Knowledge base
Knowledge base
Practical guides on transport to the United Kingdom, post-Brexit customs, exhibition logistics and warehousing.
Cargo insurance, what it covers
What cargo insurance is, how it complements the carrier’s liability cover (OCP) and which risks it covers regardless of…
Temperature-controlled transport to the UK
How to carry temperature-controlled goods to the United Kingdom: chillers, freezers, the cold chain and sanitary checks…
GVMS: how the UK system works and the carrier role
How the UK GVMS based on pre-lodgement works, what the GMR number is and exactly what the carrier does at the crossing.
Northern Ireland and the Windsor Framework
How the Windsor Framework splits GB to Northern Ireland goods movements into a green and a red lane, and why we confirm…
TCA, rules of origin and zero tariff
Why zero tariff in EU-UK trade depends on rules of origin, what proof is needed and how origin differs from the place…
ATA carnet, what it is
What an ATA carnet is, which goods it covers and why it lets you move them temporarily to the UK without duty and VAT.
Scope of liability: OCP 1m EUR vs CARGO
How carrier OCP liability differs from CARGO insurance and why we recommend CARGO for high-value goods.
Transport to Scotland: Glasgow, Edinburgh and beyond
How we carry goods to Scotland: the same post-Brexit customs rules as the rest of GB, plus reach to the Scottish…
Transport to Ireland via the UK land bridge and T2
How we carry goods to the Republic of Ireland: why it is intra-EU carriage and how T2 transit through Great Britain…
Transport of clothing and textiles to the UK
How we carry clothing and textiles to the United Kingdom: the goods description in ENS, labels, wrapping, hanging…
Transport to ExCeL London exhibitions
How to arrange transport to ExCeL London: slots, bookings, post-Brexit customs, ATA carnet and the return of exhibits.
ENS stop words — list of unacceptable goods descriptions (ICS2)
What ENS stop words are, why a vague goods description blocks an ICS2 declaration, and the full list of phrases the…
Milton Keynes warehouse — cross-dock, repack, storage
What the OPTIMUS TRANSPORT warehouse in Milton Keynes offers: cross-dock, repack, storage and 24/7 handling for Poland…
Cargo inspection after trailer tampering
What to do when unauthorised people were in the trailer or cargo was damaged — and what the report for the insurer…
ATA Carnet step by step — temporary admission of exhibits
What the ATA Carnet is, who it is for, how to obtain it and how to discharge it after exhibits return from the United…
Transport to UK fairs and the ATA carnet
How to arrange goods transport to fairs in the United Kingdom: slots, ATA carnet, post-Brexit customs and the return.
FTL or LTL — when a full load and when groupage
How to choose between FTL and LTL on the route to the UK, comparing cost, transit time and the number of handlings.
Groupage (LTL) from one pallet to the UK
How groupage to the United Kingdom works, when it pays off and how consolidation with customs looks.
GMR — what it is and who prepares it
What the GMR number in GVMS is, what it is for, and why the carrier cannot create it without GB import documents.
UK customs clearance after Brexit, step by step
How to clear customs step by step when exporting to the UK: documents, ENS, GMR and the order of actions.
Booking-in at UK warehouses
How booking-in works at warehouses and distribution centres (RDCs) in the UK: time windows, delivery references and the…
ADR and limited quantities (LQ)
What limited quantities (LQ) under ADR are: when small packages of dangerous goods get relaxed requirements and how…
How to secure and wrap a pallet for export
A practical guide: stretch film, edge protectors, straps, labels, even weight distribution and no overhang when…
Euro vs industrial (UK) pallet
How a 1200x800 mm euro pallet differs from a 1200x1000 mm industrial one: dimensions, load, space counting (LDM) and…
Tail-lift deliveries to addresses without a dock
When a tail lift is needed for delivery, how booking works and what pallet weight limits apply when unloading with a…
SENT: monitoring transport of sensitive goods in Poland
What the SENT system is, which goods it covers, how to register a movement in PUESC and why geolocation is required.
OCP vs CARGO: the difference between transport insurances
How carrier liability (OCP) differs from CARGO cargo insurance and when each actually protects your goods.
