Air Freight

t.ward shipping offer a complete range of air freight shipping services to and from all major airports in the UK.

Are you a business thinking about importing cargo from overseas for the first time and worry about the formalities involved? We ensure the process for your shipment is made easy and hassle free.  We will chat to you to ensure you get the right shipping service and advice for your cargo.  We explain all the procedures involved and how they will affect you and your business.  We can give you complete all-in shipping import costs with no hidden extras.

 We import to the UK from all over the world but popular importing countries are China, India, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and the USA. We import anything from small cartons to full container loads, whether by sea freight (LCL + FCL) or air freight.  We offer a tailored shipping solution to meet your requirements. If you are importing to sell on popular online market places, we have some specific advice on our blog.

Exporting from UK by Air Freight

We offer a full range of export services from all UK locations and from all UK airports. We can discuss the best options to suit you or your clients' needs whether the main objective is to save time or money.

Importing to the UK by Air Freight

We offer ex works air imports from most countries in the world, in particular China and USA. We can discuss the best options available and advise on rates for your more urgent imports to the UK.

Specialist Air Freight rates for project cargo (export and import)

We can offer air freight services for large oversized items through our freighter partners, and cover through road and air combined services.

Customs tariff advice

Our customs experts will talk you through classifying your goods with HMRC, giving advice where required. Don’t know what a commodity code is, let alone what your commodity code is?  Let us help you!

Air cargo insurance​

Did you know your cargo is not automatically insured to the full value with any freight service provider? If you are unsure, we can provide you a quote for you.

Packing and Crating your goods

Unless specially agreed with airlines, all cargo will need to be palletised or crated so it can be flown as air freight. We offer crating and packing services for your cargo. Nearly all countries require any timber packing to be ISPM 15 approved (heat treated) - we can assist you with this.