Unusual shipment from Szczecin to the Emirates

Of particular importance to the sender, Freedomes, a company that rents out tent structures, was TNT taking over all the necessary and time-consuming customs formalities. It was crucial to complete the entire operation—transport and formalities—within a strictly defined timeframe. A team of installers from Poland set off in parallel to build the tent, so there could be no delay in delivery.

– Precisely defined transport time, comprehensive service, and an attractive price—these factors determined the choice of TNT Express – says Paweł Wolski from Freedomes. – TNT was the only company to offer a comprehensive service: picking up the goods from our company and delivering them exactly to the assembly site, rather than, for example, just to the airport. It was very important to guide us through the maze of legal and technical conditions, including regulations in force in Arab countries.

9 crates, containing, among other things, the steel structures of the tent, were collected from the sender in Szczecin (export clearance also took place at the local agency) and transported to Amsterdam. From there, the shipment flew to Sharjah and was then transported to the assembly site. The entire process went according to plan, and customs clearance was completed on time. The spherical tent with an area of 700 sq. m was integrated into the landscape of the ultra-modern exhibition center as part of the book fair organized there.

– As Asian and Middle Eastern destinations are gaining importance among clients from Poland, TNT is proposing new tailor-made solutions. The transport of the tent is an example of this – says Katarzyna Fabiańska, Special Services Manager at TNT Express. – Among TNT’s latest offerings is a service for consolidating air freight from China. The client obtains, among other things, attractive rates for regular shipments, with no hidden surcharges, while maintaining high-quality door-to-door service.

TNT arranges departures of consolidated goods from the following airports: Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Shenzhen twice a week. The distribution of the split freight from Frankfurt, where the cargo from China arrives, is carried out by road transport. In Frankfurt, a T1 transit document is issued for each individual shipment, which allows for customs clearance in Poland. It is also possible to organize fiscal customs clearance in Germany. Each order is handled by a dedicated TNT specialist, and the goods are subject to constant monitoring.