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For British businesses shipping full loads to Europe, customs clearance has become a costly nightmare of detours, delays and cash flow disruption. Europa Road’s revolutionary FCA Flow service changes everything – clearing customs directly in Calais so goods travel straight to their European destinations without the bureaucratic maze that has disrupted UK trade.
Europa Road is the specialist road freight division of pioneering, UK-headquartered, independent operator Europa Worldwide Group.
The innovative service transforms how full trailer loads move from the UK to Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, France and Germany, eliminating the expensive inland customs stops that add days to delivery schedules and thousands to transport costs.
Jack Baxter, General Manager for Haulage at Europa Road, observes:
“British businesses are still struggling with the extra red tape surrounding customs clearance when shipping using DAP incoterms. We work with materials suppliers, manufacturers and retailers who must settle VAT costs upfront, pay for T-forms and transport their goods via third-party clearance facilities before delivery. This means appointing brokers, longer transit times and delays to time-critical consignments.”
The launch addresses a critical challenge facing UK exporters. Under traditional processes, trucks must take lengthy detours to inland customs points, adding hours or even days to delivery times while drivers wait in queues for paperwork processing. Businesses face additional transit form costs and upfront VAT payments – all contributing to supply chain disruption and cash flow problems.
DAP Flow transforms this experience entirely. By clearing customs in Calais, the service eliminates T-forms, removes the need for inland customs stops, and crucially, removes upfront VAT requirements – delivering faster transit times and improved cash flow for British businesses.
Europa Road BV in Rotterdam was soon followed by the launch of its frictionless service Europa Flow. Europa has enhanced its groupage service further, developing more clients in Netherlands under Europa Flow. This service uses DDP incoterms to take care of customs declarations and duty requirements prior to delivery, easing complex administration and improving transit times.
Jack Baxter, Regional Manager Benelux, said: “The Netherlands continues to show modest economic growth with falling inflation rates and positive predictions for 2025 and 2026, according to De Nederlandsche Bank.
“Rotterdam’s team has been crucial in helping Dutch exporters get their goods across Europe and into the UK, booking consignments through Europa Flow for those companies who don’t have the infrastructure to accommodate for customs clearance.
“We can’t wait to see what it can achieve in its third year – hopefully, the strongest yet to come.”
The Rotterdam team, along with the company’s Belgian operation in Oostende has over 400 trailers on Benelux-UK business, performing more than 22,000 crossings of the channel per year for customers across packaging, electrical components, raw materials, construction materials and finished goods to name a few.
UK based Europa Worldwide Group has three divisions – Road, Air & Sea, and Warehouse – and an ever-expanding global footprint. Over the past year the Group has expanded into the Middle East and Asia, with new sites being established in Shanghai, Dubai, Delhi and Shenzhen.
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