Navigating Global Shipments For Automotive Parts
Ata Mohammed from World Options and Cosmo Barrett from Tanc Barratt
The UK trade in aftermarket parts sold online is thriving and boasts customers including Formula 1 bosses, Olympic gold medallists, motoring journalists, and track-day enthusiasts. It is one of the top-five categories of products shipped through World Options, with over 100,000 shipments made via our portal in the last year alone. Part of MBE Worldwide, World Options specialises in the fine-tuning of vehicles from brands such as Audi, BMW, Ferrari, Subaru, and Volkswagen.
Litchfield Motors director Iain Litchfield said,
“We have a diverse understanding of what makes the very best performance cars. Our reputation was originally garnered for our critically acclaimed upgrades to the Subaru range and, more recently, the Nissan GT-R, BMW M cars, and Porsche models. Our vast experience has allowed us to invest in the very best facilities, training, and equipment. Commercial success has seen us forge strong partnerships with the best brands in the industry and build strong relationships with the finest engineering firms in the UK."
“As an international exporter, World Options provides us the perfect solution to ensure our shipments arrive at their destinations with the fastest turnaround, using the most appropriate carrier with all paperwork sorted. We look forward to working with them to maintain the highest standards of customer satisfaction into the future.”
Ludlow-based Tanc Barratt is an internationally renowned expert in the restoration and maintenance of classic Italian cars, specifically the Lancia Delta Integrale. The firm is an official distributor for a wide range of specialist spare parts used by enthusiasts all over the world.
Director Tanc Barratt said,
“We have been buying and restoring Lancias and other Italian cars for more than 30 years. What started as a hobby in my garage has grown into a performance centre for specialist Italian cars which is known globally. Enthusiasts and collectors from all over the world send their complete cars, engines, and other components to be restored and worked on in our specialist facility by marque experts. We also source quality classics for clients and prepare them to exacting standards.”
“Known internationally as experts of the marque, especially the Delta Integrale, we sell almost every component for a Delta. We have new and refurbished parts available.”
World Options is the biggest provider of its type in the UK, allowing customers sending goods nationally and internationally to book deliveries through mainstream courier and shipping companies such as DHL, FedEx, UPS, and many more.
We automatically advise on which carrier is best for each individual package, pallet, or crate, and provide on-the-phone customer service before, during, and after shipping, helping report on all items’ whereabouts in transit.
World Options customers include Tewkesbury-based Litchfield Motors, whose world-renowned service and upgrade centre has been featured extensively in performance motoring media.
The company has an old stock of some of the rarest parts and years of experience sourcing parts in Italy and throughout Europe.
“If we can’t find a part, we recreate them to the original, or an improved, specification working with the top manufacturers and using our in-house manufacturing facilities. These parts are then shipped out to all corners of the globe.”
“Sending parts overseas has become much more complicated in the last few years—especially, it has to be said, post-Brexit. World Options provides us with a one-stop solution for international exports with minimised delays.”
Increasingly complex international trade regulations can be a source of frustration for shipping overseas. Failure to comply with the relevant rules and regulations can result in major delays, so World Options ensures it stays informed about the latest trade regulations and customs requirements.
Hazardous or controlled items are most likely to come under inspection, so ensuring the correct level of detail in documentation and conforming to packaging and labelling requirements is important.
In a global economy, expectations from customers and strategic partners are high. Time is often very much of the essence, and reputations can be tarnished by poor delivery experiences.
“It’s never a good look to be unable to provide an answer if deliveries are delayed, even if it’s through matters beyond your control. Taking the same professional approach to delivering goods as to manufacturing them will always be the best policy to preserve valuable customer relationships.”