UK VAT on sales: import VAT, PVA and the 135 GBP threshold
When UK VAT registration is needed, how postponed VAT accounting (PVA) works and what the 135 GBP threshold for…
Euro pallet (EPAL): dimensions, quality, exchange
Euro pallet (EPAL) dimensions, how to spot a genuine one and how pallet exchange in the pool works, also for groupage.
Drivers hours (561/2006) and delivery times
How Regulation 561/2006 governs driving time, breaks and rest, and how it shapes Poland-UK transit times.
The T1 external transit procedure
What the T1 procedure under common transit is, how the transit guarantee works and how it differs from T2.
Cargo securing: EN 12195 and responsibility
How securing forces are calculated under EN 12195-1 and who is responsible for correct cargo securing.
ADR transport: dangerous goods basics
What the ADR Agreement is, what the hazard classes are and what road carriage of dangerous goods must meet.
Returns of goods from the UK to the EU
How to handle a return of goods from the United Kingdom to the EU and when returned goods relief applies.
Claims and the damage report under CMR
How and within what deadlines to file reservations and prepare a damage report under the CMR Convention.
EORI number for trade with the United Kingdom
What the EORI number is, who issues it in Poland and why a separate UK GB EORI number is needed for GB clearances.
DDP vs DAP for deliveries to the UK
How Incoterms DDP and DAP differ for deliveries to the United Kingdom: who handles import, duty and import VAT.
Carrier liability under CMR and the 8.33 SDR/kg limit
How the CMR Convention caps compensation for loss of or damage to goods at 8.33 SDR per kilogram and when the limit can…
CMR consignment note: how to fill it in correctly
What the CMR note is, which data the CMR Convention requires and why the sender is responsible for the entries.
Duty deferment account, how it works
How a UK duty deferment account (DDA) with HMRC lets you pay duty and import VAT in one monthly batch instead of per…
Incoterms 2020 and UK transport: who handles customs and costs
How the Incoterms 2020 rules split costs, risk and customs duties between exporter and importer in transport to the…
Customs warehousing explained
What a customs warehouse is, how it defers duty and import VAT, and why it adds flexibility when importing from the UK.
ATA carnet, return and discharge
How to stamp an ATA carnet at borders, why the goods must return in full and what happens if any are missing.
How to get an ATA carnet in Poland
Who issues the ATA carnet in Poland, which documents it requires and what the security and fee involve.
Transport to Telford International Centre, delivery and ATA
How to deliver goods to Telford International Centre in the West Midlands: stand delivery, slots, post-Brexit customs…
Transport to Harrogate Convention Centre, delivery and slots
How to deliver goods to Harrogate Convention Centre in Yorkshire: slot booking, stand delivery, post-Brexit customs and…
Transport to Farnborough International, heavy exhibits and ATA
How to deliver large and heavy exhibits to Farnborough International, known for its airshow: low loaders, post-Brexit…
Transport to the SEC Glasgow, post-Brexit customs and ATA
How to deliver goods to the SEC in Glasgow: Scotland is part of Great Britain, so the same post-Brexit customs, ENS and…
Transport to Manchester Central, slots and bookings
How to deliver goods to Manchester Central: slot booking, bookings, stand delivery, post-Brexit customs and the ATA…
Transport to Olympia London, stand delivery and the ATA carnet
How to deliver exhibits to Olympia London in Kensington: build-up slots, post-Brexit customs, an ATA carnet and the…
Transport to UK islands: Isle of Man, Shetland, Hebrides, Orkney
How we serve islands belonging to GB: the Isle of Man status and deliveries to Shetland, Orkney and the Hebrides with…
Transport to the Channel Islands: Jersey and Guernsey
How we carry goods to Jersey and Guernsey: their special Crown Dependency status and the customs formalities it brings.
Direct transport vs the land bridge to Ireland
Comparing two routes to Ireland: a direct ferry from the continent versus the land bridge through Great Britain - time…
Returns from Ireland to Poland and backloads
How we organise carriage from the Republic of Ireland to Poland and backloads to avoid empty runs.
Customs representation and the agency
What customs representation is, how direct differs from indirect, and what it authorises a customs agent to do when…
GB import clearance, what to prepare
What to prepare for GB import clearance: a GB EORI, goods data and tariffing, customs value, the GMR and ENS, and the…
EU export clearance step by step
How EU export clearance works: the EX/EAD export declaration, the CN/HS code, the MRN number and proof of exit, under…
Express LTL or a dedicated van, which to choose
A comparison of express LTL and a dedicated van to the UK on cost, time and transhipment risk, and when to choose each.
