UK Imports & Customs Clearance
Oceanlink Express can custom clear all types of UK imports with any complexity, whether you have full load sea freight container or a small air freight shipment.
Our Services
Air Imports Customs clearance
We provide Customs clearance from the following UK ports:
* London Heathrow Airport
* London Gatwick Airport
* London Gateway Seaport
* Liverpool Seaport
* Belfast Airport
* Birmingham Airport
* Manchester AirportCustoms clearance
* Gatwick Airport Customs Clearance
* Stansted Customs Clearance
* Felixstowe Customs clearance
* Southampton Seaport Customs clearance
* Dover Customs Clearance
* Aberdeen Airport
* London Heathrow Airport
* London Gatwick Airport
* London Gateway Seaport
* Liverpool Seaport
* Belfast Airport
* Birmingham Airport
* Manchester AirportCustoms clearance
* Gatwick Airport Customs Clearance
* Stansted Customs Clearance
* Felixstowe Customs clearance
* Southampton Seaport Customs clearance
* Dover Customs Clearance
* Aberdeen Airport
UK Air Import Consolidation Service
In addition to our expertise in ocean freight, Oceanlink Express also offers specialized services for air import consolidation. We have the capability to receive your consolidated air shipments at Heathrow airport, transport them to our bonded warehouse, and handle the necessary customs clearance and unpacking of your goods.
By utilizing our bonded warehouse, our clients can not only reduce their storage costs, but also have access to a streamlined logistics solution for distributing their products in the UK and Europe. With Oceanlink Express's distribution channels, their goods can be delivered efficiently and seamlessly to their customers.
Oceanlink Express offers air imports clearance services every day of the week. You can rest assured that storage fees at the airport will not be a concern for your goods, as they only apply if the goods are not cleared within 24 hours of their arrival.
By utilizing our bonded warehouse, our clients can not only reduce their storage costs, but also have access to a streamlined logistics solution for distributing their products in the UK and Europe. With Oceanlink Express's distribution channels, their goods can be delivered efficiently and seamlessly to their customers.
Oceanlink Express offers air imports clearance services every day of the week. You can rest assured that storage fees at the airport will not be a concern for your goods, as they only apply if the goods are not cleared within 24 hours of their arrival.
Process of clearing customs in the UK
Being a mandatory process for goods entering or leaving the country, any shipment must be submitted electronically to the appropriate authorities. This ensures that your goods are compliant with the government laws and regulations - appropriate standards and safe for health and to the environment. Assessing the payment of applicable duties, charges and other taxes, it is also an important part of “clearing goods”. You will only benefit by using our services at a very competitive cost.
Normally, the time it takes to clear Customs is subject to many different factors; therefore, it can take from a few hours to a few days. The nature of the goods, the HMRC Agents efficiency and the accuracy of the documentation provided, are the most important assets in terms of time. Either for Exports or Imports, we aim:
* to clear the goods on the day of arrival or departure
* to deliver to your door or to the airline on the same day; or the next day, depending how far the location is from our depots.
Normally, the time it takes to clear Customs is subject to many different factors; therefore, it can take from a few hours to a few days. The nature of the goods, the HMRC Agents efficiency and the accuracy of the documentation provided, are the most important assets in terms of time. Either for Exports or Imports, we aim:
* to clear the goods on the day of arrival or departure
* to deliver to your door or to the airline on the same day; or the next day, depending how far the location is from our depots.
Our Imports and Exports Staff are experts in clearing the goods timely, spotting inaccuracies, and mitigating potential problems. Their deep knowledge on tariff codes ( Harmonised Codes ) is second to none, adding to the intensive training receive to operate the systems implemented by HMRC and Customs.
Import Tariffs, Costs & Charges
Please see below points in order to get a general idea of how you can work out an estimate of what Import Customs Duty & VAT you will pay on imports into the United Kingdom.(Applies to importing goods from EU, China, India, Middle East, US or anywhere else in the world)
1.Convert the value of your goods into UK Pounds Sterling using the official UK HM Revenue & Customs exchange rate.
These can be found on the UK HM Revenue & Excise website.
These can be found on the UK HM Revenue & Excise website.
2.Calculate the total value of your goods for UK HM Revenue & Customs purposes.
This simply means that dependant on the shipping terms of your consignment you may have to add the shipping costs to the purchase price of your goods to give you the “total value” to declare. Whether you are importing by sea freight into the UK ports of Southampton, Felixstowe, Tilbury or air freighting into London Heathrow Airport or Manchester UK you will still need to include the shipping costs.
This simply means that dependant on the shipping terms of your consignment you may have to add the shipping costs to the purchase price of your goods to give you the “total value” to declare. Whether you are importing by sea freight into the UK ports of Southampton, Felixstowe, Tilbury or air freighting into London Heathrow Airport or Manchester UK you will still need to include the shipping costs.
3.Now you need to calculate the basic estimated Import Duty.
To do this you take the value of the imported goods plus the shipping costs in UK Pounds Sterling and then establish what “ UK Customs Tariff Heading” your goods are defined as. This is a 10 Digit number which our London Heathrow Airport or Manchester International Airport teams will be happy to help you find or you can visit the European TARIC website, then simply multiply the “UK Sterling customs value” by the duty percentage given on the website.
To do this you take the value of the imported goods plus the shipping costs in UK Pounds Sterling and then establish what “ UK Customs Tariff Heading” your goods are defined as. This is a 10 Digit number which our London Heathrow Airport or Manchester International Airport teams will be happy to help you find or you can visit the European TARIC website, then simply multiply the “UK Sterling customs value” by the duty percentage given on the website.
4.Calculating the Import VAT costs
Add the UK HM Revenue and Customs Duty Taxes that you have just calculated (If any) to the total customs value of your goods (as above point 2) then multiply by 20%. This will give you the approximate UK HM Revenue and Customs Vat payable on your import consignment into Manchester International, London Heathrow, Tilbury or Felixstowe UK. Customs Vat and Duty taxes are payable immediately to UK HM Revenue and Customs when your goods are entered into the United Kingdom.
Add the UK HM Revenue and Customs Duty Taxes that you have just calculated (If any) to the total customs value of your goods (as above point 2) then multiply by 20%. This will give you the approximate UK HM Revenue and Customs Vat payable on your import consignment into Manchester International, London Heathrow, Tilbury or Felixstowe UK. Customs Vat and Duty taxes are payable immediately to UK HM Revenue and Customs when your goods are entered into the United Kingdom.