FORWARDING

The Company has over 30 year’s history, experience and knowledge in Imports, Exports and Transit by Land, Sea and Air.

Our services are used by a large range of clients - from private individuals through to multinational forwarders, shippers and EU/UK Governments.

Destinations and origins are worldwide, to and from Europe, the Far East, Asia, North, South and Central America’s. We also arrange a substantial amount third country to third country (Cross trade) business.

General Logistics

We handle Freight of All Kinds (FAK) including containers, trailers, airfreight, abnormal loads, hazardous (including explosives) forest products and foodstuffs, completing all the required import, export or transit documentation.

Warehousing, distribution and transport services are available for both full load and part load cargoes making best use of Line or Merchants own transport as appropriate.

European Road Freight

The company has a comprehensive trailer service into and out Europe. Full and Part Loads, Accompanied or not.

The service covers The Netherlands, Belgium. Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Poland and beyond to Eastern Europe, the Czech and Slovak Republics, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey.

Our network of destinations is developing and growing monthly. Please contact wendy@grangeshipping.co.uk for the latest details or download a schedule here.

Airfreight

We are able to offer a wide variety of airfreight options for high value or time critical cargoes to world wide destinations.

Airfreight can often be used as a less than obvious solution to the movement of sensitive cargoes such as explosives (class 1 cargoes) and other dangerous cargoes that do not mix well.

Customs

Our customs brokerage service for Imports, Exports and Transhipments is available through our Direct Computer Links with Felixstowe, Thamesport, Tilbury, Southampton, Bristol, Liverpool, Grangemouth and Teesport.

Staff are able to provide comprehensive and accurate advice on Customs procedures, commodity codes and preferences.

Our Customs Clearance Department acts for several well know international forwarders and shipping lines, offering a discrete and neutral service which can be provided with dedicated telephone lines and points of contact

Port Health & DEFRA

All food items containing animal products, and imported into the European Union are subject to Port Health checks. Under EU law they MUST be declared to Port Health no later than 24 hours prior to the cargo being landed otherwise the cargo can, legally, be denied entry to the EU.

Grange Shipping has been closely involved with the import of foodstuffs - especially frozen fish, fruit and vegetables for the last 25 years.

Through an extensive raft of EU/UK legislation Port Health, DEFRA, Plant Health and others have the power to reject cargo for apparently the most trivial of errors. These include incorrect routing, wrong colour ink or markings and labels not being 'sticky enough'.

We are registered on the Port Health TRACES and Plant Health PEACHES systems completing declarations such as CVED's and making the appropriate payments.

Please contact this office for up-to date information on Port Health / DEFRA Charges or see our downloads page.

ERTS – Enhanced Remote Transit Shed

Grange Shipping operate an ERTS on the Felixstowe Dock perimeter. It has the advantage of direct deliveries ex ship and easy access to a rail terminal.

The warehouse takes advantage of its ' Port Centric' position to legally handle overweight or overloaded containers and trailers.

It is also perfectly situated for the consolidation of export LCL cargo to groupage containers, loading Friday/Saturday morning for weekend departures.

We are also able to provide experienced cargo supervisors and surveyors who can supply email survey reports and digital photographs of problem consignments upon request.

Notice Board

Nitrofurans & Chloramphenicol tainted cargo
Port Health Authorities will not allow the re-export of any cargo tested positive for the above anti-biotics. Such consignments will be destroyed with all associated costs to be borne by the Importer. As always please contact this office for further information.

Fumigation - ISPM15 standard for timber packaging.
Please note that under the ISPM15 regulations simply fumigating a container is not an acceptable wood packaging treatment. It is not an alternative to using correctly sourced, treated and marked timber. Most countries will reject such containers and Lines will return them to origin at the Shippers cost.

Insurance de-regulation - Following strong representation from BIFA and other organisations the FSA has de-regulated cargo insurance. This means that UK Forwarders are once again able to offer insurance to clients. The exemption only applies to the provision of insurance to commercial customers. FSA authorisation is still required where insurance is offered to a private individual. Please contact this office for further information.

Foodstuffs and personal effects:

Please do not import foodstuffs of animal origin in personal effects. If any substances are found, even if they are for your own personal use, they will be seized and destroyed. Your consignment will be delayed, and you will incur significant additional charges.