Your Trusted European Logistics Company

European freight forwarding from the Humber ports

We are a highly regarded European logistics company at the forefront of the industry, offering fully integrated European freight forwarding to move your goods safely and efficiently around the clock. 

We deliver and collect throughout Europe and the UK with our own fleet, alongside established European partners. Our scheduled services operate in both directions to Italy, Holland, Belgium, Germany, France and Spain, with freight moving throughout Europe. From full loads and part loads to European groupage, everything is handled by the same team. We also manage customs clearance in-house rather than passing it to a third party.

A fourth generation family business of around 150 people, we have traded from the Humber ports since 1917 and held ISO 9001 certification since 1994. As BIFA and RHA members, we give customers one point of contact rather than a chain of suppliers. 

Neill and Brown UK and Europe logistics

Our state-of-the-art Humber operations hub holds vast tonnages of a wide variety of goods for European distribution.

We move goods throughout Europe:

  • Urgent and non-urgent
  • Foodstuffs
  • Machinery and building products
  • Chemical cargoes and hazardous goods
  • Portable buildings

...everything, in fact, that can be moved.

European experts at your service.

Our specialist team ensures every detail is right and has built long working relationships with the customers we serve. 

They identify the best solution for your needs, tracking your cargo and organising everything on your behalf, whether a full or part trailer, an abnormal load or a smaller UK pallet load. 

Our customs team clears over 1,000 entries a month, holds full AEO accreditation and our own duty deferment account. We also run an intermodal rail service to Italy via Hull and Zeebrugge, and we store, pick and pack, collect and distribute consignments of every size. 

FAQs Answers from our UK and European logistics team

Our team of experts are ready to address your queries.

Contact us here: General Enquiries

Partnering with a European logistics company allows your business to reach new markets quickly and compliantly. We provide cross-border expertise, local market knowledge, and optimised distribution networks that reduce lead times and costs, while ensuring your supply chain adapts smoothly as demand grows.

While many European countries share streamlined customs processes, post-Brexit regulations and cross-border documentation remain complex. As a European logistics company, we prepare the correct paperwork, manage import/export compliance, and work with customs authorities directly to minimise delays and avoid penalties.

A local haulier typically handles domestic transport within one country. A European logistics company, on the other hand, offers continent-wide coverage, integrating multiple transport modes, managing cross-border regulations, and providing end-to-end solutions that go beyond simple haulage.

Manufacturing, automotive, retail, e-commerce, and pharmaceuticals are among the sectors that rely heavily on European logistics companies. These industries need consistent, reliable, and compliant distribution across multiple countries, often with time-critical delivery requirements.

We use advanced tracking technology and an established partner network across Europe to provide real-time updates on shipments. This ensures your goods are visible at every stage of their journey, giving you confidence in both timing and security.

We combine local expertise with a pan-European network, delivering tailored solutions rather than one-size-fits-all services. Our focus is on reliability, transparency, and efficiency, ensuring your supply chain works as a strategic advantage rather than just a cost.

Yes. We optimise transport routes, consolidate loads, and use eco-efficient carriers where possible, including rail freight and low-emission vehicles. By balancing efficiency with sustainability, we help clients meet environmental targets while keeping goods moving across Europe.

Both. We run full trailer loads, part loads and scheduled groupage in both directions, consolidating smaller shipments so you only pay for the space you use. Single pallets into mainland Europe are routine for us, and we can quote either way so you can compare. Most European lanes are imbalanced, with imports running heavier than exports, and because we manage both sides we can balance the flow rather than passing the cost of empty running on to you. 

We run direct services to France, Spain, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Austria and Italy, with scheduled groupage in both directions on our main lanes and wider coverage through our partner network. Our fleet includes curtainside, box, tail lift and rail capable Huckepack trailers, so we can match the equipment to the load. Tell us the destination and we will confirm the service and transit time. 

Yes, on the Italian lane. We run an intermodal service as a joint venture with our long established Italian partner, and both companies invested in a fleet of six Huckepack trailers, reinforced units built to travel by both road and rail. Goods leave our Hessle headquarters by road, cross from Hull by ferry and are lifted onto a freight train at Zeebrugge. It suits customers with regular Italian volumes and some flexibility on transit time. Our other European lanes run by road. 

You will generally need a commercial invoice, packing list, EORI number, commodity codes, incoterms and evidence of origin, plus any licences for controlled goods. Our in-house customs team prepares and submits this alongside the transport booking, so you are not coordinating two suppliers. We have more than 60 years' combined customs experience and brokers in the UK, France and Germany. As an Authorised Consignor and Consignee we can also open and close transit movements at our own premises, rather than routing your vehicle through a customs office. 

CONTACT US DIRECTLY ON: 01482 644287