Shipping from the Far East to the UK

The Far East to the UK is our most popular route and for good reason. We excel at shipping FCL and LCL to multiple UK ports with direct sailings that take as little as 27 days.

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Popular ocean freight routes from the Far East to the UK

China United Kingdom

Frequency
Twice Week
Transit Time
21 Days
Port Call
Ho Chi Minh, Tilbury

China United Kingdom

Frequency
Twice Week
Transit Time
29 Days
Port Call
Ningbo, Felixstowe

China United Kingdom

Frequency
Twice Week
Transit Time
24 Days
Port Call
Shenzhen, Tilbury

China United Kingdom

Frequency
Twice Week
Transit Time
48 Days
Port Call
Quindao, London Gateway

China United Kingdom

Frequency
Twice Week
Transit Time
27 Days
Port Call
Shanghai, Tilbury

China United Kingdom

Frequency
Twice Week
Transit Time
37 Days
Port Call
Shanghai, Southampton

The frequency and ports of calls may varing depending on the shipping line. The transit times are taken as an average.

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Whatever you need, wherever you need it.
We have the shipping option for you

Create your perfect route with combined shipping

Ocean freight need not be the only shipping solution you use. You tell us an origin, a destination, a timescale and a budget, and we’ll create a combined shipping route that meets your requirements.

  • Combining road, rail, ocean and air freight
  • Highly flexible and cost effective
  • Built to your needs
Talk to us about combined shipping
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Far East to UK useful information

Services to UK Include
  • Ocean freight options available
  • Air freight options (including direct flights)
  • Road freight options available
  • Rail freight options available
  • 48-hour economy services available
  • FCL & LCL solutions
  • Daily full and part load trailers
  • In-house customs clearance
  • Arrange any associated documentation includingmarine insurance
  • Final mile delivery for imports
  • End-to-end management

Customs Information in the Far East

We manage international customs facilities and relationships to make managing the process as simple and as fast as possible.

If you require specific customs information for any of the countries in Asia, we recommend you contact us to find out how we can help.

Pay Any Duty Taxes

Most goods and items imported from Far East into the United Kingdom will be subject to full customs charge. Customs duty is also known as import duty, customs tariff, import tax, or import tariff and is a charge commonly levied by the specific country’s customs authority on select exports.

Anti-dumping procedures may apply to some categories of products and are therefore the subject of extra tariffs from authorities, so make sure to double-check this with your freight forwarder. We would recommend, if you are unsure about the duties and taxes required for payment that you contact us.

Shipping Insurance

We handle international marine insurance policies and relationships to make sure the shipping process is seamless.

Please enquire for more information about how we can help.

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