London - Unsworth UK Ltd. (London, Head Office)
London - Unsworth UK Ltd. (London, Head Office) is a long-established freight forwarder based in the United Kingdom. Since 1974, the company has positioned itself as a leading UK partner for global logistics, developing a broad range of services that cover import and export shipments across air and sea routes. The group emphasizes its recognition by the World Cargo Alliance (WCA) for Best Worldwide and European Partner in 2015 and 2017, reflecting a focus on reliable, win-win business relationships and high service standards.
A key strength highlighted in the company profile is its dedicated import customs brokerage department, which handles DDU/DDP shipments by both sea and airfreight. This capability underpins a full spectrum of customs clearance activities, supported by online connectivity to HM Revenue & Customs, enabling streamlined documentation and compliance across international shipments.
On the airfreight side, Unsworth operates as an IATA-accredited agent, enabling access to capacity from major global airlines and supporting time-sensitive consignments. For ocean freight, the company offers its own consolidation services, connecting origins and destinations across the USA, South America, Far East, Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. This network supports both FCL and LCL movements, aligning with customers’ scale, transit time, and budget requirements.
The London HQ coordinates a team of more than 70 staff who manage a broad spectrum of logistics activities, including paperwork, customs documentation, and operational control. The company’s capabilities extend to sector-specific offerings, such as an Amazon fulfilment team that handles shipments to Amazon UK warehouses and compliance with their goods-inwards specifications, an area supported by dedicated pharma and automotive verticals. The pharma team addresses the complex needs of temperature-controlled or sensitive healthcare shipments, while the automotive department delivers car shipping solutions that are described as award-winning and industry-leading.
Beyond traditional freight forwarding, Unsworth emphasizes visibility and technology through its Pathway platform. This proprietary system provides end-to-end shipment visibility, real-time tracking, and performance metrics to monitor container utilization, on-time departures and deliveries, and overall cost management. Pathway is presented as part of a broader strategy to digitalise customs clearance processes and integrate compliance solutions, offering customers a unified environment to monitor and control their supply chains.
Unsworth promotes a global network spanning over 1,000 origins and destinations, enabling regular services with a strong emphasis on reliable visibility. The company highlights its capacity to support FCL and LCL shipping, airfreight capacity through a wide network of airlines, and comprehensive customs clearance with online connectivity. The Pathway Enterprise solution is marketed as a way to scale supply chain transparency from production to fulfilment, aiming to increase agility and operational efficiency while maintaining environmental responsibility. Initiatives such as Clean Cargo and EcoVadis accreditation demonstrate the company’s commitment to sustainable and ethical supply chain practices.
From the London headquarters, Unsworth continues to offer a suite of services designed for varied customer needs, including e-commerce logistics support, and sector-focused capabilities for pharma and automotive shipments. The company’s approach combines established, route-specific expertise with modern technology to deliver a coordinated logistics solution that can adapt to changing market demands and regulatory requirements across international trade.
