Shetland and Orkney (with the port of Kirkwall) are part of Scotland, and therefore Great Britain — clearance is the same as for all of GB (post-Brexit: ENS, GMR, import documents), with no additional island formalities. We deliver to the islands by NorthLink ferry from Aberdeen or Scrabster, as groupage from 1 pallet or a full load, planning the delivery around the sailing schedule.
Status: part of Great Britain
Unlike the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands, Shetland and Orkney have no separate customs status — they are an integral part of the UK. For transport from Poland this means one clearance on entry to Great Britain and normal UK VAT. The whole difference is logistical: these are the northernmost inhabited islands of Great Britain, with delivery only by ferry.
Ferry logistics: Aberdeen and Scrabster
- Aberdeen → Lerwick (Shetland) and Aberdeen/Scrabster → Kirkwall (Orkney) — NorthLink Ferries sailings.
- We plan the delivery around a specific sailing; on a longer route it is worth leaving a buffer for weather and the timetable.
- For smaller consignments we consolidate the load through our warehouse and deliver it for the ferry.
What we carry to Shetland and Orkney
LTL groupage from 1 pallet, full FTL loads, cargo for companies and shops, building materials and equipment. We run post-Brexit clearance within the order (customs clearance), and an overview of the other islands — including the customs-simpler Isle of Man — is in the Islands direction.
Have a delivery to Shetland or Orkney? Write to us — give the destination port (Lerwick, Kirkwall), the number of pallets and the date, and we will match the route and the sailing.
