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Pharma Intermediates supply to United Kingdom

The pharmaceutical intermediates division counts 14,468 products, and each one can be quoted for delivery to United Kingdom. Locally, the main users are in pharmaceuticals & vaccines, drug discovery & CROs and specialty & fine chemicals. Regular consignments go to industrial centres such as Golden Triangle (London – Oxford – Cambridge), North West England (Cheshire / Macclesfield / Speke) and Teesside. Typical customers for this division are API manufacturers, CDMOs and CMOs and medicinal and discovery chemistry groups.

United Kingdom Sample products

14,468products in this division

22–30 dsea transit from India

3–5 dair freight

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Supplying pharmaceutical intermediates to United Kingdom

By sea, containers and LCL lots take roughly 22–30 days to Felixstowe and Southampton. Air cargo to London Heathrow (LHR) takes 3–5 days, which suits small and urgent packs. The relevant authority is MHRA. Our export desk lines up the COA, GHS SDS and shipping documents to match. Common grades for this division are Key starting material (KSM) specification, Advanced intermediate (customer spec), Building block, ≥95% / ≥98% purity and Chiral (ee specified).

Grades in this division

Key starting material (KSM) specificationAdvanced intermediate (customer spec)Building block, ≥95% / ≥98% purityChiral (ee specified)Technical gradeLow genotoxic-impurity specification

Pharma compliance in United Kingdom

Authority	MHRA
Seaports	Felixstowe, Southampton, London Gateway
Airports	London Heathrow (LHR), East Midlands (EMA)
Dangerous goods	IMDG by sea, IATA DGR by air

Great Britain operates UK REACH under HSE. Substances imported at 1 tonne or more per year need registration by a GB-based importer or a UK Only Representative, and labelling follows GB CLP. Northern Ireland still applies EU REACH. APIs for UK medicines must meet GMP and MHRA import requirements, including written confirmation for Indian-origin active substances. Dangerous goods travel under IMDG or IATA rules, and India–UK CETA preferences will depend on valid origin documents once the agreement is in force.

From order to delivery

1–2 daysQuote and document set agreed
Price, pack sizes, Incoterm and the paperwork list are confirmed in writing.
3–7 daysPacking for export
Stock items are packed in UN-rated drums or cartons. Made-to-order material adds its own lead time.
1–3 daysExport clearance at Nhava Sheva or Mundra
Shipping bill filed, dangerous goods declared under IMDG where needed.
22–30 daysOcean transit to Felixstowe
Port-to-port time depends on the vessel schedule and any transhipment.
2–5 daysImport clearance
Your broker clears the goods against local rules. Chemical oversight: HSE (UK REACH & GB CLP).

Indicative total by sea: 29–47 days

By air: about 7–15 days in total.

Documents for United Kingdom

Commercial Invoice
Packing List
Bill of Lading / Air Waybill
Certificate of Origin
Certificate of Analysis (COA)
Safety Data Sheet (16-section GHS)
UK REACH registration or UK Only Representative declaration (substances ≥1 t/yr)
Written confirmation for API imports (UK Human Medicines Regulations)
Dangerous Goods Declaration (IMDG/IATA) where applicable
Importer's GB EORI number

Categories in pharmaceutical intermediates

Organic Building Blocks 8,529Heterocyclic Building Blocks 2,832Bulk Pharma Intermediates 22 API Process Intermediates & Related Compounds 3,085

A selection we ship to United Kingdom

A rotating sample from the division. Every product in the catalogue can be quoted for this destination.

Full pharmaceutical intermediates range

4-Bromo-3-trifluoromethyl aniline, 98%

CAS: 393-36-2
Formula: C₇H₅BrF₃N
MW: 240.02 g/mol

ZX-009705

4-Chloro-1,2-difluorobenzene, 98%

CAS: 696-02-6
Formula: C₆H₃ClF₂
MW: 148.54 g/mol

ZX-009706

4-Chloro-2-fluoroaniline, 98%

CAS: 57946-56-2
Formula: C₆H₅ClFN
MW: 145.56 g/mol

ZX-009707

4-Chloro-2-fluorobenzaldehyde, 98%

CAS: 61072-56-8
Formula: C₇H₄ClFO
MW: 158.56 g/mol

ZX-009708

4-Chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)aniline, 98%

CAS: 320-51-4
Formula: C₇H₅ClF₃N
MW: 195.57 g/mol

ZX-009709

4-Chlorobenzotrifluoride, 98%

CAS: 98-56-6
Formula: C₇H₄ClF₃
MW: 180.55 g/mol

ZX-009710

4-Fluoro acetophenone, 98%

CAS: 403-42-9
Formula: C₈H₇FO
MW: 138.14 g/mol

ZX-009711

4-Fluoro aniline, 98%

CAS: 371-40-4
Formula: C₆H₆FN
MW: 111.12 g/mol

ZX-009712

4-Fluoro benzophenone, 99%

CAS: 345-83-5
Formula: C₁₃H₉FO
MW: 200.21 g/mol

ZX-009713

4-Fluoro-2-bromoaniline, 98%

CAS: 1003-98-1
Formula: C₆H₅BrFN
MW: 190.01 g/mol

ZX-009714

4-Fluoroanisole, 99%

CAS: 459-60-9
Formula: C₇H₇FO
MW: 126.13 g/mol

ZX-009715

4-Fluorobenzaldehyde

CAS: 459-57-4
Formula: C₇H₅FO
MW: 124.11 g/mol

ZX-009716

Questions

Pharmaceutical Intermediates for United Kingdom

Do you ship pharma intermediates to United Kingdom?

Yes. We ship by sea to Felixstowe and Southampton, by air cargo or by express courier depending on quantity and urgency. Every lot carries a COA and a 16-section GHS SDS.

Which documents come with a pharma intermediates shipment to United Kingdom?

Commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of analysis and SDS as standard, plus the bill of lading or air waybill and a certificate of origin. Anything specific to MHRA is agreed with you at quote stage.

How long does delivery to United Kingdom take?

Allow 22–30 days for ocean transit or 3–5 days by air, plus packing, export clearance and import clearance. The timeline on this page shows each stage.

Can you scale an intermediate from grams to kilograms without changing the route?

For many listed intermediates the gram packs and the kilogram supply come from the same manufacturing route, which keeps the impurity profile consistent. Where scale-up needs a different route, we tell you before you commit and can provide comparison samples so your team can check the new material against the old.

How do you control isomer and enantiomer content?

Positional isomers are controlled by HPLC or GC methods suited to the compound, and chiral intermediates are tested by chiral HPLC to report enantiomeric excess. The limits that apply to your lot appear on the COA. If your process needs tighter limits, state them on the enquiry and we will confirm what can be met.

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