Freight forwarding & customs in the United Kingdom

Every mode to and from the UK

Whether your cargo needs to arrive next week or tonight, we plan the transport and the customs clearance as one shipment, from one desk.

How customs clearance works with us in the UK

Ziem Logistics clears customs in the UK in-house. Our own customs team prepares and files every declaration, without sub-agents or outside brokers. We issue our own air waybills on the UK lanes, without a third-party consolidator.

• UK import clearanceDeclarations via CDS, duty calculation under the UK Global Tariff and postponed VAT accounting where eligible.
• UK export declarationsExport filings and evidence of export for zero-rated VAT supplies.
• UK-EU shipmentsExport and import formalities on both sides of the Channel, handled by one team.
• Origin & preference checksChecks for zero tariffs under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement and other UK trade agreements.
• Air freight with own AWBDirect air waybills from Heathrow, Manchester, East Midlands and Stansted.

Shipping to the UK: what to know

UK import and export declarations are filed through HMRC's Customs Declaration Service (CDS) and assessed under the UK Global Tariff. Importers need a GB EORI number, and many can use postponed VAT accounting to avoid paying import VAT at the border. We set this up correctly from the first shipment.

Because we also clear customs in-house in Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Greece and the Baltics, our own team can file both the UK and the European side of a shipment.

Airports and seaports in the United Kingdom

Air: We handle air cargo at the following airports. Other airports are available on request.

Sea: Felixstowe, Southampton and London Gateway.

Main lanes to and from the UK

Our most important connections from the UK. When both ends of a lane are core markets, we coordinate customs at origin and destination from one shipment file.

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