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Knowledge base
Knowledge base
Practical guides on transport to the UK, customs clearance, exhibition logistics and warehousing.
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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Cabotage after unloading: 3 in 7 days, 4-day cooling off and UK rules
After unloading an international load in the EU you have 3 cabotage operations in 7 days, then a 4-day cooling-off. In…
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Amazon Warehouse Gate: Check-In, Yard Rules and Driver Requirements
Gate check-in procedures at Amazon warehouses, yard safety regulations, ramp controls, and essential driver…
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Buying Machinery at Eddisons CJM Auction and Transport to Poland
Guide on purchasing and transporting industrial machinery from Eddisons CJM UK auctions to Poland, including customs…
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Buying at Euro Auctions in Leeds and Transporting Machinery to Poland
A guide on buying construction and agricultural machinery at Euro Auctions near Leeds, including customs clearance and…
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Kwidzyn and Powiśle: where our partner hauliers with rigid trucks run
An OTSL partner carrier is based near Kwidzyn in northern Poland, close to the A1. Where its tail-lift rigids go, what…
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FBA Carton Labels: FNSKU, Shipping Labels and Placement Rules
Learn how to correctly label cartons for Amazon FBA, where to place FNSKU and shipping labels, and which locations must…
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Buying at H&H Classics Auction UK and Transport to Poland
Step-by-step guide to handling customs and road transport for vehicles purchased at H&H Classics in Great Britain.
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Amazon UK Warehouse Codes (LTN, BHX, MAN): Meaning and Routing
Amazon UK warehouse codes use airport acronyms. Learn why Seller Central assigns the destination facility and how to…
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Purchasing at Hilco Auction in the UK and Machinery Transport to Poland
Guide on buying equipment at Hilco auctions in Great Britain, site dismantling requirements, customs clearance…
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Mobility Package for a partner haulier: driver return, CJEU ruling
Driver return every 4 weeks, weekly rest outside the cab, the annulled 8-week vehicle return: how OTSL plans a…
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Mixed Loads to Amazon: SKU Segregation and Pallets
How to prepare mixed shipments for Amazon, segregate SKUs on pallets, and prevent stock count errors at the fulfilment…
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Buying at Historics Auctioneers in the UK & Machinery Transport
A guide to buying classic items at Historics Auctioneers in Windsor and arranging machinery transport and customs…
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Multi-drop delivery to Amazon in the UK: how logistics works
Learn how to organise multi-drop transport to multiple Amazon fulfilment centres in the UK after single collection in…
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Buying Machinery at John Pye Auctions and Transporting to Poland
A guide on buying machinery at John Pye Auctions in the UK, handling customs clearance, and organizing road freight to…
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OTSL partner carrier instead of exchange loads: what changes for you
OTSL does not buy loads on freight exchanges. What that means for a haulier: vetting before the first load, orders from…
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A Scandinavian company with a Polish site: structuring the PL–Nordics flow
A group headquartered in Sweden with production in Poland has a different problem from an exporter: a repeatable flow…
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A company with sites in Poland and the UK: how to structure transport between your own locations
Moving goods between your own sites is still export and import. How to set up a repeatable PL–UK flow instead of…
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Who unloads your stand at a trade show: you, your forwarder or the official one
At some shows in-hall handling is exclusive to the official show forwarder. That changes the delivery plan and the…
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Missing your build-up slot at a trade show: what actually happens
A missed build-up slot is not an hour of delay, it is the back of the queue. What it really costs and how to plan the…
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Booking-in for exhibition deliveries: how time slots work at European venues
Without a booking-in the vehicle does not enter the showground, even if it arrives on time. How it works, who files it…
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Delivering where there is no ramp: how to prepare so the truck does not leave loaded
Failed tail-lift deliveries are rarely about the vehicle. A checklist of what to confirm with the consignee before the…
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Tail lift, lorry crane or dock: how to unload where there is no ramp
Three ways to unload without a ramp. Tail lift up to 1.5 t, lorry crane for heavy or awkward loads, dock where the…
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How many pallets fit on a 12 t and 18 t rigid truck, and what the tail lift carries
A rigid truck with a tail lift takes 18 euro pallets, and the lift raises up to 1.5 tonnes. See how much payload is…
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Post-show logistics: dismantling, collection and getting the stand back intact
When a show closes, everyone wants to leave at once. How to plan collection so the stand does not stay in the hall or…
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Amazon Partnered Carrier vs Own Freight Forwarder
Comparison of the Amazon Partnered Carrier programme and independent freight forwarding for international deliveries…
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Buying at Manheim Auctions UK and Transporting Vehicles to Poland
A detailed technical guide on collecting and clearing vehicles purchased through the Manheim auction network in the UK…
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Preparing Goods for Amazon FBA: Prep, Bags, and Bundles
Requirements for preparing goods for Amazon FBA: polybags, securing sharp edges, bundle unit labeling, expiration…
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Morris Leslie auction purchase and machine transport to Poland
Organizing collection and importing construction machinery from the Morris Leslie auction in Errol, Scotland to Poland…
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Tail-lift unloading: pallet weight, ground and the right to refuse
The tail lift takes 1.5 tonnes per cycle and the pallet truck needs hard, level ground. When a driver may refuse to…
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Pallet height and stability for Amazon: mushrooms and tilted stacks
Why does Amazon reject mushroom pallets and unstable stacks? Discover how to interlock carton layers, secure stretch…
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Transporting Machinery from Ritchie Bros. UK to Poland
Arranging transport and customs clearance when buying plant, agri, or truck equipment at the Ritchie Bros. auction in…
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Auction Machinery Documents in UK: Invoice, Release Note, and V5C
Understand the essential auction documents from UK sales, including invoices, release notes, V5C certificates, and…
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Buying Machinery at Thimbleby & Shorland Auction and Transport to Poland
Detailed guide on customs clearance and machinery transport from Thimbleby & Shorland auction house in Reading…
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After the run: signed CMR, POD and invoice for settlement with OTSL
A CMR signed and dated by the consignee, a POD as scan or photo and an invoice quoting the order number: what a partner…
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Free zone (free-trade zone): how it works and when it pays off
A free zone is a fenced area treated as outside the EU customs territory for duty and VAT. See what you can do there…
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Inward processing and duty drawback: how to recover customs duty on re-export
You manufacture in the EU from non-EU components and export the finished goods? Inward processing lets you avoid paying…
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