Based in Essex, Barrington Freight is the ideal firm to turn to for professional help when importing from the US state of Maine. Situated on the Canadian border in the far Northeast of the US, Maine has a thriving manufacturing industry. In fact, its manufacturing output accounts for well over $6 billion in a typical year and manufacturing firms employ about eight per cent of the state’s workforce. As such, many UK firms want to buy goods that have been made in Maine but do not necessarily possess the in-house know-how to go about doing so successfully.
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This is where our freight forwarding prowess can make such a big difference to British firms. Not only do we have the expertise in international logistics that is required for trans-Atlantic trade these days but we also have local knowledge in Maine, as well. As such, we can help with Maine imports to ensure they are not only delivered in a timely fashion but to keep logistical costs down, too. We deal with numerous road haulage firms in the state which can pick up your consignment and have it on its way to an East Coast container port without delay. What’s more, we do not just handle imported goods from Maine’s major cities, such as Portland, Augusta and Bangor. We also know our way around smaller places in the state like Caribou, close to the Canadian border, and Sanford, near the state line with Vermont.
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Importing from maine (and the other way too)
Maine has direct access to the North Atlantic which means that goods can be sent via Portland, Searsport or Eastport. However, much of the trans-Atlantic freight that comes from Maine will be sent to a larger container port further south before being shipped to the UK. Boston in Massachusetts has a port suited to containerised traffic. Although it lies a little further south, New York’s container port often makes a good staging post for Maine imports that are intended for British waters. We’ll choose the best option given the size and urgency of your shipment.
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How to Make Importing from Maine Easier
At Barrington Freight, our operations team will take the hassle out of arranging the transportation of imported goods from Maine. We will provide frequent updates on progress and keep you informed of any changes. Because we deal with shippers and road hauliers in Maine all the time, we can keep prices low, especially if your consignment is not particularly urgent and you can, therefore, benefit from groupage rates.
In addition, our operations team provides customs clearance services to our clients. If you would like to have your HMRC online declaration made by us, then we can act as your agents. This way, imported goods from Maine should not be unduly held up at the port when they are unloaded from an ocean-going vessel. Many British importers use customs clearance brokers but at Barrington Freight we are different, offering both freight forwarding and customs clearance services within the same team.
We are friendly, easy to work with, honest and we do not charge the earth.
For more information about our services or if you have an unusual load request, reach out to our sales team on 01268 978660 or email sales@barringtonfreight.co.uk.
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2023-11-14
The guys at Barrington are brilliant! I've used them for my shipments for around 12 years now and they never let you down. Always happy to help with anything!
David Darrock
2023-11-10
Barrington Freight are extremely helpful and professional, promptly answering any questions or queries. Communication from them has been great and they have taken the difficulty out of importing freight.
Scott Glazebrook
2023-11-01
Our business is the supply of high end luxury furniture and as such we rely on Barrington Freight to provide a 5* delivery service which they have done time and time again.
Reliable, friendly and efficient sums up this great approachable freight forwarding business.
Krishan Dhillon
2023-11-01
10/10, dealt with everything start to finish. Customer service was friendly and helpful
Sharmane Barrett
2023-10-20
We had a last minute request and Lee was fantastic in helping us to arrange transportation and facilitate delivery from Europe, very quickly with no hiccups. I would highly recommend.
Simon Edgecombe
2023-10-16
HAVING USED MANY SHIPPERS TO IMPORT OUR GOODS FROM THE USA (NONE OUTSTANDING) I DECIDED THIS TIME TO HAVE A SEARCH AROUND TO SEE IF I COULD FIND A BETTER OPTION. I FOUND BARRINGTON FREIGHT AFTER EMAILING MANY OTHERS, SOME OF THEM (UPS,DHL,FEDEX) SIMPLY TOOK SO LONG TO CONTACT ME, THAT IT BECAME STUPID, SIMON AT BARRINGTON CAME BACK TO ME VIRTUALLY STRAIGHT AWAY WITH A VERY GOOD PRICE, ALSO GOOD SHIPPING TIMES. NOW A SERVICE IS ONLY AS GOOD AS THE RESULTS, AND THEY WERE AS GOOD AS THEIR WORD. HAPPY TO HAVE FOUND THEM AND SIMON AT BARRINGTON FREIGHT WILL BE THE FIRST PERSON WE GO TO NEXT TIME, WELL DONE!!
Emir Danial
2023-09-26
Brilliant EXW freight forwarding services from China to the UK. Professionally done, readily available for support, and our shipments were trackable. There were last minute issues on regards to customs clearance and redirecting of goods that we take responsibility for, but with their quick action, we were able to swiftly solve it all in much less than 24hrs. Fantastic experience working with Simon and his team, will continue to engage them for the foreseeable future. Thanks again Simon and the BF team!
Tom Gilbey
2023-09-18
Barrington Freight was brilliant from start to finish. We had a very good shipping experience with them.
Dean Marsh
2023-09-09
What a superb company especially Simon Poole the agent who handled all my inquiries even worked over weekend to clear and arrange for my items to be removed from airline shed to save us storage charges Then when there were a little issue with the airline loosening items he dealt with it very quickly. We will only use him for our import Clearence’s now
Tilly H
2023-08-10
I highly recommend Barrington freight. Simon could not do enough for me and as a first time user of freight services I was anxious. Simon guided me smoothly through the whole process from start to finish. I am beyond pleased with the service I was given.
