Your goods, moved with certainty.
A UK-based global logistics partner — ocean, air, road, customs and warehousing, managed end to end. A single accountable partner across ocean, air and road — with customs and warehousing built in.
Seven capabilities, one point of accountability.
From the factory floor to the final door, we run every leg of the journey — and own the outcome.
- 01
Ocean Freight
Door-to-door FCL & LCL across the major trade lanes.
- 02
Air Freight
Time-critical air freight via the UK’s major gateways.
- 03
Road & Land Freight
UK and European road haulage and groupage.
- 04
Customs Clearance & Brokerage
HMRC-compliant clearance and CDS declarations.
- 05
Warehousing & Distribution
Bonded and ambient storage, pick/pack and distribution.
- 06
Supply Chain / 3PL Solutions
Outsource the whole flow to one accountable partner.
- 07
Project & Specialised Cargo
Out-of-gauge, heavy-lift and complex multimodal moves.
The advantages of a partner who owns the whole journey.
Kian Overseas connects businesses to global markets with reliable freight forwarding, customs expertise and warehousing. Headquartered in London, we manage shipments across major trade lanes with a single point of accountability.
Global network
Vetted carriers and agents across every major trade lane, so your freight always has a route forward.
Transparent pricing
Clear, itemised quotes with no surprise surcharges — you know the all-in cost before you commit.
Compliance expertise
Customs, tariff and documentation handled by specialists — compliant, penalty-free, duty paid right.
Dedicated account manager
One named contact who knows your shipments, your deadlines and your business.
Real-time tracking
Live status from booking to delivery, with proactive alerts the moment anything needs attention.
End-to-end handling
Freight, customs and storage under one roof — no hand-offs, no finger-pointing, one accountable team.
Connected to the lanes that matter to your business.
Routed through the UK’s principal deep-sea ports and air gateways, with a partner network reaching the world’s busiest origins and destinations.
- Felixstowe
- Southampton
- London Gateway
- Heathrow
- Rotterdam
- Shanghai
Built around how your sector actually ships.
Retail & E-commerce
Peak-ready supply chains from factory to doorstep.
Automotive
Line-side reliability for parts and components.
Pharma & Healthcare
Cold-chain integrity and GDP-aware handling.
Technology
High-value, time-sensitive electronics — handled with care.
FMCG
High-volume flows that protect margin and availability.
Energy & Industrial
Heavy, oversized and project-driven cargo.
Representative scenarios.
Illustrative examples of how we approach common supply-chain challenges. Figures are representative of the type of outcome we work towards — not specific, audited client results.
Scaling a DTC brand through peak without breaking SLAs
A fast-growing direct-to-consumer brand needed a supply chain that could triple throughput in Q4 without missing delivery promises.
- 3×
- Peak throughput absorbed
- 99.4%
- On-time dispatch
- −18%
- Landed cost per order
Representative figures — illustrative of the outcome we work towards, not a specific client result.
Trade, customs and operations — explained.
CDS is here: what UK importers still get wrong
With CHIEF retired and the Customs Declaration Service now mandatory, the most common — and costly — declaration errors are avoidable. Here’s where shipments still stall.
Read article
Ocean rates, red lanes and resilience: planning for 2026
Volatility on the major east–west lanes is now a planning assumption, not a shock. What resilient shippers are doing differently this year.
Read article
Measuring (and actually reducing) freight emissions
Mode choice, load efficiency and consolidation move the carbon number more than offsets. A pragmatic view of decarbonising the supply chain.
Read article
Logistics is a people business.
Software can track a box. It can’t reason with a port at 2am or find space when a sailing is rolled. People do that. Every account at Kian Overseas has a named manager who knows your shipments, your deadlines and your name — and who picks up the phone.
A named account manager
One contact, booking to delivery
Kian Overseas Limited · Stanmore, London
Let’s move something together.
Tell us about your shipment or supply-chain challenge. We’ll respond within one business day with a clear, all-in answer.