Cargo transportation from the UK

All countries

IMPORTO provides cargo transportation and transactional support services between the UK and the Russian Federation.

---

The main products being exported from the UK to Russia are:

• cleaning products and household chemicals;

• specialized machinery;

• organic chemicals;

• other consumer goods.

---

Delivery of goods from the UK to Russia can be arranged by sea, road or air. The delivery time depends on the means of transportation, restrictions in place from the UK and the EU on exports to Russia, the HS code, the route used, the cargo specifics, whether there is a need for additional unloading/loading, repacking operations, etc.

SEA FREIGHT FROM THE UK

IMPORTO offers cargo delivery in containers from the UK (Felixstowe) to Russia via the EU ports of: Rotterdam, Antwerp, Barcelona, Genoa, Salerno, Valencia, Constanta and other transshipment ports.

Sea freight is one of the most cost-effective ways to deliver goods worldwide.

The largest ports for container shipment from the UK are: the port of Felixstowe (GBFXT), the port of Hull (GBHUL),the port of Southampton (GBSOU), the port of Tilbury (GBTIL).

The estimate transit time by sea is 20-30 days.*

ROAD FREIGHT FROM THE UK

IMPORTO provides general cargo road freight from the UK to Russia using standard trucks and road trains. The delivery route lies through the Baltic states.

Shipping of groupage cargo (LTL) by road involves reloading at a consolidation warehouse in Lithuania. Groupage cargo (LTL) from the UK to Russian mainland is delivered involving cross-docking services at a warehouse in St. Petersburg.

The estimate transit time by road from the UK to St. Petersburg is 15-20 days*.

AIR FREIGHT FROM THE UK

Air freight from the UK to the Russian Federation is arranged through Turkey, Egypt, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Uzbekistan and other countries.

The estimate transit time is 3-5 days.*

The main UK airports are: London Heathrow Airport (LHR), Gatwick Airport (LGW), Stansted Airport (STN), London Luton Airport (LTN), London City Airport (LCY), London Southend Airport (SEN), Manchester-Boston Regional Airport ( MHT), Birmingham International Airport (BHX), Bristol International Airport (BRS), George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), Edinburgh Airport (EDI), Glasgow Airport (GLA) and others.

*The estimate transit times provided are for goods not included in the lists of the UK or the EU sanctioned goods forexport to the Russian Federation.

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 

---

 
 
 

 
 
 

CARGO DELIVERY FROM THE UK VIA TURKEY

If the UK and the EU restrictive measures are a barrier to direct cargo transportation to Russia, then transit through Turkey is the optimal solution for Russian foreign trade participants.

The following options for cargo transportation through Turkey are available:

1. Sea freight from the UK via Turkey. A repacking (container replacement) takes place at the Turkish transshipment port (Istanbul). From Turkey, the container is shipped to the port of Novorossiysk, where the goods clear customs, with an option to reload goods into a truck for further transportation to mainland Russia.
2. Road freight from the UK to the Russian Federation. At the Turkish transit terminal, the goods are reloaded onto another vehicle for further shipping by ferry to Novorossiysk (Tuapse). On the arrival to the Russian Federation, the vehicle with the cargo, as a part of the customs transit procedure, proceeds to the temporary storage warehouse nominated by the consignee for customs clearance.
3. • Multimodal transportation of goods from the United Kingdom to Russia. The cargo is transported from the UK to Istanbul by road for the further packing to a container and shipping by a shipping line to the port of Novorossiysk.
4. Groupage cargo delivery (LTL) from the UK to Russia via Turkey. Available options: by sea, road or multimodal transport.

Delivery of samples of goods from the UK to Russia can be arranged by any type of transport. The fastest way is by air. To reduce the cost of delivery, a combination of means of transport is used (multimodal/combined transportation).

---

BUSINESS TRANSACTION AND COMMUNICATION SUPPORT

We offer:

• searching for manufacturers and suppliers in the UK;
• legal check of companies’ reliability in the UK;
• freight forwarding and customs clearance of UK imports into Russia;
• transaction structuring for goods purchasing in the UK – through payments via EU trading companies (for goods not on the sanctioned goods lists in the EU) and through other countries;
• transactional support for imports of goods from the UK on a «turnkey» basis.

 

---