Import and export insurance for UK businesses with international cargo, storage and trade risk.
We work with a panel of UK insurers to help compare suitable cover options for a wide range of businesses.
Import and export insurance is the trade-led page in the freight section. It is for businesses whose risk is shaped by border crossings, Incoterms, customs documents, overseas handovers and the commercial fallout of late or damaged international shipments. For ecommerce businesses, see ecommerce insurance.
Built for importers, exporters, wholesalers, manufacturers and trade-led distribution businesses.
Focused on cross-border movement, customs process, Incoterms and international recovery gaps.
Useful where the real question is who carries the trade risk at each stage of the shipment.
Helps separate international trade exposure from domestic transit and pure freight-liability searches.
This page is aimed at businesses whose freight exposure starts or becomes more complex once goods cross a border.
International freight losses are often expensive because the original incident creates wider customs, storage, demurrage or contractual fallout.
We can help you separate cargo, transit, liability, warehouse and supply-chain exposure so you get a cleaner recommendation instead of a generic package, with quote support available within 24 hours for many UK freight enquiries.
The right structure is usually a blend of cargo protection, trade awareness and a realistic view of international delay and liability exposure.
Incoterms help determine when responsibility for the goods passes between buyer and seller, which directly affects who needs to insure the shipment and at what stage.
Cross-border losses rarely stay simple. A shipping delay can become a storage issue, then a customs issue, then a dispute about who carried the risk under the trade terms.
Some importers and exporters are not only exposed to international transit. They also hold stock in UK warehouses, depend on fulfilment partners, use outsourced logistics providers or run central distribution sites. In those cases, it is worth reviewing Logistics Insurance, Supply Chain Insurance and Warehouse Insurance alongside import and export cover.
We regularly see international losses become arguments about trade terms and timing rather than just damage to the goods. That is usually where specialist placement earns its keep.
We do not treat freight insurance as a single product. We break down cargo, transit, liability and storage exposure so you can see exactly where your risk sits and avoid gaps that only show up at claim stage.
An importer faced a major loss after a delayed clearance exposed goods to extended storage and handling damage. The dispute quickly moved beyond simple transit loss into trade terms, responsibility and recovery timing.
Use these core freight routes to move from the main freight page into the exact page that matches your transport model, liability question or goods movement exposure.
Use this route when the main concern is protecting the value of the goods themselves across UK or international movement.
Open cargo insuranceUse this route when the main concern is legal responsibility around customer goods, contracts and third-party claims.
Open freight liabilityBest when the main concern is vehicle-based movement, delivery-stage loss, theft and route security.
Open goods in transitUseful when the business runs road-freight operations and needs HGV, load, fleet and liability cover compared together.
Open haulage insuranceRelevant where arranged transport, documents, customs and subcontractor responsibility shape the risk.
Open forwarder liabilityMove into comparison and scenario guides when the enquiry starts with damaged goods, CMR, delay, customs or freight claims examples.
Open authority guidesThese exact-match anchors connect freight pages back into the wider commercial page, pricing and comparison routes rather than leaving freight intent isolated.
Use these freight guides when you need to separate route structure, liability, goods damage and operator exposure before moving into a quote conversation.
Freight operators often need to compare goods in transit, carrier liability, freight liability and cargo insurance together once contracts, customer ownership of goods and operator responsibility start overlapping. Insure24 supports UK commercial buyers as an FCA authorised and regulated broker (FRN: 1008511) with access to insurer-panel options including Aviva, Allianz and Zurich where appropriate.
Use the main freight insurance page to compare cargo, goods in transit, liability, logistics, haulage, warehousing and supply-chain pages without bouncing between overlapping legacy pages.
Open freight insuranceUse these links to explore the freight insurance section and compare the pages most relevant to your operation.
Use these links to move freight enquiries back into broader business insurance UK pricing, comparison and cover-structure pages.
Insure24 is an FCA authorised and regulated broker (FRN: 1008511) with access to insurer-panel options including Aviva, Allianz and Zurich where appropriate.
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