Garland Transport Solutions (GTS), a leading Portuguese company in road and maritime transport solutions, has reported a 43% growth in turnover in the UK in the first eight months of the year compared to the same period in 2020. In the first eight months of 2021, it posted 26% growth, the company said in a statement.
Once Brexit kicks in in January 2020, the carrier is ready to adapt to the changes imposed by the United Kingdom. Garland has bonded warehouses in Lisbon and Maia, facilitating the import or export of goods. Every day of the week, the company has truck departures to the UK.
The transport company “has key support from an agent on British soil, a partner specializing in electronic systems compliant with UK customs and responsible for forwarding shipments to Portugal”, reads the same memo. This agency allows the company to provide regular services to major industrial points in the United Kingdom such as London, Birmingham, Bradford and Manchester.
According to Garland’s transport manager Giles Dawson, “Initially, importers, exporters and customs agencies had difficulties preparing for the change. [do Brexit]”Currently, the actors are adapting to the practices and movements between the two countries,” he explains.
“Brexit [gerou várias condicionantes] “The end of the free movement of people is like the imposition of customs restrictions and limitation of services,” the report concludes.
