When your shipment needs to be in India this week, not next month, air freight is the answer. CargoForce air freight is £4 per kilogram with a £40 minimum shipment charge, door to door, all in.
What is included
- Doorstep collection anywhere in the UK mainland.
- Consolidation, palletisation and export documentation at our Slough warehouse.
- Air freight on direct or one-stop services to Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata and Ahmedabad.
- Indian Customs clearance, Customs duty and IGST paid on your behalf.
- Final-mile delivery to the consignee's door in India.
- Real-time tracking from pickup to delivery.
Transit time
Typical door-to-door transit time: 5–7 working days. Tier-1 destinations (Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai) often arrive in 5–6 days. Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities add 1–2 days for inland leg.
Pricing
£4.00 per kilogram of chargeable weight. £40 minimum per shipment. Chargeable weight is the heavier of actual weight or volumetric weight, where volumetric = (L × W × H cm) ÷ 5000, rounded up.
When to choose air freight
- Shipments under 100 kg of chargeable weight (air is usually cheaper than sea here).
- Time-sensitive deliveries — weddings, gifts, urgent restocks.
- High-value cargo (less time in transit = lower insurance exposure).
- Documents and small parcels under 30 kg.
What we will not ship by air
- Lithium-ion batteries (loose, in power banks, or in laptops/phones/tablets).
- Aerosols, flammables, gas cylinders and matches.
- Liquids over 100 ml in non-retail packaging.
- Anything on the IATA dangerous goods list.
Booking process
- Get an instant quote with our calculator.
- Provide consignee details (full Indian address, mobile, Aadhaar/PAN).
- Pickup scheduled within 24–48 hours of booking.
- Real-time tracking shared after collection.
- Door delivery in India within 5–7 working days.
