SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO UK AND VICE VERSA

Vestal Shipping Company

October 6, 2023

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I. INTRODUCTION SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO UK (UNITED KINGDOM)

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, has a partially regulated market economy and today becomes the fifth-largest economy in the world and the second-largest in Europe after Germany. According to the data of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, trading relation between Vietnam and UK is continously developing, specifically Vietnam’s exports to this market in 2022 reached 2.91 billion USD, up 1.1% over the same period in 2021. With the rapid and sustainable economic development between UK and Vietnam, Vestal shipping is confident to be a top transporter to bring to Vietnam’s companies the best service in exporting and importing commodity between Vietnam and UK. How does Vestal shipping support your shipment?

With more than 20 experienced years in shipping multi- commodity such as high-tech equipments, machinery and spare parts, garment and textiles, electric components, oil with full service like inland trucking, customs clearance, export/import documents… Vestal shipping is proud to be a top logistics company specializing in providing cost-saving sea freight and on time schedules at Vietnam’s port of loading like Cat Lai, Hai Phong, Danang, Caimep and UK’s port of discharges like Liverpool, Felixstowe, Southampton, Tilbury… and reverse.

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II. SEA FREIGHT PRICE QUOTATION AND ESTIMATED SCHEDULE FROM VIETNAM TO UK (UNITED KINGDOM)

1. FCL SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO UK (UNITED KINGDOM) FOR 20’/40’

OCEAN FREIGHT FROM VIETNAM TO UK	O/F		WEEKLY SCHEDULE	TRANSIT TIME
OCEAN FREIGHT FROM VIETNAM TO UK	20’ft	40’ft	WEEKLY SCHEDULE	TRANSIT TIME
Cat Lai port to Tilbury port	1782 USD	2893 USD	TUE, WED, SUN	38 – 45 days
Cat Lai port to Liverpool port	1763 USD	2674 USD	WED, FRI, SUN	46 – 53 days
Cat Lai port to Felixstowe port	1396 USD	2107 USD	TUE, WED, FRI, SUN	28 – 30 days
Cat Lai port to Southampton port	1396 USD	2107 USD	TUE, SAT	29 – 30 days
Hai Phong port to Tilbury port	1926 USD	3063 USD	MON, WED, SAT	35 – 40 days
Hai Phong port to Liverpool port	1917 USD	2844 USD	WED, FRI, SUN	39 – 42 days
Hai Phong port to Felixstowe port	1540 USD	2277 USD	TUE, WED, FRI, SUN	47 – 49 days
Hai Phong port to Southampton port	1540 USD	2277 USD	TUE, SAT	43 – 47 days
Danang port to Tilbury port	2032 USD	3193 USD	TUE, WED, FRI, SUN	33 – 37 days
Danang port to Liverpool port	2013 USD	2974 USD	TUE, SAT	36 – 39 days
Danang port to Felixstowe port	1646 USD	2407 USD	TUE, SAT	43 – 47 days
Danang port to Southampton port	1646 USD	2407 USD	TUE, SAT, SUN	45 – 47 days

2. LCL SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO UK (UNITED KINGDOM)

OCEAN FREIGHT FROM VIETNAM TO UK	O/F (MIN 1 CBM)	WEEKLY SCHEDULE	TRANSIT TIME
Cat Lai port to Tilbury port	41 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	38 – 45 days
Cat Lai port to Liverpool port	38 USD/CBM	MON, TUE, WED, FRI, SUN	36 – 39 days
Cat Lai port to Felixstowe port	30 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	44 – 45 days
Cat Lai port to Southampton port	30 USD/CBM	TUE, WED, FRI, SUN	46 – 49 days
Hai Phong port to Tilbury port	43 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	35 – 40 days
Hai Phong port to Liverpool port	40 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	39 – 42 days
Hai Phong port to Felixstowe port	32 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	47 – 49 days
Hai Phong port to Southampton port	32 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	43 – 47 days
Danang port to Tilbury port	46 USD/CBM	TUE, SAT	33 – 37 days
Danang port to Liverpool port	43 USD/CBM	TUE, SAT	36 – 39 days
Danang port to Felixstowe port	35 USD/CBM	TUE, SAT	43 – 47 days
Danang port to Southampton port	35 USD/CBM	TUE, SAT	29 – 37 days

