Freight Forwarding

Executive Freight Services is a global freight forwarder, a professional within the shipping industry. We can arrange shipping under any mode of transport and any incoterm from most areas of the world, whether you import from the Far East or the USA or export to Africa, the USA and the Middle East.

In an increasingly globalised economy, clients are sourcing products and manufacturing opportunities outside of the UK more than ever. We can help you meet this new demand and can arrange to ship your goods from anywhere in the world and drop ship to your required final destination to fulfil that order or make a sale.

Import & Export

We deal with both UK shippers and UK freight companies as well as overseas
freight agents and commercial companies. We service a range of industry
segments and have a broad client list that is not exclusive:

Broadcast
Medical &
Scientific
AOG
Heavy Plant & Industrial
Oil Well
Equipment
Print &
Media
Electronics &
Audio
Vehicles & Vehicle rally/race teams
Engineering
Fire, Safety and Security
Giftware & Merchandising
Telecoms
& IT
Dangerous
Goods
Sensitive export licence cargo for government contracts

Industry Sectors

We deal with both UK shippers and UK freight companies as well as overseas freight
agents and commercial companies moving general shipments. We service a range of
industry segments and have a broad client list that is not exclusive:

Broadcast
Defence & Aerospace
Space, Telecoms and IT
Medical & Scientific
Heavy Plant & Industrial
Oil Well Equipment
Print & Media, 3D printing
Electronics
& Audio
Engineering
Fire, Safety and Security
Giftware & Merchandising
Dangerous
Goods
Project Forwarding Department

Import lanes

Import supply chain from the Far east to UK & Europe

China
Hong Kong
Vietnam
Taiwan
Indonesia
India
Malaysia
Sri Lanka
USA

As a Customs broker we are fully versed in UK import regulations, procedures, tariff classifications and preferential tariffs as well as bonded goods procedures and IP goods/OPR, and all relevant CPC codes. EFS has its own customs badge at London Heathrow & badges at all major UK container ports and ferry ports. The warehouse in Farnborough is bonded and we have access to 3rd party ERTS facilities as well.

We will monitor your import shipments to minimise delay to you regarding duty and VAT payments and deliveries – with a view to minimising the chance of any demurrage being applied to your shipment. All the suppliers we use have a long history with EFS and established quality metrics.

Export lanes

We export ship the world over (including cross-trades 3rd country to 3rd
country) here are some of our routes:

Australasia
Brazil
Canada
China
Chile
Europe
Indonesia
North Africa
Peru
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
Sudan
Taiwan
UAE
USA
Vietnam

Air

We offer a comprehensive airfreight forwarding service that is committed to the safe, reliable and cost-effective shipping of your consignment. We have an extensive network of dedicated agents across the world to ensure timely customs clearance and delivery, as required. Rest assured that whatever the size of your organisation and the scale of your project we will deliver, from small hazardous cartons through to satellite dishes and cars.

  • Full IATA Cargo Agent – access to all airlines and preferential rates

  • Door to Airport (CPT) and Door to Door services (DAP / DDP)

  • Air Charter services

  • Import, Export and Crosstrade

  • All UK major airports covered

  • Economy and Express

  • Global Consolidations available

  • National collections and deliveries

  • Dangerous goods specialist

  • Lithium batteries and UAVs

  • Packing Facilities

  • Project Forwarding Department

  • Import clearances

  • Home use and temporary clearances

  • ATA Carnets

Sea

We have a range of suppliers to suit your price or destination requirements.
For clients needing container loading services we can provide this at our Farnborough warehouse (see warehouse tariff for pricing), or through our partners’ depot’s.

Our shipping services include

  • Full Container Load (FCL)

  • Less than Container Load (LCL) – groupage

  • Door to Door (DAT, DAP and DDP)

  • Door to Port

  • Container loading services including OOG on to flat rack containers

  • Exports and cross-trades 3rd country to 3rd country Import services

  • Documentation & Customs formalities

  • RO / RO (Roll on / Roll Off)

  • Conventional / Break Bulk services
    (for large pieces of machinery) / Chartering

Road

For movements across Europe and into Ireland we can source any type of vehicle or service.

  • UK & European Parcel and Pallet Network – Economy and Express

  • UK & European Groupage Trucks – Daily/Weekly departures

  • UK & European Dedicated – 24/7

  • Specialist Services – On site delivery and removals

  • T1’s (TADs) issued in house

  • Customs brokerage

  • EU clearance solutions

  • ATA Carnet movements

All vehicle requirements covered

  • Van

  • Curtain-siders & Box Vehicles Tail – Lift

  • Air Suspension

  • Refridgerated vehicles

  • Lo-Loaders

  • Abnormal Loads

Express

We have access to all the major couriers and with our buying power you can benefit from our discounted rates.

  • Import & Export

  • Economy Service – Non Urgent, lower cost solutions

  • Express Services – Urgent consignments

  • Special Services

  • Track & Trace monitoring to proof of delivery

European project solutions

  • Through our European partners we can provide drop ship crosstrade shipping solutions directly out of Europe to Worldwide destinations

  • Including a big focus on project shipping

  • All types of lifting equipment solutions

  • Intra European transport solutions : standard vehicles, out of gauge, container chassis trailers, reefer vehicles

Documentation and Insurance

Marine transit Insurance is available for UK shipper client’s consignments to offer a full comprehensive cover using our approved list of underwriters.

Besides customs advice and declaring & clearing your export with customs through CDS (Customs Declaration Service), we are fully versed in the following:

  • Letter of credit documentation

  • Arranging/advising Certificates of Origin where applicable

  • Arranging/advising Legalisation of invoice where required

  • Arranging/advising Labelling requirements where required