Woodland Group moves air freight through the US gateways that matter for transatlantic and transpacific traffic, principally New York JFK, Newark Liberty, Chicago O'Hare and Los Angeles. Our Elizabeth, New Jersey facility serves the New York and New Jersey gateways, and our Chicago facility sits close to O'Hare and the Chicago Ramp. Both hold bonded Customs CFS status, so import cargo can be deconsolidated and cleared in our own buildings rather than a third party's.

The tariffs introduced in April 2025 cut UK goods exports to the US sharply, by £1.5 billion or 24.7% in that month alone excluding precious metals, and volumes have stayed low since. Machinery and transport equipment saw the largest fall, driven by cars, with chemicals and pharmaceutical products close behind.

The practical effect on air freight is that tariff classification and customs valuation now carry direct cost consequences, so the entry has become part of the commercial decision rather than a step after it.

Figures are from Office for National Statistics data covering April 2025 to February 2026.

Woodland Group files US import entries in-house as part of the air freight service, so you do not need to appoint a separate customs broker. Classification, valuation, documentation and regulatory compliance sit with the same team that handled the freight, and the cargo is deconsolidated in our own bonded Customs CFS at Elizabeth, New Jersey or Chicago. Keeping the freight and the entry with one party means one point of accountability if a shipment is held.

No. Importer Security Filing, often called ISF or 10+2, applies to ocean cargo only and is not required for air shipments into the USA. Air imports are covered by advance electronic cargo information submitted by the carrier or forwarder before departure. This is one of the most common misunderstandings we see from businesses switching a shipment from ocean to air at short notice, and it costs people time they do not have. What air imports do need is an accurate entry, filed promptly, with correct classification and valuation.

A TSA Certified Cargo Screening Facility is a business approved by the US Transportation Security Administration to screen air cargo before it is tendered to an airline. All cargo leaving the USA by air must be screened, and only an approved facility or the airline itself can do it. Woodland Group holds CCSF status, which means your cargo is screened in our own building as part of the handling rather than queuing at a separate screening agent, and that is often what decides whether a shipment makes its cut-off.

C-TPAT is the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, a voluntary US Customs and Border Protection programme that certifies businesses operating secure supply chains. Woodland Group is C-TPAT certified. For air freight it means a lower examination rate, faster release at the border and a documented security standard your own auditors can point at. If your business holds C-TPAT status of its own, using a certified forwarder removes a supplier assessment from your list rather than adding one.

A Customs CFS, or container freight station, is a facility approved by US Customs and Border Protection to receive, deconsolidate and hold import cargo until it has been cleared. Woodland Group holds CFS status at both Elizabeth, New Jersey and Chicago. Most forwarders rent space in someone else's. Holding it ourselves means import air freight is broken down and cleared in our own building, with full visibility from arrival to release and one party accountable if something is held.

Anchorage was the busiest North American cargo airport in 2025 at 3.85 million tonnes, followed by Louisville, Miami and Memphis, all of which are driven by integrator and express hub traffic rather than international forwarder volume. For UK and European air freight the gateways that matter are Chicago O'Hare at 2,125,628 tonnes, Los Angeles at 2,070,220 tonnes and New York JFK at 1,464,252 tonnes. Figures are from Airports Council International North America for 2025.

Yes. Woodland Group is IATA DGR trained and ships dangerous goods by air as standard, including lithium batteries, aerosols, paints and chemicals. Classification, packing instructions, shipper's declarations, labelling and airline acceptance are handled in-house rather than passed to a specialist. Send us the safety data sheet and we will confirm what can fly, on which aircraft type, and what it will cost, before you commit to anything.

Yes. Both our US sites run eCommerce fulfilment alongside freight handling, with same-day pick, pack and dispatch, WMS integration into the major shopping platforms, multi-carrier dispatch across more than 530 tracked carriers and Amazon CARP approved carrier status. Because the same sites hold bonded Customs CFS status, stock can arrive by air, clear customs and enter the fulfilment operation without leaving the building or changing hands.

Send us the lane, the gross weight and dimensions, the commodity and the date you need it there, and we will come back with a routing, a rate and a realistic transit. If your goods are affected by the 2025 tariff changes, tell us the commodity codes you are using and we will check them before you book. For a firm quote we need dimensions rather than an estimated weight, because chargeable weight on low-density cargo is usually set by volume.