UK Postal Services

UK postal services

Below are a selection of alternative postal services available to UK sellers with guidelines concerning what you can expect to pay to send an item. Please note prices and service details quoted are subject to change and we suggest you contact the delivery company directly.

Postal carriers and contacts

Royal Mail

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  Link: www.royalmail.com
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  Service: UK national postal service offering a wide range of services for letters to small parcels.

Postage can calculated and purchased in eBay’s Postage Centre.

MyHermes

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  Link: www.myhermes.co.uk
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  Service: 3-5 days door to door parcel delivery. Tracking and insurance included.
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  Additional information can be found on their eBay About Me page.

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    Price guidelines per parcel (inc VAT)  excluding any negotiated eBay discounts.
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    Up to 2kg: £4.10
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    Between 2-5kg: £5.86
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    Between 5-10kg: £6.99
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    Between 10-15kg: £8.21
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  For sellers in the Clothing, Shoes and Accessories category, use the following discount code ‘ebaycsa1’ (all lower case) at www.myhermes.co.ukto get 2kg service for £4.00 to meet the P&P cap.

Collect+

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  Link: www.collectplus.co.uk
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  Service: Parcel drop off and collection. Tracking and insurance included.
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  Price guideline per parcel (inc VAT)

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    Up to 10kg: £4.49

Interparcel

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  Link: www.interparcel.com
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  Service: Discounted consolidator of UK, EU and International courier services. Enables the comparison and purchase of services from couriers including: DHL, FedEx, City Link, DPD, UPS, TNT and Interlink
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  Additional information can be found on their eBay About Me page.

Parcel2go

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  Link: www.parcel2go.com
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  Service: Discounted consolidator of UK, EU and International courier services. Enables the comparison and purchase of services from couriers including DHL, FedEx, City Link, ParcelForce and Home Delivery Network.
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  Additional information can be found on their eBay About Me page. 

Parcelforce

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  Link: www.parcelforce.com

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  Service: UK and Worldwide express delivery service. Tracking and insurance included. Discounts are available for eBay sellers.
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  Postage for Parcelforce services can calculated and purchased in eBay’s Postage Centre.
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  Price guidelines per parcel (inc VAT)
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  Up to 30kg UK next day delivery £11.99
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  Up to 30kg 48 hour delivery £10.99