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Seamless International Parcel Delivery with Customs Clearance

To ensure a compliant customs process, benefit from Parcelhub's experience and experienced teams will provide the following services to support your cross-border deliveries:

  • Customs clear your items swiftly and efficiently through the complex HMRC Import procedures 
  • Arrange connections to the onward UK and international carriers (parcel, mail, and haulage)
  • Provide proof of collections 
  • Relabelling solutions
  • Breakdown of containers
  • Storage and returns reporting

Your customers' items will be delivered more efficiently with Parcelhub's customs broker services, supporting your business by removing the headache of a complex customs clearance process.

Parcelhub's Custom Clearance Services Include:

Custom clearance for imported goods

Freight Forwarding Services (Air, Sea, Road, and Rail)

BIRDS (Bulk Import Reduced Data Set) Approval

Parcelhub is uniquely positioned to provide customs clearance support, handling, and final mile delivery solutions for tracked parcel services.

<h3><span class="heading--3">Parcelhub&#39;s Custom Clearance Services Include:</span></h3>

<p>Custom clearance for imported goods</p>

<p><a href="https://www.parcelhub.co.uk/cross-border/freight-forwarding">Freight Forwarding Services</a> (Air, Sea, Road, and Rail)</p>

<p>BIRDS (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-to-import-multiple-low-value-parcels-on-one-declaration#when-you-cannot-use-the-bulk-import-reduced-data-set">Bulk Import Reduced Data Set</a>) Approval</p>

<p>Parcelhub is uniquely positioned to provide customs clearance support, handling, and final mile delivery solutions for <a href="https://www.parcelhub.co.uk/tracked-parcel-delivery">tracked parcel services</a>.</p>

International delivery solutions are essential for growing businesses

Partnering with Parcelhub simplifies the process and removes the complexities of navigating customs for cross-border shipments.

International Customs Clearance Process

Streamline your international shipping with Parcelhub's efficient customs clearance process. We can manage the whole import customs clearance process.

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Pre-Alert & Goods Manifest

Trader sends pre-alert and manifest of shipment items for import into the UK. Manifest includes product values, commodity codes, VAT, and more.

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Fly or Ship to LHR Airport

The customer/Parcelhub arranges for goods to be flown or shipped via sea to Heathrow (LHR) airport, using a pre-approved freight provider.

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Customs Record Created

Whilst goods are in transit, a customs record and manifest are created. The manifest upload calculates the items' tax and duty within each shipment.

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Goods Arrival & Storage

Shipments arrive at an Internal Storage Facility. Once cleared, we will transfer to a local external storage facility near Heathrow, LHR.

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UK Customs Clearance

We fully manage customs clearance in the UK and make customs entries under a duty deferment account, all on behalf of our import customers.

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Duties & Taxes

The trading customer pays Parcelhub any duties and taxes due to the imported shipments.

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Dedicated Portal

Download all relevant HMRC documentation and view 'Shipment Status' updates.

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Final Mile Handover

We manage the process of the handover of goods, ready for the final mile delivery.

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Delivery to Customer

Final destination deliveries are then made to the end customer through our trusted partners.


International Parcel Delivery Management Services

When choosing Parcelhub as your customs clearance agent, your parcel deliveries are all managed under one arrangement. This means you benefit from:

  • A Dedicated Account Manager
  • An Online Portal for Shipment Status updates, and HMRC document downloads
  • Simple payment and invoicing
  • Access to Parcelhub's Carriers network

Parcelhub provides continuous movement of business goods for international parcel deliveries across the globe, ensuring the end customers seamlessly receive their goods and purchases in their markets. Parcelhub's reliable parcel delivery options include international parcel tracking services (if required) and a fully managed customer returns process from various countries.

Parcelhub's account managers work with you to navigate the complexities of international parcel delivery services and find the right solution based entirely on your delivery needs.

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