{"id":6796,"date":"2023-10-09T10:39:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T09:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/?p=6796"},"modified":"2025-08-15T14:14:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T13:14:11","slug":"air-freight-from-south-korea-to-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/air-freight-from-south-korea-to-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Freight from South Korea to the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We regularly import from South Korea into the UK.&nbsp; Recently we have been handling large volumes of import air freight from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/where-we-ship\/south-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South Korea<\/a> for our customer based in the UK.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The UK based importer purchases their goods from South Korea on an EXW <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/5-most-common-incoterms-in-shipping\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/5-most-common-incoterms-in-shipping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">incoterm<\/a>.&nbsp; This incoterm puts the UK importer responsible for the arranging of the shipment from door to door.&nbsp; Our agent based in Seoul (thanks to our founding membership of the freight forwarder network <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marcopololine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.marcopololine.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MarcoPoloLine<\/a>) liaises with the exporter in South Korea as to cargo readiness and arranges the collection of the goods with delivery to Incheon airport for air freight from South Korea to the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pallets-for-customs-clearance-and-delivery-in-uk.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pallets-for-customs-clearance-and-delivery-in-uk.webp 750w, https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pallets-for-customs-clearance-and-delivery-in-uk-225x300.webp 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shipping-pallets-from-south-korea.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7783\" style=\"width:272px;height:604px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shipping-pallets-from-south-korea.webp 449w, https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/shipping-pallets-from-south-korea-135x300.webp 135w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There are daily departures for direct flights from South Korea to London Heathrow.&nbsp; Air freight from South Korea takes 1-2 days depending on whether you have selected a direct flight and taking into account time for processing through the airport at either end and customs clearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the goods have arrived in the UK, Mercator takes over by arranging the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/customs-clearance\/\">UK import customs clearance<\/a>, payment to HMRC of import VAT &amp; duty, settling final airline fees, and delivery to the UK importer\u2019s door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have a shipment for air freight from South Korea to the UK, then get in touch with our import team who will be pleased to provide you with a quotation for your freight needs.  Similarly, if you have a sea freight consignment for shipping from South Korea, we can assist with that too, handling full container loads and part (LCL) loads.  Our team can be reached by calling (+44)&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:00442392756575\">02392 756 575<\/a>, emailing&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:sales@mercatorcargo.co.uk\">sales@mercatorcargo.co.uk<\/a>&nbsp;or completing the form below and someone will be in touch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Request a Quote for Air Freight from South Korea to the UK<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"widget\" data-elementor-id=\"163\" class=\"elementor elementor-163\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-163 elementor-button-align-stretch elementor-widget elementor-widget-form\" data-id=\"163\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;button_width&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;step_next_label&quot;:&quot;Next&quot;,&quot;step_previous_label&quot;:&quot;Previous&quot;,&quot;step_type&quot;:&quot;number_text&quot;,&quot;step_icon_shape&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"form.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"elementor-form\" method=\"post\" name=\"Contact Form\" aria-label=\"Contact Form\">\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"post_id\" value=\"163\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_id\" value=\"163\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"referer_title\" value=\"LCL China to UK - Mercator Cargo Systems\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"queried_id\" value=\"8495\"\/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-form-fields-wrapper elementor-labels-above\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-text elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-name elementor-col-50 elementor-field-required elementor-mark-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-name\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tName\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"text\" name=\"form_fields[name]\" id=\"form-field-name\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual\" placeholder=\"Jane Doe\" required=\"required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-email elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-email elementor-col-50 elementor-field-required elementor-mark-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-email\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"email\" name=\"form_fields[email]\" id=\"form-field-email\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual\" placeholder=\"sales@mercatorcargo.co.uk\" required=\"required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-text elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-field_1e5894a elementor-col-50 elementor-field-required elementor-mark-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-field_1e5894a\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCompany Name\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"text\" name=\"form_fields[field_1e5894a]\" id=\"form-field-field_1e5894a\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual\" placeholder=\"e.g Mercator Cargo\" required=\"required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-tel elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-field_d0d8f2c elementor-col-50 elementor-field-required elementor-mark-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-field_d0d8f2c\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhone Number\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"tel\" name=\"form_fields[field_d0d8f2c]\" id=\"form-field-field_d0d8f2c\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual\" placeholder=\"02392 756575\" required=\"required\" pattern=\"[0-9()#&amp;+*-=.]+\" title=\"Only numbers and phone characters (#, -, *, etc) are accepted.\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-textarea elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-message elementor-col-100 elementor-field-required elementor-mark-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-message\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMessage\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<textarea class=\"elementor-field-textual elementor-field  elementor-size-sm\" name=\"form_fields[message]\" id=\"form-field-message\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"To Request a Quote please provide collection &amp; 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