Everything you need to know about shipping luggage internationally from the UK. Built from 28 years of experience of hands-on experience. Written by people who actually do this ā not AI summaries of other websites.
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Every freight term explained in plain English
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Excess Luggage Co. has been shipping personal effects from the UK since 1998 ā to 185 countries. This knowledge centre is written by our team based on what we actually see in practice: what causes customs holds, which items airlines refuse, what packaging fails in transit, and what questions customers ask most often.
It is not a scrape of other websites or an AI summary of generic shipping information. It is the accumulated knowledge of 28 years of doing this from MetEx House, 2 miles from Heathrow cargo terminals.
If you cannot find the answer here, call us on 0800 096 38 39. We answer.