Air freight for cargo that cannot wait.

We work backwards from the date cargo has to be on the receiving dock, subtract customs clearance and final-mile trucking, and then choose the most economical service level that meets the deadline.

Next Flight Out moves on the first available departure and is priced accordingly. Standard consolidated service moves on scheduled airline capacity through partner build-up operations, usually at a meaningful discount for one or two additional days. Deferred service uses lower-priority capacity and suits cargo that is too valuable for ocean but not urgent.

Airlines bill on whichever is greater: actual gross weight, or volumetric weight calculated at the IATA divisor of 6,000 cm³ per kilogram. A pallet of light, bulky goods can be billed at three times its scale weight. We calculate both figures from your dimensions at quotation stage, so the invoice matches the quote.

Where the volumetric figure dominates, we review the options before build-up: restacking to a lower profile, removing pallet overhang or switching to a container-fitted unit load device.

Cargo tendered to a US passenger carrier must be screened under the TSA air cargo security programme, and shipments moving to and from the United States are subject to advance cargo information filing before loading. We coordinate these steps with the handling agent and carrier so cargo clears acceptance on schedule.

Dangerous goods, lithium batteries and temperature-controlled pharmaceutical cargo each carry their own packing, labelling and declaration requirements, with state and operator variations layered on top of the IATA regulations. Where a shipment falls into one of these categories we confirm the classification and the correct declaration before a booking is raised.