Tips for Importing from South Carolina to the UK

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Any British firm that would like to import goods from South Carolina but is not sure of the best way to proceed should consider the benefits of a top freight forwarding firm like Barrington Freight. This way, you can take the hassle out of arranging for the transportation of your orders from the state to the UK. Even better, our experienced operations team has specialist knowledge of South Carolina to help with the swift movement of goods from this part of the United States. We have been handling South Carolinian imports for decades and can help your firm to run a cost-effective importation operation from suppliers in the state, too.

There are plenty of big manufacturing names with plants in South Carolina. BMW, Boeing and GE are all manufacturers with a significant role to play in the economy of the state, for example. There are also numerous smaller manufacturing facilities that make both finished consumer goods as well as assemblies and components that can be used in the UK. As such, buying from firms in South Carolina can be cost-effective so long as the shipment of consignments to the UK is not too costly. This is exactly why it is so often advantageous to ask Barrington Freight for help.

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Importing from south carolina (and the other way too)

If you ask your supplier to send goods from South Carolina to Britain for you, then the chances are the service will be slow and relatively expensive. However, if you ask us to have your goods collected from manufacturing centres like Columbia, Greenville, Summerville and Camden, for example, then you will often spend a great deal less. We have the local contacts to negotiate better terms and produce faster results. Typically South Carolinian imports will pass through the container port at Charleston but we may also use Savannah or Wilmington, both outside of the state, if it is more convenient.

Place Your Trust in Barrington Freight for South Carolina Imports

As members of the British International Freight Association (BIFA), we offer a level of professionalism that other freight forwarders do not. We are proud of our BIFA accreditation and we will think you will notice the difference if you choose to allow us to handle your South Carolinian importation processes for you.

Ensure Swift Importation Processes for South Carolina Shipments

We deal with all sorts of loads when importing from South Carolina. If you have a few spare automotive sector parts on a pallet, for instance, then we will arrange for them to be put on board a vessel in a container with other deliveries bound for the UK. We can also deal with full container loads and even orders that take up multiple containers. Please note that our international freight licenses allow us to arrange the transit of goods through US customs, as well.

Furthermore, if you require it, then we can offer you an additional service that will help with UK border officialdom, too. As customs clearance agents we can take care of all of your company’s HMRC declarations. This means we will complete your paperwork and online filing to ensure your South Carolina imports are not held up at the port when they get to the UK.

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
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
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
Krishan Dhillon
2023-11-01
10/10, dealt with everything start to finish. Customer service was friendly and helpful
Sharmane Barrett
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
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
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
Tom Gilbey
2023-09-18
Barrington Freight was brilliant from start to finish. We had a very good shipping experience with them.
Dean Marsh
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
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.