UK based freight forwarder Mercator has been handling full container load FCL to USA shipments since the company was founded in the early 1990s. Since then, our team has regularly handled shipments for FCL to USA from the UK, from medical equipment, to dried food products, to car parts and machinery.
This particular FCL to USA shipment our export team handled was direct from the UK manufacturer, consisting of engineering components. The UK exporter sold their goods to their customer in the US on CIF (cost, insurance and freight) incoterm.
As a UK exporter, selling on CIF means that you are responsible for the cargo from your door through to the port in the US. This includes loading the 40′ shipping container, delivery to the port in the UK, export customs clearance, marine insurance and sea freight to the US. All of these things Mercator is able to handle for you.
The routing for this particular shipment to the US was from London Gateway port to Charleston in the US. Typically, transit time from the UK to the East Coast of the US is approximately 10 days port to port, depending upon routing and scheduled port of calls.
Once the shipping container arrived in the US at the agreed port, the risk and responsibility transferred to the US importer. Thanks to our founding membership of a freight forwarding network, MarcoPoloLine, we have long-standing connections with similar sized freight forwarders based in the US, who can provide coverage of the whole of the US. Meaning that if you sell on a term such as DAP (delivered at place) or DDP (delivery duty paid), we can handle the whole process for you in conjunction with reputable forwarders based locally.
If you are looking for a reputable freight forwarder to handle your FCL to USA shipments from the UK, get in touch with our team who will be able to put a quote together for you. We can handle any size of cargo, from a single pallet on LCL, through to multiple FCLs, and even oversized cargo to the US requiring specialist equipment. You can get in touch with our team by calling (+44) 02392 756 575, emailing sales@mercatorcargo.co.uk or by completing the form below and we will be in touch.
