Servers and storage in the United Kingdom
Dell, HPE, Lenovo and Huawei servers from China to the United Kingdom. We sell EXW Dalian. A freight forwarder we help you find flies the order to London and other cities in 1–2 weeks.
- Delivery time
- Air freight only: 1–2 weeks door to door via the freight forwarder
- Currency
- Pound Sterling (GBP)
- Cities
- London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Slough
What we supply to United Kingdom
- Rackmount servers 1U/2U/4U Dell PowerEdge, HPE ProLiant, Lenovo ThinkSystem
- PCIe GPU cards: NVIDIA L40S, RTX PRO 6000 and other accelerators
- All-flash storage systems Dell PowerStore, HPE MSA, Huawei OceanStor Dorado
- Network equipment: switches, routers, NIC cards, optics
- Custom CTO builds from 1 server
Duties and import VAT
Servers are duty-free into the UK, but 20% import VAT applies at the border. We sell EXW Dalian; if you don't import from China yourself, we help you arrange a freight forwarder who delivers DAP/DDP with the VAT and UK customs entry handled.
No import experience needed: we sell EXW and help you find a freight forwarder who handles air freight, customs, duties and door delivery (DAP/DDP).
Duty and VAT rates last verified September 2026
Landed cost example
A $20,000 server order shipped by air:
- Equipment (EXW Dalian)
- $20,000
- Air freight (estimate)
- $1,200–$1,800
- Duty and fees0% duty on servers (UK Global Tariff)
- $0
- Import VAT20% UK import VAT
- $4,300
- Total
- $25,500–$26,100
VAT-registered businesses can use postponed VAT accounting. Broker fees are extra.
Planning estimate; your forwarder's quote is final. Small fixed clearance fees and broker charges are not included.
From Dalian to your door
Pickup in Dalian
Your forwarder collects the order at our warehouse on EXW terms.
Arrival airport
London Heathrow (LHR)
Customs
On DDP terms the forwarder pays duty and VAT and clears the goods for you.
Delivery
Door delivery to London and other cities.
Frequently asked questions
How long does shipping servers from China to the United Kingdom take?
All our servers ship by air, landing at London Heathrow (LHR). The freight forwarder we help you arrange handles customs clearance and delivers to your door in 1–2 weeks.
Who handles customs and import duties?
We sell EXW Dalian, so we don't clear your customs ourselves. If you're new to importing, we help you find a freight forwarder who delivers DAP/DDP. They prepay the 20% UK import VAT and clear customs as importer of record, and you receive the servers at your door.
How do warranty returns work in the United Kingdom?
Every server carries a 1-year warranty. If a component fails, we use advance replacement: the replacement part ships from Dalian before we receive the faulty one, and RMA processing is completed within 24 hours. Transit time for the replacement matches the air-freight window above.
Get a quote for delivery to United Kingdom
Tell us the configuration and destination city. We reply within 1 hour with EXW Dalian pricing (Mon–Fri 09:00–19:00 Beijing time, UTC+8). A freight forwarder we introduce flies the servers to United Kingdom and delivers DAP/DDP in 1–2 weeks door to door.
More about delivery to United Kingdom
New to importing from China? We handle the parts you haven't done before.
You don't need import experience. We sell EXW, so we hand the goods over at our Dalian warehouse. We help you find and coordinate a freight forwarder who flies the order to you in 1–2 weeks and handles customs, duties and door delivery on DAP or DDP terms. We support you from quote through delivery.
Request for quotation in United Kingdom
Slough and East London (Docklands) form the UK's core data-center corridor — West London is now so power-constrained that the GLA warned new housing could stall behind DC grid demand. Post-Brexit, hardware needs UKCA marking (CE is still accepted) plus UK RoHS.
We will send you a commercial offer with specifications and price, including delivery to London.