Importer of Record

Your UK importer, on the ground

To sell physical goods in the United Kingdom, someone must be legally responsible for bringing them into the country: declaring them to customs, paying import duty and VAT, and making sure they meet UK requirements. For a maker based in Japan, this is often the single biggest barrier to entering the market.

Lcbi London Limited acts as the Importer of Record for Japanese consumer goods. As a UK-registered company, we take on the importer role so that our partners in Japan can focus on making great products.

What we handle

• Acting as the named importer on UK customs declarations
• Coordination with freight forwarders and customs brokers
• Payment of import duty and import VAT
• Checking UK labelling and product compliance requirements before shipment
• Record keeping for imported consignments

How it works

1. Consultation — we review your products and the UK requirements that apply to them.
2. Shipment from Japan — goods are shipped with Lcbi London Limited named as the importer.
3. UK customs clearance — we complete the import formalities and settle duty and VAT.
4. Sales in the UK — goods move on to our UK sales channels or to your UK customers.

If you are a Japanese maker or brand considering the UK market, please contact us.