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All shipping fees set out below include postage and packaging for a standard delivery and these are the shipping rates that will appear in your basket. Please note all UK shipping is second class.

  • A certificate of posting is obtained for all items shipped. This proof is required for any claim to be made against the Post Office for loss or damage up to a value of £32.

  • If you require additional insurance and wish to consider special delivery arrangements then this option is available. UK Special Delivery starts at £5.00.

  • Goods shipped overseas outside Europe require a customs declaration to be attached to the outside of the package.

  • To see packaging arrangements visit Packaging Information

  • Items that weigh in excess of 1000g are excluded from the table below as packages rarely exceed this. However the basket will accept heavier packages and will show you what the shipping cost will be.

  • Overseas customers do have basket options of having signed for and fully insured packages.

In August 2006 the Post Office introduced new charging arrangements for UK customers only which banded packages by size as well as weight. Most packages are normally in excess of 25mm thick. International shipping is unaffected and is still charged by weight only. For UK customers the overall effect of this is that shipping of goods over 25mm thick weighing less than 450g is now more expensive and beyond this the savings are significant and as much as £1.75 for shipping a package weighing just under 1000g.  We are happy to pass these large savings for heavier shipments onto our customers!

 

Maximum Weight All Inclusive Shipping Charges All Inclusive Shipping Charges Small Packets Overseas
  UK Land Mail all destinations overseas Airmail Europe Airmail USA, Canada, Australia
Under 25mm thick        
100g £0.80 Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable
250g £1.10
500g £1.40
750g max £1.75
         
         
         
100g £1.30 £1.40 £1.85 £2.25
150g £1.70 £1.65 £2.05 £2.70
200g £1.80 £2.30 £3.10
250g £2.05 £2.65 £3.65
300g £2.25 £2.30 £2.90 £4.20
350g £2.60 £3.15 £4.70
400g £2.90 £3.40 £5.15
450g £3.15 £3.70 £5.70
500g £3.40 £4.10 £6.30
600g £2.75 £3.90 £4.65 £7.35
700g £4.60 £5.20 £8.40
750g £4.85 £5.75 £8.85
800g £3.05 £5.10 £6.30 £9.45
900g £5.60 £6.85 £10.50
1000g £6.10 £7.40 £11.55
 

Recorded delivery will add 70p to the values above.

A signed for and traceable international shipment will add £3.70 to the above values. Insurance over £32 will add a further £1.50 providing cover up up to £500.
Shipment Times
For items destined for within the UK second class post is normally 2-3 working days. For items that weight above 1000g then parcel shipping charges may apply in the UK and these items will normally take 3-5 working days to deliver.

For overseas customers within Europe land mail would normally take 12-15 days and outside Europe about 40-50 days. Airmail within Europe would normally be 3-4 days and outside Europe 6-8 days.

 

 
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