{"id":8527,"date":"2026-01-05T10:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T10:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/?p=8527"},"modified":"2026-01-19T15:09:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T15:09:30","slug":"shipping-from-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/shipping-from-taiwan\/","title":{"rendered":"Shipping from Taiwan"},"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\">Freight forwarder<\/a>, Mercator was recently tasked with one pallet for shipping from Taiwan to the UK.  The goods, engineering parts, were purchased by the UK importer on an FOB (free on board) basis, so our team arranged the sea freight from Taiwan in conjunction with our agent based in Taipei, UK landing charges, import customs clearance and delivery to the importer\u2019s door in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There are regular LCL (less than container load) services and FCL (full container load) services when it comes to shipping from Taiwan.\u00a0 This particular shipment was routed from Kaohsiung to Southampton, with a port to port transit time of approximately 40 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Pallet-Shipping-from-Taiwan-237x300.webp\" alt=\"Pallets loaded in a shipping container for shipping from Taiwan to the UK\" class=\"wp-image-8525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Pallet-Shipping-from-Taiwan-237x300.webp 237w, https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Pallet-Shipping-from-Taiwan-808x1024.webp 808w, https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Pallet-Shipping-from-Taiwan-768x973.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Pallet-Shipping-from-Taiwan.webp 1105w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Mercator\u2019s team is also able to handle air freight when it comes to shipping from Taiwan, and can even offer a full door-to-door shipping service (for example if purchasing on EXW terms).\u00a0 The link with our partner agent in Taiwan (thanks to our founding membership of the freight forwarder network <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marcopololine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MarcoPoloLine<\/a>), means that our team is able to call on local knowledge and assistance in Taiwan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you have a single pallet which is needed in the UK quickly, or you have a full shipping container of goods, get in touch with our team who will be able to provide a quote for shipping from Taiwan.\u00a0 You can contact the team by calling (+44)\u00a0<a href=\"tel:00442392756575\">02392 756 575<\/a>, emailing\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:sales@mercatorcargo.co.uk\">sales@mercatorcargo.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0or completing the form below and we 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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Request a Quote for Shipping from Taiwan<\/strong><\/h2>\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 - 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