Carrier: OOCL, PIL, EMC, MAERSK, APL, HAPAG LLOYD, SM LINE, COSCO, CMA, MSC Pls contact us for weekly updated detailed quotation and schedules

III. OVERVIEW OF VIETNAM SEA PORTS: HOCHIMINH PORT, HAIPHONG PORT, DANANG PORT AND UK SEA PORTS: LIVERPOOL PORT, FELIXSTOWE PORT, SOUTHAMPTON PORT, TILBURY PORT

1. UK main international sea ports

Liverpool port located at the mouth of the River Mersey on the west coast of the UK, is one of the busiest container ports in Britain and Northern Europe. It can handle approx 29,890,000t of cargo, including approx 12,000,000t of crude oil and petroleum and 358,000TEU annually.
Felixstowe port located at the mouth of Harwich Harbour on the east coast of the UK, is the UK’s busiest container port, dealing with 48% of Britain’s containerised trade. With excellent road/rail communications together with modern and fully equipped cargo handling facilities, it become premier container port with pprox 3,400 vessels, 25,756,000t of cargo and 3,200,000TEU handled annually.
Southampton port is a passenger and cargo port in the central part of the south coast of the UK. Facilities comprise 2 dock basins and extensive river quays providing a total berthage in excess of 12km serving approx 37,230,000t of cargo, 740,000 cars, 1,350,000TEU and 738,000 cruise passengers annually.
Tilbury port is situated on the north bank of the Thames, approx 40km east of London Bridge. With 34 berths equipped with modern facilities to handle a full range of cargo types, it can handle approx 8,700,000t of cargo, including 342,000TEU and 37 cruise ships annually.

2. Viet Nam main international sea ports

Cat Lai port is the biggest and most modern container port in Vietnam. It is linked to the National Highway No.1, the Inner and Outer Belt Highways, HCM – Long Thanh – Dau Giay Highway via the Inter-province Highway 25 which allows vehicles with loading capacity of up to 30 tons. Nowadays, this is the hub for export-import of goods in south Vietnam – the economic hub of the nation, which accounts for more than two-thirds of Vietnam’s economy.
Hai Phong port is a port with the largest cargo throughput in the North of Vietnam. With a system of modern equipment and complete & safe infrastructure, Hai Phong port is always a convenient location, ensuring safety and suitable for transport purposes international commercial transactions.
Da Nang port is a major port system located in Central Vietnam and lies at one end of the East–West Economic Corridor, an economic corridor connecting Vietnam with Laos, Thailand, and Burma. Despite the fact that the port’s infrastructure is not specifically designed to accommodate cruise ships, the number of large cruise ships docking at Danang Port has increased in recent years.

IV. SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO UK (UNITED KINGDOM) BY VESTAL SHIPPING

1. FCL-Full Container Load from Vietnam to UK and reverse

Vestal shipping has long year experience in handling all types of container: 20DC, 40DC, reefer container, flat container with international commerce service as below:

Door to door service for FCL, trading according to EXW, FCA, DAP, DDP term that means shipment is transported from seller’s nominated address to buyer’s warhouse.
Port to door service for FCL, trading according to FAS, FOB term that means shipment is transported from port of loading to buyer’s warehouse.
Port to port service for FCL, trading according to FAS, FOB term excluded customs procedure, inland trucking that means shipment is transported from port of loading to port of discharge.

