New US Regulations For Shipping Ahead of shipping any parcels to the USA please ensure you have read the below. U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) will strictly enforce new regulations requiring precise descriptions for goods in Air Cargo Advanced Screening (ACAS) for shipments to the U.S. Shipments with vague or incomplete descriptions may face…..
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Key Surcharge Changes For 2025 Please note the new surcharges will be effective from the 2nd of January 2025. These surcharges are placed by the carriers directly. The Over Size Piece (OSP) which applies has changed from 120 cm to a reduced size of 100 cm. This is a fixed surcharge which is applied to…..
General Price Increase 2025 23.12.2024 Dear Valued Customer, May I begin by thanking you for your continued business throughout 2024. Your loyalty and support are greatly appreciated and never taken for granted, I therefore sincerely hope that we have once again delivered strongly against your expectations. As you will be aware, the logistics industry has…..
Please note effective from June 1st 2024, the new Insurance costs are as follows: 0-£50- will remain Free of charge £51- £850- £35 + VAT £851-£999- £60 + VAT £1,000- £2,500- £95 + VAT After £2,500 insurance is billed at 3.5% of the value of the goods.
After a review of pricing and running costs to our vehicle fleet we have had little alternative to increase our UK & London sameday service fuel surcharge to 12.5%. This is an increase of 2.5% from the 10% charge previously levied. We still believe our sameday service costs are some of the very best in…..
We have moved offices. Please update your address book. Our new address is: The Old Forge 13 High St Stanwell Middlesex TW19 7JR
Dear Valued Customer, May I begin by thanking you for your continued business throughout 2022. Your loyalty means so much to us and I hope we have been successful in meeting your expectations by providing you with service excellence. It has been another disruptive year for all businesses with soaring inflation, labour shortages, high fuel…..
Following confirmation that Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral on Monday 19th September 2022 will be a bank holiday our offices and our phone lines will be closed. We have taken this decision as a mark of respect to Her Majesty and in order to allow members of Olympex’s team to appropriately commemorate her long and…..
£0 to £50.00 free cover on all jobs. £51 to £850 will cost £30 + VAT for insurance cover. £851 to £999 will cost £50 + VAT for insurance cover. £1,000 to £3,000 will cost £75 + VAT for insurance cover. After £3,000 will cost 2.5% of the value of the goods declared.
Due to the constant rise in petrol & diesel prices our SAMEDAY fuel surcharge will be levied at 8%, per sameday job booked, from May 1st 2022 onwards.