Germany is the cheapest destination anywhere in this record and it is worth knowing why: Parcel2Go's own Germany page prices five services and the cheapest is £7.79 on Evri Europe Standard Parcelshop, read on 10 September 2026. The price comes from a dense drop-off network at both ends rather than from the distance, which is why the Netherlands sits a few pence above it and Belgium a little above that despite all three being much the same journey.
What the published figure covers
£7.79 is the cheapest of five services priced on the page for the parcel it quotes by default, and it is a drop-off product at both ends. The same page prices a collection version of the same service at £8.29 and a different carrier's drop-off at £9.37, which is a useful thing to see: the spread inside one broker's own list for one country is wider than the gap between several countries.
Why Germany is the cheap end of Europe
Volume and network density. Germany is the largest parcel market in Europe and the drop-off networks at both ends are dense enough that a parcel can travel most of its journey without a dedicated collection or delivery stop. The countries priced closest to it here, the Netherlands at £7.99 and Belgium at £9.89, share that characteristic. Countries priced well above, like Greece at £13.25, do not.
The paperwork that did not go away
Since Brexit every parcel to Germany needs a customs declaration, and for anything sold rather than gifted a commercial invoice with a commodity code per line. German customs is not unusually strict; what catches British senders is the assumption that an EU destination is still a domestic-shaped transaction. It is not, and the declaration is the part that decides whether a parcel moves or waits.
Duty and import VAT at the German end
Charged on the goods plus shipping, collected by the carrier with a handling fee on top. On a low-value parcel that handling fee is frequently the largest single component, which surprises recipients and is the main reason parcels from Britain are refused. If you are selling into Germany, decide whether you are absorbing it before the listing goes live rather than at the border.
Questions people ask about send parcel to germany
How much does it cost to send a parcel to Germany?
Parcel2Go publishes £7.79 on its own Germany page, the cheapest of five services it prices there, on a ParcelShop drop-off product, read on 10 September 2026. It is the cheapest destination in this record.
Why is Germany cheaper than other European destinations?
Network density rather than distance. Drop-off networks at both ends let a parcel travel without a dedicated collection or delivery stop; the Netherlands at £7.99 and Belgium at £9.89 are priced on the same basis.
Do I need customs paperwork for Germany?
Yes, on every parcel since Brexit: a customs declaration, and a commercial invoice with commodity codes for anything sold rather than gifted.
Who pays German import VAT?
The recipient, unless you choose delivered duty paid. The carrier's handling fee is often the largest single component on a low-value parcel.