2. LCL-Less than container load from Vietnam to UK and reverse

Vestal shipping has consolidation service with dimension from 1-16 CBM with multi-modes:

Door to door service for LCL: trading according to EXW, FCA, DAP, DDP term that means shipment is transported from seller’s nominated address, gathered at container yard then delivered to buyer’s warehouse.
Port to door service for LCL, trading according to FAS, FOB term that means shipment is transported from container yard to buyer’s warehouse.
Port to port service for LCL, trading according to FAS, FOB term excluded customs procedure, inland trucking that means shipment is transported from port of loading to port of discharge.

V. TYPES OF CONTAINER – CONTAINER SPECIFICATION SEA FREIGHT FROM VIETNAM TO UK (UNITED KINGDOM)

Dry container with 20 feet (20DC), 40 feet(40DC), 45 feet(45GP) and Dry high cubes container 40HC: suitable for dry, non-oversized, non-perisable commodity.

Type	Length(meter)	Width(meter)	Height(meter)	Cube (m3)
Container 20DC	5.898	2.352	2.395	33.2 m3
Container 40DC	12.032	2.35	2.392	67.6 m3
Container 45GP	12.023	2.352	2.698	76.3 m3
Container 45HC	13.556	2.340	2.597	83.0 m3

Reffer container 20 feet (20RF), 40 feet (40RF): suitable for fresh and freezed commodity

Type	Length(meter)	Width(meter)	Heighth (meter)	Cube (m3)
Reefer Container 20 feet	5.485	2.286	2.265	28.4 m3
Reefer Container40 feet	11.572	2.296	2.521	67.0 m3

Open top container
Plat rack container
Tank container

VI. VESTAL SHIPPING’S TOP SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO UK (UNITED KINGDOM)

Vietnam-UK transportation by sea and reverse: all goods can be handled by Vestal shipping excepted prohibited commodity. Vestal shipping has transportation service with cost-saving sea freight and on time schedules from Vietnam’s port of loading like Cat Lai, Hai Phong, Danang, Caimep to UK’s port of discharge like Liverpool, Felixstowe, Southampton, Tilbury … and reverse for LCL and FCL mode.
Customs procedures in UK and Vietnam’s border: With Vestal shipping’s offices and branches spread of along Vietnam and UK country, all your shipments are handled in the most convenient and fastest way.
Other related services: export & import license, Certificate of Origin, Certificate of phytosanitary, Veterinary Certificate, Certificate of fumigation, Certificate of quality, Certificate of Comformity, Certificate of Food Hygiene and Safety.

VII. TOP COMMODITIES EXPORT & IMPORT FROM VIETNAM TO UK (UNITED KINGDOM)

1. EXPORT COMMODITIES

Iron and steel – Electronic component – Machinery and spare parts – Rubber – Agriculture products – Houseware – Seafood – Toys and sport equipment

2. IMPORT COMMODITIES

Frozen products – Machinery and spare parts – Chemicals and preparations – Cosmetics – Medical equipments – Garment and textiles

VIII. MUST-HAVE DOCUMENTS IN CUSTOMS CLEARANCE IN VIETNAM AND UK (UNITED KINGDOM)

E-customs declaration – Conmercial Invoice – Sales Contract – Packing List – Bill of Lading – Certificate of Origin
Other documents: Certification Origin, Fumigation, Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), export license, import license…

IX. INFORMATION PROVIDED TO GET QUOTATION AND PROCEED SHIPPING

The information for quotation and handling provided by shipper

1. Full container Load-FCL, shipper need supply to Vestal shipping

MSDS for gas/liquid/powder commodity
Type of container
Volume/Weight/Dimension
Port of loading-POL/Port of discharge-POD

2. Less container load-LCL shipper need supply to Vestal shipping:

MSDS for gas/liquid/powder commodity
Volume/Weight/Dimension of carton
Port of loading-POL/Port of discharge-POD

X. HANDLING PROCESS OF EXPORTING/IMPORTING COMMODITY FROM VIETNAM TO UK (UNITED KINGDOM) AND REVERSE

Step 1: Check information for commodity

Check if the commodity is prohibited to export/import in UK and Vietnam or not
Check if the commodity is taxed or not
Check whether the commodity have any special transport requirements or not
Check if the commodity is oversized, liquid, dangerous or not

Step 2: Sign the contract, prepare the commodity for ready export

After step 1, seller and buyer need to sign a commercial contract, prepare quality, quantity and other specifications of commodity, pack and label them.

