We offer bespoke prices and contract rates based on your consignment’s volume and regularity. We help you to understand your business needs and offer you a rate and service that suits your business.
Please feel free to contact us and discuss your commercial shipping needs:
Direct line:
020 8867 0904 option 1.
Direct email:
[email protected]
We offer the most competitive rates for air freight to Dublin, ireland. Rates are available on a variety of carriers, with freighter links available for larger cargo.
* Documentation surcharge applies to any shipping to ireland.
* To obtain an accurate quote, please use our online quotation form provided.
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DFS Worldwide offers trucking service from UK to ireland. We can offer you road service to Dublin or any other delivery address in Ireland for your commercial and personal goods.
| Minimum | 1 loading meter | 2 loading meter | 3 loading meter | 4 loading meter |
| 285.00 GBP | 350 GBP | 600.00 GBP | 800.00 GBP | 1050.00 GBP |
Ireland is the UK’s fifth largest export market and imports more from the UK than any other country. The UK accounts for 30% of imports into Ireland. In 2014, exports of goods and services from the UK to Ireland totalled £27.86 billion.
Ireland is the UK’s largest export market in food and drink, and second largest market in clothing, fashion and footwear. Trade in other sectors continues to grow. Two way trade stands over EUR 1 billion per week.
Ireland is an ideal first step market for UK companies.
Benefits for UK businesses exporting to Ireland include:
Strengths of the Irish market include:
Read the EU’s practical guide to doing business in Europe.
Doing business in Ireland is very similar to doing business in the UK. If your product or service is successful in the UK, there is a good chance you will be successful in Ireland.
However, there are certain challenges when doing business in or with Ireland that you should be aware of. These include:
Direct debit mandates, Bankers’ Automated Clearing Services (BACS), Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) and cheques are all widely used in Ireland. Standard payment terms are usually 30 days. However, average payment days currently stand at 55 days.
Ireland’s budget deficit, while steadily falling, will be about 4.1% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for 2014. Ireland remains on course to hit the ‘Stability and Growth Pact’ limit of below 3% by the end of 2015.
Although economic challenges remain, Ireland’s GDP is forecast to grow at 4.7% in 2016 by the Central Bank of Ireland.
Ireland hosts:
Ireland is a member of the European Union (EU), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other international bodies. Goods manufactured in the UK are exempt from import duties.
Contact the SOLVIT team if you have market access issues relating to the operation of the Single Market.
There are strong trade ties between both countries. The UK exported £18.37 billion in goods to Ireland in 2014.
The main exports by value are:
The top 10 UK export categories to Ireland in 2014 were:
Department for International Trade (DIT) provides free international export sales leads from its worldwide network. Search for export opportunities.
Access high value public procurement notices via Tenders Electronic Daily(TED). TED contains all procurement notices above a certain threshold from the EU and European Economic Area (EEA).
Access all Irish public sector procurement opportunities via Etenders, the official Irish government procurement site.
There will be UK export opportunities for quality, competitively priced products and services, across all sectors in Ireland.
The agri-food industry is an important sector of the domestic Irish economy, accounting for 7% of GDP and supporting around 150,000 jobs. A large number of well known indigenous and multinational agri-food companies have significant operations in Ireland.
Ireland imported more than £3 billion worth of food and drink goods from the UK in 2014. It is the UK’s largest export market for food and drink. By export value, the main sub sectors are:
Contact [email protected] for more information on opportunities in the agri-food sector.
Energy is one of Ireland’s main industrial sectors.
Ireland is focusing on the development of renewable energy sources. It aims to reach a 2020 target of generating 40% of energy with renewable energies, particularly by developing wind farms. Its strategic location provides a natural advantage for the generation of renewable energy in the areas of wind and wave power. There is ongoing public and private sector investment for wind, wave and solar energy.
There are also opportunities for biomass technologies.
Output in the industry has finally begun to recover, but the sector continues to face a number of challenges. The gross value of output recovered to EUR 11 billion in 2014 having reached its lowest value in 2012.
The Irish Government have announced a capital investment plan for 2016 to 2020 worth 42 billion Euros.
Transport will be allocated EUR 10 billion with the most high profile project entailing a new Dublin Metro North line to link Dublin central to the airport and Swords.
The Irish government has made significant financial commitments to a number of Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects. These include projects for:
Contact [email protected] for more information on opportunities in the construction sector.
Ireland’s world renowned indigenous and multinational ICT sector has 9 of the world’s top 10 ICT companies located in market. These include firms involved in:
Companies with significant operations in Ireland include Intel, Microsoft, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Google and Dropbox.
A potential benefit of selling to European headquarters of multinational firms in Ireland can be access to wider opportunities with their parent companies globally.
Contact [email protected] for more information on opportunities in the ICT sector.
Ireland’s established indigenous and multinational life sciences sector has 9 of the world’s top 10 pharmaceutical and 12 of the top 15 medical device companies. Ireland is the eighth largest pharmaceutical manufacturer globally and the second largest exporter of medical devices in Europe. These include firms involved in:
Companies with major operations in Ireland are Abbott, GSK, Pfizer, Eli Lilly, Takeda, Roche and Genzyme.
A potential benefit of selling to European headquarters of multinational firms in Ireland can be access to wider opportunities with their parent companies globally.
The Irish Citizens’ Information Board provides information on setting up a company in Ireland, together with other aspects of business in Ireland.
Other routes to market include:
As a common law jurisdiction and a European Union member, Irish law closely mirrors UK law. However you should still seek professional legal advice.
The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation provides full details of start-up and sector specific regulations.
Products and packaging should meet EU standards.
Local standards and technical regulations may apply. You should seek legal advice or guidance from the appropriate regulatory agency in Ireland. These include the:
EU standards mostly apply with regard to packaging. However, dependant on the business sector there may be local considerations. You should check by:
Trademarks, designs, patents and copyright are the principal forms of Intellectual Property (IP) protection available to companies and individuals.
IP law, especially for patent protection, is not totally harmonised within the EU.
The Irish Patents Office has responsibility for IP legislation in Ireland. You should seek professional legal advice with regard to issues around IP.
The Office of the Revenue Commissioners is responsible for tax and customs matters in Ireland.
Most goods or services supplied in Ireland are subject to VAT. VAT is charged at a number of different rates. These include:
Check with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) regarding VAT refund of business expenses incurred in Ireland.
Ireland’s 12.5% corporate tax rate on trading income is one of the lowest ‘onshore’ statutory corporate tax rates in the world.
A tax rate of 25% applies to non-trading income (passive income) such as:
The extent of a company’s liability to Irish corporation tax depends on its tax residence. Irish resident companies are liable to corporation tax on their worldwide income and capital gains. A company is tax resident in Ireland if its central management and control is located in Ireland, or it is incorporated in Ireland, but there are exceptions for certain Irish companies.
Companies not resident in Ireland, but with an Irish branch, are liable to corporation tax on:
Companies not resident in Ireland which do not have an Irish branch are potentially liable to:
Income tax is generally chargeable on all income made in Ireland, and on income for services performed in Ireland. Tax on other income and gains depends on the residence and domicile of the individual.
The most common form of income tax is Pay As You Earn (PAYE), which is a salary withholding tax deducted by employers from an employee’s pay. People who are self-employed or receive income from non-PAYE sources use the self-assessment system.
Personal income tax rates depend on marital status.
There are a wide range of tax deductable expenses. These include pension contributions and tax credits, such as the employee credit.
The internal market of the European Union is a single market which allows the free movement of goods and services. Therefore, no import duties apply.
Information on customs and duties in Ireland is available from the Office of the Revenue Commissioners.
