Sending to China rather than importing from it is the less common direction and it has a different binding constraint. Parcel2Go's own China page prices five services and the cheapest is £10.99 on Evri Standard Parcelshop, read on 10 September 2026, which is unremarkable for the distance. What decides most shipments is not that figure but whether the service will carry what you are sending at all, and what the Chinese end will ask for on arrival.
The published price, and what it is for
£10.99 is the cheapest of five services on the page for the parcel it quotes by default, and it is a drop-off product. Parcelforce publishes a China directory page with service and customs detail and no figure. That is the whole published picture for this corridor: one broker, one price, and one carrier's paperwork guidance.
Restrictions bite before price does
China's import rules on personal shipments are more restrictive than most European destinations, particularly around food, cosmetics, medicines and anything with a battery, and individual carriers add their own prohibitions on top. This record links carriers' own lists rather than restating them, because those lists change and getting one wrong is worse than paying too much. Check the specific service's list before you book, not after.
What arrives at the far end
Chinese import duty and VAT on the declared value, assessed on arrival, with the recipient usually the one asked. A parcel to a private individual can be held for identification of the recipient, which is a step that surprises British senders. A clear, specific description on the customs declaration is worth more here than on any other route in this record.
Questions people ask about send parcel to china
How much does it cost to send a parcel to China?
Parcel2Go publishes £10.99 on its own China page, the cheapest of five services it prices there, on a drop-off product, read on 10 September 2026.
What is the cheapest way to send a parcel to China?
On published prices, the ParcelShop drop-off product at £10.99. Whether it will carry your goods matters more than the figure on this route.
What can I not send to China?
More than to most destinations, particularly food, cosmetics, medicines and items containing batteries, and each carrier adds its own list. Check the specific service's own list before booking.
Who pays Chinese import duty?
Usually the recipient, on the declared value, assessed on arrival. A parcel to a private individual can also be held pending identification of the recipient.