Step 3: Buy insurance for the commodity

The advantage of buying insurance for commodity is to reduce risks and losses in transportation.

Step 4: Booking

According to commercial contract, Incoterm, need clarify:

Whether seller or buyer book space on vessel for shipment
What is the mode of transportation optimized in cost-saving, time-saving like inland trucking, multiple transportation by air, sea, truck, rail
Delivery conditions such as FOB, CFR, DDU, DDP …

Step 5: Customs procedures

It is obligate to make customs clearance for export import commodity. Following below steps:

Customs declaration with the correct and detail charater of commodity
Packing commodity orderly to be convenient for inspection
Compliancing the custom’s decision

Step 6: On boarding

Giving the carrier shipping instruction
Knowing the time that commodity is carried on vessel by dispatcher
Receiving bill of lading from carrier

Step 7: Payment

After seller gives buyer bill of lading, buyer must arrange payment according to payment term showed in commercial contract such as LC, TTR, DP, DA, …

XI. THE NOTES OF SEA TRANSPORTATION FROM VIETNAM TO UK (UNITED KINGDOM)

Checking to make sure the commodity is enough standard to be imported into UK
Checking export tax in Vietnam
Making sure that UK buyer has import license for commodities such as foodstuff, medicine, plant, live stock
Completing Certificate of Origin-CO from Vietnam seller to be preferential tax by UK buyer
Having Certificate of phytosanitary for livestock and plant
Having Certificate of fumigation for woody commodity
Packing commodity firmly
Choosing the trust UK-Vietnam transpoter

XII. VESTAL SHIPPING IS ONE OF LEADING VIETNAM – UK (UNITED KINGDOM) TRANSPOTERS

Vestal shipping provides multiple service from door to door, port to door, port to port from UK’s ports (Liverpool, Felixstowe, Southampton, Tilbury) to Vietnam (Hai Phong, Cat Lai, Da Nang) and reverse. Vestal shipping is your best choice with:

Fast quote: It takes 15-30 minutes for us to offer you quotation, vessel schedule and trace your shipment.
On time customs clearance: It takes 1-2 days in customs clearance at port of loading and port of discharge
Commitment: Vestal shipping has a good relationship with agents in UK, so we guarantee to support the best freight rates, stable schedules, ensure commodity delivered to businesses quickly and safely
Force of staff: Vestal shipping’ staff presents at Vietnam and UK ports for supporting anytime to your shipment
Office and branch: Ha Noi, Hai Phong, Long An, Ho Chi Minh, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Cat Lai, Da Nang, Quang Ngai

XIII. VESTAL SHIPPING’S AGENT SYSTEM IN VIETNAM AND UK (UNITED KINGDOM)

Vestal shipping have cooperated with reputable carriers in all provinces and cities of UK such as Aegis Logistics Limited, DHL LOGISTICS, FEDEX LOGISTICS, UPS LOGISTICS, AWL India, Maheshwari Logistics Limited, …
Vestal shipping has signed long-term contracts with shipping lines: OOCL, PIL, EMC, MAERSK, APL, HAPAG LLOYD, SM LINE, COSCO, CMA, MSC, …
Vestal shipping has experienced, proactive, felixible staffs in handling shipment.

Therefore, we will help to optimize your supply chain in terms of financial, operational and information flows. We provide a comprehensive range of services delivering your efficiency and the best satisfaction.