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Knowledge base

Knowledge base

Practical guides on transport to the UK, customs clearance, exhibition logistics and warehousing.

We write about what actually holds a load at the border: documents, customs, returns and warehousing. No filler, just usable detail.

What is in the OTSL knowledge base?

The OTSL knowledge base is practical articles on international road freight: customs clearance and border procedures (SIVEP, GMR, PBN, ATA carnet), transport to the United Kingdom, Ireland and Switzerland, trade fair logistics, warehousing and returns. We cover the real risks and how to prevent them before they hit your cargo.

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Warehousing and repacking

Warehouse next to the Kielce fairground, storage and on-site delivery

How OTSL warehouse backup next to the Kielce fairground works: storage before and after, slot buffer and on-site…

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UK and Brexit

Regime 42, EU import clearance with deferred VAT

What regime 42 is, when it is used and the benefit it brings for import combined with an intra-EU supply.

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UK and Brexit

Amazon FBA UK deliveries, labels, booking, requirements

What to prepare so your delivery to an Amazon UK warehouse is accepted without delays: labels, slot booking and customs.

Export to the UK, required documents | OTSL Image generated with AI — read our AI transparency notice.
UK and Brexit

Export to the UK, required documents | OTSL

The list of documents needed to export goods from Poland to the UK after Brexit and who prepares them.

ELO, ENS, GMR, what they are and when you need them Image generated with AI — read our AI transparency notice.
UK and Brexit

ELO, ENS, GMR, what they are and when you need them

Three terms you cannot move UK cargo without: ELO, ENS and GMR. We explain what they are and who prepares them.

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Transport types

Full truckload or groupage: a simple guide for beginners

A plain-language guide for first shipments: how a full truckload (FTL) differs from groupage (LTL), what you pay for…

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