or air-conditioned. One message brings any of it back.

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