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
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
Service: 3-5 days door to door parcel delivery. Tracking and insurance included.
Additional information can be found on their eBay About Me page.
Price guidelines per parcel (inc VAT) excluding any negotiated eBay discounts.
For sellers in the Clothing, Shoes and Accessories category, use the following discount code ‘ebaycsa2’ (all lower case) at www.myhermes.co.uk to get 2kg service for £4.00 to meet the P&P cap.
Collect+
Service: Parcel drop off and collection. Tracking and insurance included.
Price guideline per parcel (inc VAT)
Interparcel
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
Parcel2go
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.
Parcelforce
Service: UK and Worldwide express delivery service. Tracking and insurance included. Discounts are available for eBay sellers.
Price guidelines per parcel (inc VAT)
Up to 30kg UK next day delivery £11.99
Up to 30kg 48 hour delivery £10.99
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