LOGISTICS NEWS

In May 2020, the Department for International Trade published its UK Global Tariff (customs trade tariffs), which will replace the current Common External Tariff from 1 January 2021, the date that the UK is scheduled to leave the EU Customs Union.

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We’re living in extraordinary times, but here at DHL Global Forwarding, we’re committed to keeping your supply chain moving.

Just one of our solutions is DHL Ocean Connect, our easy and flexible alternative to Air Freight. Our Less-Than-Container-Load (LCL) solutions offer fast and reliable door-to-door transit times and are great value for money, with weekly direct sailings between the UK and USA.

We serve five major ports across the USA - East to West - and can deliver your goods to cities across the country, with door-to-door transit times from as little as 25 days from major cities in the UK to New York.

Our Services Include:

• Transparent, all-in-pricing to include collection and delivery of your goods 
• Shipped as Booked: Your shipment will sail on time, even if the container is not full
• Daily collections and deliveries with highly secure vehicles
• Standard custom entries included in quoted rates
• Dangerous goods handled (subject to acceptance and additional fees)

Contact us today to discuss how we can keep your goods moving, wherever in the world they need to be.

As you will have heard in the news, as of midnight on 16 March 2020, passenger flights into the USA from the UK and Ireland - as well as 26 other European countries - are being restricted.

We are closely monitoring the situation, but do expect these restrictions to begin having a significant impact on our air freight capacity to/from the USA almost immediately.

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Due to the fluidity of the COVID-19/Coronavirus situation, which is seeing more airlines and shipping lines stopping or curtailing their services to and from China and other countries, DHL Global Forwarding reserves the right to re-address the situation and potentially widen the force majeure scope by adding additional impacted air freight and ocean freight trade lanes other than to/from China and Hong Kong Therefore, with immediate effect, this also includes the USA.

DHL Global Forwarding shall be relieved of any liability under any contract for services to the extent that such liability is caused by the consequences of outbreak of COVID-19/Coronavirus. 

In addition to the force majeure situation for services to and from China and Hong Kong, DHL Global Forwarding reserves the right to modify all or part of its air freight [and ocean freight] services to and from China and any other affected countries, to change its working procedures and the agreed rates, to charge surcharges or otherwise to take measures to adjust its business operations and obligations towards customers to the then prevailing circumstances arising as a consequence due to outbreak of the COVID19/Coronavirus.

We would like to give you further update on the impact of the COVID-19/Coronavirus outbreak on DHL Global Forwarding’s operations in China, Italy and South Korea as well as the impact on Air, Ocean and Rail Freight transportation.  

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We would like to provide you with an update on the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus in the Hubei province and any impact to DHL Global Forwarding’s operations in China. 

We are closely monitoring the situation as part of our strong commitment to ensure the safety of our employees, whilst working towards mitigating any possible impact to our customers’ operations.

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The spread of the coronavirus in China these past few weeks has caused the World Health Organization (WHO) to announce the situation as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).  Most airlines have stopped their services to and from China either partially or fully.  The situation is very fluid with new announcements being made without any prior notice by carriers for flight cancellations or government authorities imposing new restrictions on movement within cities.

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Managing a large number of inbound container shipments can be a challenging task, particularly when handling multiple Purchase Orders (POs) or Stock Keeping Units (SKUs) within each container.

Allow us to introduce you to DHL Ocean Plus, our state-of-the-art online reporting platform which can provide you with enhanced visibility of your cargo while it’s on the water, putting you in greater control of your supply chain.

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DHL Global Forwarding was crowned Air Cargo Operator of the Year at the FTA Multimodal Awards, which took place in Birmingham on Tuesday 18 June.

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We would like to inform you that as of 12 June 2019, compliance with the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) programme will be enforced by the USA authorities.

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