Express van transport to the UK
When a dedicated van to the United Kingdom pays off: time-critical carriage, direct without transhipment, for urgent…
Groupage LTL to the UK with regular departures
How groupage LTL to the United Kingdom with regular departures works: consolidation, paying for the space used (LDM)…
SENT registration step by step
How to file a SENT notification: the roles of sender, receiver and carrier, PUESC registration, the GPS locator…
SENT and international transport
When SENT applies to international transport, which sensitive goods it covers and what must be done on the domestic leg…
ADR in groupage (LTL), when it is possible
When ADR dangerous goods can be consolidated in groupage, how the mixed loading rules work, and what about marking and…
ADR classes 1 to 9, a short overview
What the ADR hazard classes from 1 to 9 are, what they mean and how they shape what we can carry and the limits that…
ADR to the UK after Brexit, how it works
How to carry ADR dangerous goods to the United Kingdom after Brexit: rules on the route, UK requirements after the…
Transport of exhibition stands
How we carry exhibition stands and structures, including oversized cargo on flatbeds and low loaders, with securing and…
Post-show logistics and return of exhibits
What post-show logistics looks like: collection from the stand after breakdown, return transport and settling the ATA…
Delivery to the Kielce fair and warehouse base
How delivery to the Kielce fair and the OPTIMUS warehouse base in Kielce works: ramp, crane, forklifts up to 5T, buffer…
Transport to UK fairs, from vans to oversized
How to match the means of transport to UK fairs to the size of the exhibit: van, groupage, FTL, flatbed or low loader…
Transport to NEC Birmingham exhibitions
How to plan transport to NEC Birmingham: build-up slots, delivery to the stand, post-Brexit customs and return after…
Inspection report for the insurer — what it contains
What a cargo inspection report for the insurer should contain: photo documentation, fitness assessment and conclusions.
Stowaways in the trailer — what to do with the cargo
What to do when stowaways are found in the trailer: the risk, inspection before distribution and handling food.
Temperature control and sensitive cargo in the UK warehouse
How the Milton Keynes warehouse handles sensitive cargo: temperature-controlled space, monitoring and documentation.
Transport to ExCeL London and NEC Birmingham — UK venue logistics
How delivery to ExCeL London and NEC Birmingham works: time slots, vehicle bookings, on-site access and cooperation…
Deliveries to Amazon FBA in the UK, what to watch
How to ship goods to Amazon warehouses in the United Kingdom: labels, bookings, FBA requirements and post-Brexit…
How to prepare a pallet for shipping to the UK
Wrapping, labels, weight distribution, securing and documents — how to prepare a pallet correctly for groupage…
How many pallets to the UK and how to count LDM
How to calculate loading metres (LDM) and how many EUR and industrial pallets fit in a trailer on the route to the…
CDS, CHIEF, MRN — a glossary of UK customs systems and numbers
Short definitions of the UK customs systems CDS and CHIEF and the MRN number, plus how they connect.
Consolidation from Czechia, Slovakia, Austria and Hungary to the UK
How consolidation of Central European cargo through Poland to the United Kingdom works and what one carrier for the…
T1 and T2 — transit documents in practice
How the T1 and T2 transit documents differ, when to use which, and what Union or non-Union status of goods means.
Regime 42 — import clearance with deferred VAT
What customs regime 42 is, when to use it and how it supports consolidation from Czechia, Slovakia, Austria and Hungary.
EUR.1 and the certificate of origin, when you need them
When you need an EUR.1 movement certificate versus a certificate of origin, and the difference between preferential and…
The Dunkirk–Dover crossing, how it works and what to remember
How the Dunkirk–Dover ferry crossing runs, what the GMR at the border is and what checks may await the driver.
Documents for export to the UK, a checklist
Which documents are needed to export goods to the United Kingdom and when EUR.1 or a certificate of origin applies.
ENS, the safety declaration on entry to the UK
What the ENS safety declaration is, who lodges it and when it must reach the system before goods enter the United…
Import from the UK to Poland, how it works
How importing goods from the United Kingdom to Poland works: EU import documents, import clearance and the settlement…
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