Customs warehousing now available at London Gateway

HMRC has awarded authorisation to the 155,000 sq ft (14,400 sq m) warehouse, which is just a mile from the DP World London Gateway Port, enabling Transmec to shunt containers from port to warehouse in just 15 minutes.

Also providing customs management, transport and logistics, the branch is ideally placed to support the increasing number of importers using London Gateway, now the primary UK hub for the new Gemini partnership between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd.

“Our customs warehouse offers importers even greater flexibility and significant cash flow advantages,” explained branch manager, Steven Day.

“The key benefit is that customs duty and import VAT don’t have to be paid until goods leave the warehouse. This enables importers to move goods at different times, without having to pay duties on what remains in the warehouse.”

London Gateway is the second of Transmec’s strategically-located UK hubs to become a customs warehouse, following the Redditch warehouse’s authorisation last year.

“Customs warehousing removes cost and time pressures,” added country manager, Imran Mohammed.

“It also helps importers if they need to wait on key documentation or carry out further processing before goods are transported – all steps that our London Gateway and Midlands teams can help with.

“Goods can also be held indefinitely, well ahead of seasonal peaks in demand, and duty isn’t due at all if goods are subsequently re-exported.”

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