Shipping goods from Luxembourg to Russia
Luxembourg is a compact logistics and financial hub at the heart of Europe, and shipments from here are best consolidated with cargo from Belgium and Germany rather than sent on their own. We collect from your premises, lodge the EX1 export declaration on your behalf and send you the MRN and proof of exit for zero-rated VAT. Your Russian customer receives the goods cleared through customs and delivered.
By road, groupage goes via Brussels and our warehouse in Warsaw to Moscow in 5–7 days. By sea, cargo moves via Antwerp and Rotterdam to St Petersburg in 13–17 days. We work B2B only — companies and sole traders — from 50 kg per shipment (air freight has no weight limit), with a minimum service fee of €200, and we check every HS code and party before accepting cargo.
How we ship from Luxembourg to Russia
Sea via Rotterdam
Deliver to our warehouse in the port of Rotterdam (Mon–Wed); the groupage container closes on Friday and sails to St Petersburg at the weekend. 20–35 days door to door, from €200 per place (from €500 per euro pallet). Independent of queues at land borders.
Road via Warsaw
Groupage through our Warsaw warehouse: a weekly truck after the Friday cut-off, from €850 for 3 pallets to a bonded warehouse in Moscow, 4–7 days. Full trucks go direct from your premises, with trailer swap or reloading at the border.
Dedicated truck (FTL)
A truck loaded at your premises anywhere in the EU and driven without intermediate warehouses: from €4,500 Warsaw → Moscow, from €6,200 from Slovenia, from €6,500 from Italy.
Air freight
From any country in 2–8 days door to door via Istanbul or Dubai, charged by volumetric weight (1 m³ = 167 kg), no weight limit. Minimum service fee €200.
Transit times to Moscow
| Mode | Door to door |
|---|---|
| Air | 2–8 days |
What suppliers ship from Luxembourg to Russia
Luxembourg suppliers ship steel and steel products, precision components and special machinery, server and IT infrastructure, and Moselle still and sparkling wines. Heavy steel items need proper lifting and securing, sensitive IT hardware needs careful handling, and wine travels in temperature-appropriate packaging with the documents required for alcohol. Servers, IT equipment and many steel products are subject to EU restrictions, so each item is screened first.
Export formalities
Luxembourg is an EU member state, so the export is declared on an EX1. We lodge it on your behalf — €150 when your cargo travels with us via Rotterdam, from €450 remotely without our transport — and track the MRN until the customs office of exit confirms that the goods have left the EU. You then receive the proof of exit for your VAT records.
EX1 export declaration →How it works for you as a supplier
- 1Quote within 2 hours
Send the invoice or packing list — we check the HS codes against EU sanctions lists and quote transport, export formalities and customs clearance in Russia. - 2Collection from your premises
We pick up the goods from your warehouse or factory and take them to our consolidation warehouse or load a dedicated truck. - 3Export declaration
We lodge the export declaration on your behalf and send you the MRN and the proof of exit — the basis for zero-rating VAT. - 4Delivery to your customer
Border crossing, customs clearance in Russia and delivery to your buyer’s warehouse; tracking at every stage.
Practical tips
- Combine your consignment with your customer’s other purchases from Belgium or Germany: consolidated groupage costs less than a separate shipment.
- Check steel products and IT hardware against current EU restrictions before quoting a price to your customer.
- For wine, confirm the alcohol documents your buyer needs in Russia before collection.
Frequently asked questions
How long does shipping from Luxembourg to Russia take?
By road via Brussels and Warsaw, 5–7 days to Moscow. By sea via Antwerp and Rotterdam, 13–17 days to St Petersburg.
How does my Russian customer pay me?
Via our supplier-payment service: your customer pays a payment agent under an agency agreement, and a partner company resident in the EU pays your invoice in euros by an ordinary bank transfer.
Which documents are needed for export?
A commercial invoice, packing list and HS codes. We lodge the EX1 on your behalf and send you the MRN and proof of exit.
Do you screen for sanctions?
Yes. Every HS code and party is checked against EU, UK, Swiss and US sanctions and dual-use lists before we accept cargo; restricted goods are declined.