Free customs clearance on air freight through London Heathrow — pre-flight document audit, CDS declarations and same-day release. No brokerage fee.
Out-of-hours and weekend entries at Heathrow, so time-critical consignments are not held until the next working day.
Declarations from £35, filed by a named broker on our team. Thousands of entries a year. See our customs broker service.
The airport handles 1.5 million tonnes a year across 3 cargo terminals. We pre-lodge entries against the arrival where your documents allow, so release is not waiting on the declaration.
Gxpresss UK provides dedicated air freight customs clearance at London Heathrow Airport (LHR) with £0 brokerage fees (free customs clearance included with freight booking). Importers pay only statutory HMRC customs duty and import VAT, saving £45–£120 per consignment compared to standard airport brokers.
Operating from our operations headquarters at Unit 5, The Summit Centre, Skyport Drive (5 minutes from Heathrow Cargo Terminal), Gxpresss pre-lodges import declarations on the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) and links directly with CCS-UK inventory systems before aircraft touchdown, achieving out-of-charge releases within 1 to 2 hours.
Handling high-value electronics, aerospace parts, and GDP-compliant pharmaceuticals — including major trade flows importing from India to the UK — Gxpresss coordinates airside collections from d.nata, Swissport, and Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) transit sheds for immediate same-day delivery.
Heathrow is the UK's most connected airport and handles the most complex, highest-value air cargo in the country. From life sciences and electronics to luxury goods and perishables, the diversity of cargo types requires a customs agent with genuine sector expertise — not just a processing clerk. Gxpresss reviews your supplier's documents while goods are still in transit, files the CDS declaration before landing, and manages HMRC and Border Force interactions on your behalf to ensure zero-delay clearance. And unlike agents who charge per entry, Gxpresss clears your Heathrow air freight with no customs clearance fee — a genuine cost saving on every shipment, while you pay only the HMRC duty and VAT that is due.
Specialist air freight customs and logistics services for importers using Heathrow.
Air freight cleared at Heathrow with no brokerage or clearance fee — you pay only the HMRC duty and VAT that is due.
CDS import declarations at Heathrow with pre-flight document review for same-day release.
GDP-compliant air customs clearance for pharmaceuticals, biologics, and medical devices at LHR.
Specialist customs handling for luxury goods, electronics, and high-value consignments at Heathrow.
Cold chain compliant customs clearance for perishables and temperature-controlled goods.
HMRC bonded warehousing at Heathrow for duty deferral on high-value or staged-release goods.
Customs clearance and same-day or next-day delivery across London and the South East.
Gxpresss can clear cargo arriving on any airline operating at Heathrow, whether travelling as belly-hold freight or on dedicated freighter services.
Heathrow is London's air cargo gateway — most air freight destined for Central London and the South East arrives through LHR rather than the smaller regional airports, because it carries the widest range of scheduled belly-hold routes and freighter services into the capital. If your business or your customer is based in or around London, clearing through Heathrow keeps the final road leg short: our team delivers same-day or next-day across Greater London once your cargo is released, rather than trucking it down from an airport further north.
End-to-end timing depends on the flight schedule and whether HMRC selects a shipment for Red Channel examination, but for a fully-documented consignment with pre-lodged CDS paperwork, clearance is typically confirmed within hours of the aircraft landing — often before the cargo has even left the terminal shed. Combined with our free clearance model (you pay only the HMRC duty and VAT due, never a per-entry brokerage fee), that makes Heathrow the fastest and most cost-effective route for London-bound air freight.
Common questions about air freight customs clearance at Heathrow.
Send us your pre-alert and we will file your CDS declaration before your flight lands. Fast, compliant air freight customs — every time.
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