Award-winning Specialist Importer of Wines from Argentina

The Challenge

The Client was an award-winning specialist importer of wines from Argentina, France and Spain, and was established by ex-Board Directors of Safeway Plc. The Client supplied wines to most of the UK grocery industry and several retail organisations within Europe. 


The Client required end-to-end international supply chain solutions from the wine producers in Argentina to their end customers in the UK and Europe. 

ICS Global Services: Importing Wines

The Required Solution

ICS Global Services: Wine Imports

We offer flexible consultancy services designed to suit your needs. Our wealth of experience across numerous industries means we are uniquely suited to offer support and advice for a wide variety of importing and exporting issues. Despite working across an assortment of industries, our core skill set has remained the same and we applied those skills across each industry we have worked within. 

Ian Simmonds designed a multi-channel global distribution solution, which included international sea freight, sea container optimisation, import / export customs clearance, duty and tax management, bonded warehousing solutions and local truck deliveries to the end customer.

Ian Simmonds designed a multi-channel global distribution solution, which included international sea freight, sea container optimisation, import / export customs clearance, duty and tax management, bonded warehousing solutions and local truck deliveries to the end customer.

Completed Projects

The Deliverables

  • Due to limited resources to manage their business activities, the client outsourced their international distribution, import / export activities and deliveries to their retail customers within the UK and Spain to ICS Global Services Limited.
  • Ian Simmonds developed and implemented a fully HM Customs & Excise compliant CFSP solution for Customs / Excise Bonded Warehousing with Warehouse Management Systems for the client's wine imports from South America, resulting in reduced duty exposure and increased cash flow.
  • Ian Simmonds provided import / export customs clearance / brokerage services via ICS Global Services Limited.
  • Ian implemented Warehouse Management Systems to manage the stock flows.

Client Testimonial

Ian is a true expert on international logistics and was instrumental in the success of our company when I started it. His understanding of duties and the rules and laws in those areas are, in my experience, without compare. He also knows the right people to talk to and has excellent connections in the logistics industry. He is also good at getting things done meaning you don’t have to worry and chase up - very reliable’. 

Founder of the client's company

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