Regal Parcel is a London freight house for fresh produce and seafood between the United Kingdom, the Middle East and Africa. We move time-critical, temperature-controlled cargo under the personal care of a dedicated account director — door to door, port to plate.
Fresh cargo demands more than transport. It demands care, continuity and the kind of trust that comes from a single name on the contract.
From the field or quayside in country of origin to the cold store of destination — a single house, four disciplines, one account director.
Reefer container shipping on weekly sailings to and from Jebel Ali, Jeddah, Mombasa, Lagos and Casablanca. Full-container and consolidated loads.
Explore Sea →
Time-critical perishable airfreight from Heathrow, Stansted and Manchester. Pre-cooled, IATA-PCR compliant pallets with priority slot booking.
Explore Air →
Temperature-controlled road feeder services across the UK and EU, with seamless onward delivery to wholesale markets, retail DCs and HoReCa clients.
Explore Road →
In-house customs clearance for UK, EU and MEA jurisdictions. Phytosanitary, IUU, EHC and IPAFFS documentation handled by our regulatory team.
Explore Customs →Perishable freight is unforgiving. A single break in the chain — an unattended transfer, a missed customs window, a degree too warm — can spoil a season's harvest or land a catch in the bin.
We built Regal Parcel for that unforgiveness. Our entire operation is engineered around fresh fruit, vegetables and seafood moving between the United Kingdom and the markets of the Middle East and Africa. Every container is monitored end-to-end. Every clearance is pre-lodged. Every shipment is owned by a named director who answers your phone before lunch and after midnight.
Specialist corridors connecting UK growers, fisheries and importers with the kitchens, markets and distributors of the Middle East and Africa.
Each lane is operated under a named director with deep regional relationships, ground handlers and clearance agents — so a shipment never falls between two desks.
A young house, but built on the standards of much older ones.
Every client is given a dedicated freight director — not a ticket queue. The same person who quotes your shipment is the person who answers when the truck is late.
Real-time temperature and location telemetry on every reefer. Documented chain of custody from grower or quayside to the receiver's bay door.
UK exports of fish and produce live or die by paperwork. Our in-house team handles IPAFFS, EHCs, catch certificates and destination clearances as standard.
Trade relationships are valuable. Volumes, suppliers and pricing are held in confidence — a posture borrowed from older London houses.
A 30-minute call to map cargo, origin, destination, frequency and tolerances. No obligation.
A written proposal within 48 hours, with rate card, transit times and named account director.
Documentation, KYC and IT integration. We pre-lodge clearances and supplier instructions.
Live telemetry. Daily status. Single point of contact for the entire shipment lifecycle.
A monthly performance review on transit, temperature, claims and cost per kilo.
A focused remit. We move what we know, and we know it deeply.
Soft fruits, stone fruits, leafy greens and root vegetables — moved under unbroken cold chain into UK retail and wholesale.
Salmon, shellfish and pelagic catch — landed, iced and cleared into the UK within hours under EHC.
Dates, citrus, tropicals and herbs from MEA growers into British wholesalers, importers and grocery chains.
Tell us what you ship, where it's going and when it needs to land. A named freight director will respond within one working day with a written proposal — rates, transit times and a clear plan.
Briefings on cold chain, regulation and the corridors we work.
What's changed for UK exporters of plant and animal products this year, and the documentation traps that still snare new shippers.
Read note →What a one-hour gap in temperature control actually costs across a typical chilled salmon import into the UK, with figures.
Read note →An underused port for UK shippers reaching North and West Africa, and how lane economics are shifting in 2026.
Read note →The HMRC forms and online services used to bring goods into the United Kingdom — catalogued by purpose, each linked to its official source on GOV.UK.
