{"id":7863,"date":"2024-10-09T13:04:34","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T12:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/?p=7863"},"modified":"2025-06-23T15:22:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T14:22:57","slug":"sea-freight-from-south-korea-to-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/sea-freight-from-south-korea-to-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Sea 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UK based freight forwarder<\/a> Mercator has an import team who regularly handle sea freight from South Korea to the UK.\u00a0 We were recently instructed to arrange this FOB shipment which included the sea freight of a full shipping container Busan through to Southampton port and onwards to the importer\u2019s door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In conjunction with our partner agent based in Seoul, we arranged the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/where-we-ship\/south-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sea freight from South Korea<\/a> to the UK.\u00a0 Once the container arrived in the UK, our import team completed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/customs-clearance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UK customs clearance<\/a>, devann and delivery to the importer\u2019s door on trucks with tail lifts due to restrictions at the unloading site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" 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\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shipping-container-from-South-Korea-1024x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shipping-container-from-South-Korea-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shipping-container-from-South-Korea-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shipping-container-from-South-Korea-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shipping-container-from-South-Korea-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shipping-container-from-South-Korea.webp 1496w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Sea-Freight-from-South-Korea-1024x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Sea-Freight-from-South-Korea-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Sea-Freight-from-South-Korea-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Sea-Freight-from-South-Korea-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Sea-Freight-from-South-Korea-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Sea-Freight-from-South-Korea.webp 1496w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There are weekly sailings from the major ports in South Korea: Busan, Incheon and Pyeongtaek, calling at various ports in the UK.&nbsp; Sailings of sea freight from South Korea to the UK ordinarily take around 35-40 days, however given the <a href=\"https:\/\/bifa.org\/2024\/01\/02\/attacks-on-shipping-in-the-red-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Suez Canal diversions<\/a>, schedules are taking up to 55 days port to port.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have a shipment from South Korea to the UK, whether it is a full container, a single pallet for LCL or you wish to utilise air freight, then get in touch with our import team who will be glad to provide you with a quote.  You can get in touch with our team 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" 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 Sea Freight from South Korea to the UK<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" 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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