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Transport of goods between Great Britain and Ireland
Our team at Unipac Shipping offer the following methods of transport of goods between Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland: LTL (less than truckload) – daily departures from Liverpool and Holyhead to Dublin and vice versa. Service covers the whole of the UK and Republic of Ireland; FTL (full truck service) – daily departures; Parcel and Airfreight…
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Transport between Great Britain and Northern Ireland offered by Unipac
Our team at Unipac Shipping offer the following methods of transport from Great Britain to Northern Ireland and vice versa: LTL (less than truckload) – twice weekly departures to and from Belfast. Service covers the whole of the UK; FTL (full truck service) – daily departures; Parcel and Airfreight services – daily services. Trader Support declarations Unipac…
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Movement of goods to Northern Ireland from Great Britain
Since the introduction of the Northern Ireland Protocol, movement of goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been a problematic area for many UK companies. Some of them have even ceased trading between these two countries as it became too expensive and complicated. The process of selling goods between GB and NI is not…
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Moving to the Customs Declaration Service (CDS)
The Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system will close in two phases: After 30 September 2022, the ability to make import declarations will end. After 31 March 2023, the ability to make export declarations will end. After this all goods imported into or exported from the UK will be declared using the…
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Changes proposed to the Northern Ireland Protocol
The Northern Ireland Protocol has been a source of tension since it came into force at the start of 2021. After Brexit, special trading arrangements were needed for Northern Ireland, due to the fact that it has a land border with an EU country – the Republic of Ireland. In order to protect the Good…
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Air freight market predicted to be worth $100bn by 2025
The global air freight sector is expected to grow from $56.48bn in 2020 to $64.98bn in 2021 (by 15%) as companies look for alternative modes of goods’ transport to avoid supply chain disruption. It is forecasted that in 2025 the market will be worth $100bn. This is according to the new market research by the Business…
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Introduction of full customs control in January 2022
If you’re a trader, you should familiarise yourself with a number of customs changes that are coming into effect on 1 January 2022. Customs declarations You will no longer be able to delay making import customs declarations under the Staged Customs Controls rules that have applied during 2021. Most customers will have to make declarations…
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Temporary closure of feeder services in South China announced
Due to serious shortage of containers in China in the recent months and Chinese New Year approaching, all feeder and barge companies in South China (PDR areas) plan to stop their service from 20th January till 21st February, 2021. PRD stands for Pearl River Delta and includes the port of Guangzhou, Foshan, Shunde, Shantou, Huizhou,…
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Delays at Felixstowe port
As a result of pre-Brexit piling and coronavirus pandemic, the congestion and delays at the port of Felixstowe continue to affect operations of logistic chains in the run-up to Christmas. The cargo volumes are greater than usual because the flow of goods into the UK was seriously disrupted during the spring lockdown. As a result…
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Amazon Freight Presentation
Over the recent years Amazon has become a frequent recipient of goods for further distribution in the UK. Many of our customers have been asking us to deliver their cargo to Amazon’s FBAs across the UK and Europe. We appreciate it can be a complicated process for many importers. In this handy guide we would…