Cheap parcel to spain and cheap parcel to poland: what the cheapest way to send a parcel to spain from uk costs, what cheap shipping to france from uk comes to, and why shipping from germany to uk price, shipping from spain to uk cost and shipping from italy to uk price are all set abroad

What the companies publish for this

How to pay the floor rather than the average

1. Drop off rather than book a collection. The cheapest published product on every one of these lanes is a parcelshop drop off. A door collection on the same carrier normally adds a pound or two.
2. Measure the packed box. European road services charge on actual weight to a point and then on volume, so a large light box can jump a band without gaining on the scales.
3. Complete the declaration properly. Every parcel to the EU needs one regardless of value. A vague description is the main cause of a hold and holds cost days.
4. For business senders, use the EU import scheme. It collects VAT at the point of sale so the customer is not billed on the doorstep, which is what turns a cheap delivery into a clean one.

The six published floors side by side

Germany 7.79, the Netherlands 7.99, Spain 9.19, Italy 9.29, France 9.39 and Poland 9.49, each the cheapest of the services that destination page priced for its default parcel, read on 10 September 2026.

The spread across the whole group is under two pounds, which is narrower than most people expect, and the ordering does not follow distance in any consistent way. Germany and the Netherlands lead because those lanes carry the most parcels, which supports dedicated low cost road services rather than consolidated ones.

Where the saving actually is

Not in the carrier. On every one of these lanes the cheapest published product is a parcelshop drop off rather than a door collection, and choosing drop off is normally worth more than switching between brokers.

After that it is the box. These services price on actual weight up to a threshold and on volumetric weight beyond it, so trimming a bulky parcel down a band beats shopping around. Each service also has its own maximum dimension, and exceeding it moves the parcel to a dearer product rather than adding a surcharge.

The inbound legs are priced abroad

Shipping from Germany, Spain or Italy to the UK is quoted by a carrier in that country against a local collection, in euros, and no company in this record publishes any of those figures. Every published price here covers a leg that starts in the UK.

What can be stated is what happens on arrival: UK import VAT on the goods plus shipping, duty above the relevant threshold, both paid by the UK recipient with a carrier handling fee added. A retailer registered for UK VAT should charge it at checkout instead, which is worth checking before ordering.

Customs is now part of every European parcel

Since the UK left the customs union and the EU VAT area, a declaration is required for every parcel in both directions regardless of value or contents, and destination import VAT falls due on the goods plus shipping.

The gift allowance between private individuals is modest and applies per consignment rather than per item, which is why a single box holding several presents frequently attracts a charge. Food is the other recurring problem, with meat and dairy prohibited into the EU whatever the destination.

Questions people ask about this

What is the cheapest way to send a parcel to Spain from the UK?

On published pages, 9.19 pounds, the cheapest of the services on Parcel2Go's Spain page read on 10 September 2026, and it is a parcelshop drop off product rather than a collection.

How cheap is a parcel to Poland?

The published floor is 9.49 pounds, read on 10 September 2026. Poland has a dense parcel locker network, and delivering to a locker is normally cheaper and more reliable than to a door.

Which European destination is cheapest?

Germany at 7.79 pounds, then the Netherlands at 7.99, Spain at 9.19, Italy at 9.29, France at 9.39 and Poland at 9.49, all read on the same day.

Why can I not find a price for shipping from Germany to the UK?

Every company in this record prices legs that start in the UK. The inbound leg is quoted in Germany, and UK import VAT plus any duty falls on the UK recipient here.

Sending this abroad

• Australia: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Bahrain: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Belgium: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Brazil: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Bulgaria: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Canada: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• China: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Croatia: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Cyprus: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• the Czech Republic: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Egypt: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• France: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Germany: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Greece: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Guernsey: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Hong Kong: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Hungary: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• India: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Ireland: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• the Isle of Man: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Italy: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Japan: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Jersey: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Kenya: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Libya: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Lithuania: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Malaysia: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Malta: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Mauritius: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Montenegro: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• the Netherlands: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• New Zealand: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Northern Ireland: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Norway: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Pakistan: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Poland: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Portugal: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Qatar: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Romania: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Saudi Arabia: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Singapore: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• South Africa: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• South Korea: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Spain: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Thailand: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• the UAE: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• the USA: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages
• Vietnam: what carriers publish for a parcel, from their own price pages