Freight tools
Plan the right mode, size your cargo, find your commodity code and estimate UK duty and VAT. Then send it to our team in one click.
Shipment planner
Tell us the size and how soon you need it. We suggest the transport option that usually fits, and what to compare it with.
Your suggestion appears here, with the numbers carriers use to price it.
Carton and container calculator
Work out total volume, chargeable weight, and roughly how many cartons fit in a container.
Totals, chargeable weight and container fit appear here.
Container sizes are typical internal dimensions and payloads. Real loading depends on packaging, pallets and stacking strength, and UK road weight limits can be lower than the container's maximum payload. Air freight chargeable weight uses 1 m³ = 167 kg; LCL sea freight is charged on the greater of tonnes and cubic metres.
HS code checker
Search the UK and EU tariffs at the same time. Pick a UK code to estimate duty and VAT.
Try:
UKUK Trade Tariff 10 digit commodity codes
EUEU Combined Nomenclature 8 digit CN codes
UK data: UK Integrated Online Tariff (HMRC). EU data: tariffnumber.com. Search results are a starting point: the importer is responsible for the code declared. See our HS code guide.
Duty and VAT estimator
An estimate of UK import duty and import VAT for goods from China, from the live UK tariff.
The duty rate, import VAT and any extra measures for goods from China appear here.
An estimate only, from the UK Integrated Online Tariff at the time you search. It assumes goods of Chinese origin with no relief or quota, and ad valorem duty. It is not legal or tax advice: ask our customs team to check your goods.
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