Most commercial import declarations are made electronically through HMRC's Customs Declaration Service (CDS), usually by a customs agent or freight forwarder. The forms below are the supporting instruments — guarantees, deferments, authorisations, reliefs and fallback procedures. Each entry links to the official GOV.UK publication page rather than the PDF itself, so you always receive the current version.
| C1200 | Apply to defer payment of excise duties | GOV.UK → |
| C1201 | Guarantee deferment of payment to HMRC | GOV.UK → |
| C1201A | Notice of amendment to a C1201 deferment guarantee | GOV.UK → |
| C1201A TAPS | Amend a C1201 TAPS deferment guarantee | GOV.UK → |
| C1201HO | Guarantee payments for hydrocarbon oils duty | GOV.UK → |
| C1201 TAPS | Payment guarantee for the Excise Payment Security System | GOV.UK → |
| JCL | Joint Contractual Liability for a Customs Comprehensive Guarantee | GOV.UK → |
| SIVA2 | VAT deferment schedule — Simplified Import VAT Accounting, reduced security | GOV.UK → |
| C&E 48 CSE | Apply for Customs Supervised Exports approval | GOV.UK → |
| AEO | Notify HMRC of changes affecting Authorised Economic Operator status | GOV.UK → |
| C27 | Submit a notice of arrival of certain classes of goods | GOV.UK → |
| C130 | Apply to remove goods from a transit shed | GOV.UK → |
| C130EX | Permission to progress shipment of goods after export | GOV.UK → |
| C257 | Record your aircraft cargo (cargo manifest) | GOV.UK → |
| C384 (Vessels) | Release of a private vessel on payment of Customs Duty and VAT | GOV.UK → |
| C1600 | Summary declaration of goods arriving from non-UK countries | GOV.UK → |
| C1600A | Presentation of goods | GOV.UK → |
| — | Request partial entry print of import and export data | GOV.UK → |
| C110 | Temporary arrival of a non-UK private motor vehicle for personal use | GOV.UK → |
| C155 | General declaration for inward or outward flights | GOV.UK → |
| C179B | Declare re-importation of a private motor vehicle from outside the UK | GOV.UK → |
| C913 | Declare any weapons on board an aircraft | GOV.UK → |
| C1336 | Customs declaration for passengers leaving the UK | GOV.UK → |
| C1700 | Amend import or export licence declarations | GOV.UK → |
| C&E132 | Record a certificate of posting of goods | GOV.UK → |
| C&E1246 | Returned Goods Relief when using duplicate lists | GOV.UK → |
| BOR286 | Challenge Customs Duty or import VAT on parcels delivered by Royal Mail or ParcelforcePostal imports only — direct PDF published by HMRC | PDF → |
| C1402(F) | Request entry or clearance during CHIEF or CDS downtime | GOV.UK → |
| C1403(F) | Record CHIEF entries changed or cleared before a system failure | GOV.UK → |
| PA7 | Request access to CHIEF through WEX channels | GOV.UK → |
These were once paper forms but are now digital-only. Applicants sign in with a Government Gateway account and complete the process on GOV.UK.
Claim a repayment of overpaid import duty or VAT. CDS declarations must be claimed online — postal claims are no longer accepted. Three years for overpayments; one year for rejected imports (C&E1179).
Read the guidance →The online route for repayment claims where the original declaration was made on CDS. Have all supporting documents ready to upload before starting.
Start a claim →Relief from customs charges on personal belongings when moving to the UK. HMRC issues a Unique Reference Number for the import declaration, used with procedure code 40 00 C01. Apply before goods are shipped.
Apply on GOV.UK →Monthly certificates showing import VAT paid — the evidence needed to reclaim import VAT on the VAT return. Retrieved digitally through the CDS financial dashboard.
Get your C79 →The standard import declaration is made through the Customs Declaration Service, not on paper. Most traders appoint a customs agent or freight forwarder — the forms above support that process; they do not replace it.
VAT-registered businesses cannot reclaim overpaid import VAT through the C285 service. The correction is made as an adjustment on the VAT return instead — a frequent and costly point of confusion.
For parcels delivered by Royal Mail or Parcelforce, incorrect customs charges are challenged on form BOR286 — not C285. Check which carrier delivered the goods before choosing your route.
Master source: Forms for import and export — GOV.UK · Reference list verified June 2026. General information, not customs, tax or legal advice.
