HMRC-registered (CDS)
BIFA member
FIATA / IATA network
GXPRESS SOLUTIONS LTD · registered in England No. 11371417 · clearing UK freight since 2018. Based at Unit 5, The Summit Centre, Skyport Drive, Harmondsworth, UB7 0LJ.
Most freight forwarders arrange the movement and hand the customs entry to a third-party broker. That handoff is where containers sit accruing demurrage at £80–£200 a day while two companies wait for each other. Gxpresss files the declaration itself, directly on HMRC's Customs Declaration Service, with an electronic inventory link at your arrival port: Destin8, CNS, CCS-UK or Pentant. Declarations from £45, and £0 brokerage on Heathrow air freight.
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Tell us your origin, destination, cargo type, and entry port. We provide an all-inclusive freight and customs quote within one working hour, no hidden surcharges.
Air, Sea and Road — What We Handle Directly
Unlike brokerages that only touch paperwork or carriers that only move boxes, Gxpresss aligns international freight transit with border compliance under one operational roof.
| Mode | How we handle it | Customs entry | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air freight | Handled in house. Airline bookings, transit shed collection and door-to-door distribution under one operations team, five minutes from the Heathrow cargo village. | Filed by us. £0 brokerage on Heathrow air freight. | Air freight forwarding and air cargo |
| Sea freight | Ocean carrier bookings placed by us for FCL and LCL shipping, with container devanning and shunting arranged at the port. | Filed by us, direct on CDS from £45. | Sea freight forwarder: FCL, LCL and ocean freight |
| Road freight | Dedicated and groupage road transport arranged through our carrier network across the UK and Europe. | Filed by us, including export declarations and transit documents. | Road freight forwarder: UK and Europe |
Transparent Freight & Customs Pricing
Hidden surcharges are the primary reason UK businesses overpay for international logistics. We price every element clearly before shipment departure:
HMRC CDS Declaration
From £45 per entry
Fixed rate electronic CDS filing at any UK seaport or cargo airport. Includes pre-lodgement and automated inventory matching.
Heathrow Air Freight
£0 Brokerage included
Free customs clearance on air cargo routed through London Heathrow (LHR) booked under our freight services.
Compare our transparent rates against standard UK market schedules in our customs broker cost comparison guide and view full declaration schedules at customs broker fees UK.
What Is a Freight Forwarder?
A freight forwarder arranges the transport of goods on a trader's behalf: booking carriers, consolidating cargo, preparing documentation and coordinating collection and delivery: without necessarily owning the ships, aircraft or vehicles involved. In the UK a forwarder normally also arranges the customs declaration, though most sub-contract that step to a separate broker. Gxpresss does not: the same team that books the freight files the entry.
The distinction matters commercially. A forwarder that sub-contracts the entry cannot tell you on the day whether your goods will be released, because it does not hold the inventory link at the port. It has to ask someone else.
For a complete breakdown of legal obligations, billing structures, and liability models, explore our comparison on customs broker vs freight forwarder.
How to Choose a Freight Forwarder in the UK
When evaluating freight forwarding companies for your UK import and export operations, ask these 7 critical operational questions:
- Do they file their own customs entries? Ask directly. If the answer is "we work with a broker", the handoff is on your timeline and their margin.
- Which community system providers are they linked to? Destin8, CNS, CCS-UK and Pentant cover different ports. A forwarder without a link at your arrival port cannot obtain release.
- Is the quote all-in? Freight rates quoted without clearance, handling and delivery are not comparable to ones that include them.
- What happens out of hours? Perishables and AOG parts do not arrive between nine and five.
- Direct or indirect representation? Non-established traders need indirect representation; not every forwarder offers it.
- Are they a limited company at a real trading address? Checkable free at Companies House.
- Do they handle your commodity? Pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs and chemicals carry Port Health and IPAFFS requirements that general forwarders often decline.
Looking for a Freight Forwarder Near You?
Gxpresss is based at Unit 5, The Summit Centre, Skyport Drive, Harmondsworth, UB7 0LJ, five minutes from the Heathrow cargo terminals. Freight forwarding is arranged by phone and email, so you do not need to be near our office: we book and clear shipments arriving at every commercial UK port and cargo airport, for importers and exporters anywhere in the country.
West London and Heathrow-area businesses can also use our customs broker near Heathrow service, and capital-based importers our London customs and freight page. For clearance only, see customs clearance agent near me.
Direct CSP Links Across All UK Ports & Cargo Airports
Gxpresss holds active Community System Provider (CSP) badges across Destin8, CNS, CCS-UK, and Pentant, enabling instant electronic pre-lodgement and release at every commercial gateway in Great Britain and Northern Ireland:
Major UK Seaports (26 Covered)
- Port of Felixstowe: Destin8 linked (FCL & LCL deep-sea)
- Port of Southampton: CNS linked (Solent container gateway)
- London Gateway: CNS linked (DP World Thames park)
- Port of Liverpool: Destin8 linked (Liverpool2 transatlantic)
- Port of Dover: GVMS & Ro-Ro European short-sea
- Port of Tilbury: CNS linked (London container terminal)
Managing cross-channel supply chains? We operate scheduled road groupage and FTL services to export to Germany, France, and the Benelux countries.
Commercial Cargo Airports (6 Covered)
- London Heathrow (LHR): CCS-UK linked (£0 clearance)
- East Midlands Airport (EMA): Dedicated express air cargo
- Manchester Airport (MAN): Northern UK cargo hub
- London Stansted (STN): European freight flights
- Birmingham Airport (BHX): Midlands manufacturing cargo
- London Gatwick (LGW): South East commercial belly freight
Key Bilateral Trade Routes
We provide daily air cargo allocations and weekly container vessel slots on top international trade corridors into the UK, with complete landed-cost calculation and trade agreement tariff relief:
End-to-End Logistics & Warehousing
When cargo arrives at the border, seamless onward movement requires integrated terminal operations. Gxpresss connects freight forwarding directly into our warehouse and distribution network:
- ERTS and ETSF Temporary Storage: Uncleared cargo holding for up to 90 days under HMRC suspension.
- Container Shunting and Port Devanning: Quayside container collection, loose cargo stripping, palletising, and empty restitution.
- Customs Bonded Warehousing: Indefinite duty-deferred storage for high-value inventory.
- Door-to-Door Delivery: Final-mile pallet haulage and parcel distribution across the UK.
Frequently Asked Questions
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