Grow your export business

Ready to ship more? Get advice from our international experts

Grow your export business

Ready to ship more? Get advice from our international experts

International delivery. Great Value. Worlwide reach.

Get in touch. Our experienced overseas shipping experts will help you grow into over 230 countries and territories by offering:

  • Support as your company grows
  • Understanding of the thresholds for VAT charges
  • Larger-scale shipping tools to handle greater volumes
  • Help with specific markets as you expand into different countries
  • Liaison with your local trade team to get advice on how to succeed

Get in touch. Our experienced overseas shipping experts will help you grow into over 230 countries and territories by offering:

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Advice from our export team

Download our Delivery Matters reports, for in-depth analysis of shopper behaviours and trends in key markets.

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We've analysed the findings for key international markets: the USA, Australia, Canada, China, and Germany.

If your focus to date has been on exporting to the EU, you may want to consider other countries across the world.

With higher import duty thresholds, countries such as Australia (de minimis: $1000AUS - meaning that if the item you are sending to Australia is worth less than that, you won't pay duties) and USA (de minimis: $800USD), these markets present cost-effective opportunities for UK exporters. You or your customers only pay Goods Sales Tax (GST).

Get in touch to find out more.

On 24 December 2020, the UK and the EU reached an agreement on how to trade (the Trade and Cooperation Agreement). It entered into force on 1 January 2021. As a result of the agreement, the UK is no longer part of the EU’s single market and customs union and new rules apply. 

From 1 January 2021, the UK has extended the rules which applied to non-EU postal items before. Similarly, the EU now treats postal items from the UK as it did non-EU items before. This means there may be changes to how you send and receive items from abroad.

For more information on how sending and receiving items to the EU may be impacted from 1 January 2021, please click here.
 

Electronic Customs Pre-advice Data

It is now mandatory to provide electronic customs pre-advice data and an S10 barcode when you ship abroad.

Use one of our data-compliant shipping platforms – Click & Drop, Pro Shipping or API shipping – to automate this process and take the stress out of electronic customs.

Getting customs right is essential to avoid delays and charges. The provision of electronic customs data and an S10 barcode is now mandatory and will help smooth your shipment’s journey through customs.

Find out more about electronic customs

As you increase export volumes it’s essential to understand the VAT regimes in different countries. You may be responsible for paying VAT directly to a country once you breach certain thresholds – for example in Switzerland. Your Government Trade Team or VAT advisor will be able to help. 

Get in touch with your local trade team