Medical & Pharmaceutical Goods Freight

Medical & Pharmaceutical Freight

Regardless of destination or origin country, you must get permission to export certain drugs, medicines, and medical equipment in and out of the UK.

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The transportation of pharmaceutical products requires specialised procedures, including a cold chain service and expert shipping partners to ensure a straightforward shipment experience. The last few years have seen a rise in the export of medicines from the UK for pharmaceutical freight & healthcare. Our pharmaceutical courier services offer shipping by air cargo, sea freight, and road transport.

Export regulations from the UK have changed post-Brexit and incur additional customs paperwork, tariffs, and duties, but there will always be more for pharmaceuticals. Below is a list of considerations to get you started on ensuring you know what to expect when exporting goods to and from the UK. To make this process easy and stress-free, we recommend using a freight company such as Barrington Freight to handle the entire shipment for you. With our years of experience transporting pharmaceuticals, you can avoid issues that get goods stuck at borders, costing time, money, and business.

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Customs Clearance

You need an EORI (Economic Operator Registration and Identification Number) for the UK side, and you will need an EU EORI for importing into a European country. Other rules apply to various international locations. If you don’t have these organised, you will face delays and increased costs when exporting goods, and they will not be able to clear customs. For more information, visit the government advisory page. Depending on the trade deal the UK obtains, other documents may eventually be needed.

Licences

You will almost definitely need a licence to ship most sorts of pharmaceutical products and adhere to specific compliance requirements depending on your shipment type and quantities. If your drug or product is controlled, you need a Home Office licence to export and import it. This is in addition to any domestic licence you will need to possess the drug in the UK.

Temperature Controlled

Barrington Freight can provide temperature-controlled haulage services, including chilled vehicles and other optimum transport solutions. We can offer designated areas for quarantined/high-level security storage operated according to the strict government security guidelines to provide you with peace of mind.

Pharmaceutical Shipping Options

Air Freight
Airfreight shipping offers safe, secure, and quick options for pharmaceutical products, including temperature controls. We have the capacity to move large amounts of air freight with our fleet of vehicles and trailers and can collect and deliver to airports all over the UK and Europe.

Road Transport
Urgent dedicated road transport is an excellent way for clients to send and receive pharmaceutical products safely and swiftly. We can offer a two-person courier service for critical items for delivery.

Freight Medical Equipment

Medical equipment freight can also be forward to and from the UK. We ship all types of medical equipment and pharmaceuticals worldwide, ensuring safe and efficient delivery that adheres to guidelines and requirements.

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If you’re interested in any of our freight delivery services, feel free to use our online quote form today for a quick but completely free delivery quote. Alternatively, if you have any further questions feel free to take a look around our site, or get in touch today for more information.

Sophie Benge
Sophie Benge
2024-02-06
Joshua at Barrington Freight is friendly and patient. Their service hassle-free and affordable compared to other freight forwarders.
Alex Burton
Alex Burton
2024-02-04
Fantastic service from Barrington Freight. It was our first time exporting goods from the UK and it was very reassuring to have them manage the shipment. The process was made easy and hassle free and Simon was always quick to respond to any queries. I would highly recommend.
Mat Wilkinson
Mat Wilkinson
2024-01-22
these guys are excellent. Incredibly helpful, flexible and friendly- i cant recommend them highly enough- genuinely a brilliant team.
Top Tips
Top Tips
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!!