Mercator’s import team recently handled a shipment freight forwarder from South Korea to the UK via LCL (less than container load) shipping.
The export from South Korea was handled in conjunction with our partner agent a well-established freight forwarder from South Korea, who liaised with the exporter locally, and ensured the booking for sea freight from South Korea, Busan port was arranged directly with the carrier.
The goods, paper bags for retail, were purchased by our UK-based customer on FOB (free on board) incoterm. This means that their supplier in South Korea was responsible for delivering the goods to the port of export and loading into the shared shipping container.
The risk and responsibility then transferred to the UK importer, which is when Mercator’s team stepped in and handled the sea freight, UK import customs clearance, handling at the port, and delivery to door in the UK.
The routing of this particular shipment was Busan to Southampton, taking 37 days port to port. There are various options when importing from South Korea, with vessels arriving in at London Gateway and Felixstowe also. The arrival port you choose will be dependent on availability of slots, transit times, sea freight costs, and proximity to the arrival port in the UK.
Mercator regularly handles shipments of this nature, making us a reliable choice when looking for a freight forwarder from South Korea. We have a strong relationship with our partner agent based in Seoul, who are a well established and experienced freight forwarder from South Korea.
So if you are looking for a freight forwarder from South Korea, get in touch with our team. We will be able to provide you with a quote to suit your requirements. Due to our volume handling of freight from South Korea, we deal with a lot of skin care imports and we are well versed in restrictions of importing, labelling, and handling dangerous goods.
To get in touch with our team for a quote you can email sales@mercatorcargo.co.uk, call our office on (+44) 02392 756 575, or complete the form below and we will get back to you.
