Sending to Europe and Rest of World
Simply choose the type of postage you need, destination and then add the tracking or enhanced compensation you'd like.
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There are different customs requirements for sending parcels and mail around the world. Find out more.
Find the relevant postage price for your item by selecting its format, weight and destination from the table below.
Important Regulatory Changes:
- International Mail formats - Items of mail containing goods can only be sent as Parcel and Large Parcel mail formats to International destinations. Letter and Large Letter mail formats are only to be used for items of mail containing documents. Whilst an item of mail containing goods may fit into a letter format, it must be charged and sent as a parcel format due to the UPU regulatory changes.
- New customs requirements - Parcels that contain goods being sent to the UK and internationally, must have electronic pre-advice customs information.
- Sending Passports - passports are classified by customs as goods or merchandise, so when posting passports outside of the UK, you'll need to complete a customs form.
| Mail Format | Weight | Europe | Rest of World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Letter | 100g | £2.15 | £2.95 |
| Large Letter | 100g | £3.75 | £4.85 |
| 250g | £5.80 | £9.50 | |
| 500g | £10.53 | £16.84 | |
| 750g | n/a | n/a | |
| Parcel | 250g | £6.67 | £9.76 |
| 500g | £13.11 | £19.26 | |
| 1kg | £21.97 | £35.50 | |
| 1.5kg | £30.59 | £51.74 | |
| 2kg | £38.87 | £68.09 | |
| Large Parcel | 5kg | £91.31 | £116.81 |
| 10kg | £113.97 | £163.56 | |
| 20kg | £152.61 | £252.18 | |
| 30kg | £185.50 | £336.28 |
Letter & Parcel Specifications
Large Parcels
Any item that exceeds either the measurements or the weight of a Parcel shown above is classified as a Large Parcel. Most destinations accept Large Parcels up to a maximum of 30kg, but there are some destinations that will only accept 20kg or less. For items that are 20kg or more, please visit one of our post offices as this service is currently unavailable online. See our Large Parcel destination guide for more information.
Some things need extra special treatment when sending, an important document perhaps or valuable goods. Choose Signed-for to gain assurance that someone had accepted the delivery, or choose Tracked & Signed to monitor the item on its journey. Alternatively, choose Courier to add extra special handling and monitoring provided by our global delivery partner FedEx
| Premium Service | Local | UK, IoM and other Ci | Europe | Rest of World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signed For | n/a | £2.95 | £3.95 | £4.95 |
| Tracked & Signed | £1.95 | £6.95 | £7.95 | £8.95 |
| Courier | £7.00 | £20.00 | £42.00 | £48.00 |
Not all Premium Service options are available to all destinations. For more information see our Signed For or Tracked & Signed services.
- You can claim up to £30 in the unlikely event of an item being lost or damaged. Choose to enhance this compensation level by selecting one of the options below (*note there is a £3.50 charge for £100 compensation on Large parcels).
- Tracked and Signed service includes £100 compensation (*note there is a £3.50 charge for £100 compensation on Large parcels)
| Cover (up to) | £100 | £500 |
|---|---|---|
| Signed for | £3.50 | £8.50 |
| Tracked & Signed | Included* | £8.50 |
| Courier | Included | Included |
A maximum level of cover of £100 is available to Rest of World destinations, and a maximum level of cover of £500 to European destinations.
Gift definition
A gift is defined as an item
- Sent between two private people,
- It is of an occasional nature, such as a birthday or Christmas gift
- where no monetary consideration has been made.
Packages containing more than one gift
When a package contains gifts that are clearly intended for several people, for example, members of the same family, the £39.00 VAT relief applies to each individual person provided the gifts are:
- Individually wrapped
- Specifically addressed to each individual
- Declared separately on the customs declaration form,
for example. Its Christmas and you are sending a box of gifts to the UK.
The box contains 3 items.
- 1 Teddy bear worth £5.00
- 1 box of chocolate worth £3.00
- 1 garment worth £50
Each item must be listed individually on your customs form.
Customs declaration forms
When you send an item that requires customs in formation, our system will automatically create a customs label for you.
Paying VAT
VAT must be paid on most items sent from Jersey to the UK. Any gifts you are sending that exceed a retail value of £39.00 will need to have VAT paid on them.
It is recommended to prepay VAT at the time of sending to minimise transit times and ensure quick customs clearance.
In addition, Royal Mail may add a handling fee for non-prepaid VAT items, which the recipient may be asked to pay on receipt of the item.
Return address
It is essential that you include a return address on the outside of the packaging.
Please see cut off times below for same day despatch of mail items:
|
Collection locations |
Normal boat collection times |
Early boat collection times* |
|
Business customers |
15:00 – 17:00 |
14:00 - 15:00 |
|
Postboxes |
10:00 |
10:00 |
|
Sub post offices |
16:00 |
15:00 |
|
Broad Street |
17:00 |
15:00 |
|
Rue des Pres |
18:00 |
16:00 |
*Please note that there will be a handful of occasions throughout the year, due to earlier tide times, when we must bring our post office cut off times forward to ensure same day despatch on the ferry service. On these occasions we will provide notice on our service updates page.
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