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Sending a Parcel for Business from 5th January

Send a parcel to anywhere in the world. Simply select your parcel format and destination, then add tracking, compensation and delivery time to meet your needs.

Use our postage calculator to guide you to your final cost or scroll down for an overview of the postage rates and additional options below

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Please note that as of January 2021 any items being sent internationally must now include an electronic customs form in advance of posting. You can access the form here or click on the link for more information.

Customs forms are also required when posting items of value to the UK, Alderney, Herm, Sark, Jersey and the Isle of Man. Please see the information on Customs Forms on the blue links menus for more information. These forms can be filled out manually in any of our Post Office branches.

If you are sending your items to any European or International destination you must fill in your customs form online here or you can use one of our kiosks at any of our Post Office branches where our staff will be happy to help.

If you are sending items to the UK, Jersey or the Isle of Man, Alderney, Sark or Herm please read the below to determine which Customs Form you will require.

You will need to complete a CN22 form if;-

  • The value of the goods you are sending is less than £270

You can download the interactive CN22 Customs Form from here and either complete the fields (highlighted) on screen and print or print the form and fill it in by hand. Printed copies are also available to complete at any of our Post Office Branches

You will need to complete a CN23 form if;-

  • you have requested the cheapest service, rather than the fastest (in which case our large parcel service is used regardless of the size of your item) or
  • your item is a large parcel size or
  • The value of the goods you are sending is £270 or more

You can download the interactive CN23 Customs Form from here and either complete the fields (highlighted) on screen and print, or print the form and fill it in by hand. Printed copies are also available to complete at any of our Post Office Branches

 

Parcel Size and Weight Guide

Small parcel (Bailiwick, UK, IOM, Jersey)

Maximum Size

Length:45cm
Width:35cm
Thickness:16cm

Maximum Weight

Weight:2kg

Examples

  • CDs
  • Sunglasses
  • Stationery
  • Small Books
Small parcel (Europe & ROW)

Maximum Size

The combined length + width + depth must be no more than 90cm with no single side longer than 60cm.

Maximum Weight

Weight:2kg

Examples

  • CDs
  • Sunglasses
  • Stationery
  • Small Books
If your item is larger or heavier than the above, it should be sent as a Large Parcel
Roll

Maximum Size

Diameter:7cm
Length:90cm
Combined Maximum Size:Length + twice the diameter
(combined no more than 104cm)

Maximum Weight

Weight:2kg

Examples

  • Posters
  • Photographs
  • Wall Charts
If the length of the roll exceeds 45cm it should be classed as a medium parcel for UK and Bailiwick. For International destinations rolls are classed as small parcels.
Medium parcel (Bailiwick, UK, IOM, Jersey)

Maximum Size

Length:61cm
Width:46cm
Thickness:46cm

Maximum Weight

Weight:20kg

Examples

  • Winter coat
  • Motorbike helmet
  • Microwave oven
Large parcel

Maximum Size

Length:1.5metres
Width:75cm
Thickness:75cm

Maximum Weight

Weight:30kg

Examples

  • Guitar
  • King size duvet set
  • Golf club set
The combined length, width and height for a Parcel must not exceed three metres.

Please note that the Europe and Rest of World small parcel dimensions are different from the Bailiwick, UK, IOM and Jersey dimensions.

Medium Parcel sizes only apply to Bailiwick, UK, Isle of Man and Jersey.

Standard Business Parcel Rates from 5th January 2023

 

 

 

Bailiwick

UK

Europe 

ROW

Small Parcel250g£1.84£4.36£6.00£9.98
 500g£2.40£4.91£9.30£15.99
 1kg£3.73£6.93£15.00£22.33
 2kg£6.58£13.10£28.80£37.97
Medium Parcel1kg£5.16£7.79    X    X
 2kg£7.15£14.12    X    X
 5kg£9.52£29.44    X    X
 10kg£12.36£41.22    X    X
 20kg£16.26£50.97    X    X

Large Parcels from 5th January 2023

This is our standard parcel service for Large Parcels to the Bailiwick, UK, Isle of Man and Jersey.

  • 30kg is the maximum weight limit for individual parcels.
  • Items are covered up to £50 for loss or damage. Compensation upgrade is available up to £250.
  • It is important that all Large Parcels are adequately wrapped and packed to prevent items being damaged. 

 

 

Bailiwick

UK, IOM, Jersey

 Large Parcel5kg£9.98£20.00
 10kg£13.22£24.00
 20kg£16.45£34.00
 30kg£18.25£60.00

Large Parcels are covered up to £50, but other compensation options up to £250 are available (see tables under Cover options).

Value Postal Rates for Large Parcels to Europe or Rest of World from 5th January 2023

Where value for money is more important than a guaranteed delivery time, use our Value Large Parcel service to send your non-urgent items to worldwide destinations.

  • 30kg is the maximum weight limit for individual parcels to most destinations.
    For more information contact Customer Services or see 'The Weight Limits by Destination' information below.
  • Compensation is not available for lost, delayed or damaged parcels sent by Value Large Parcel.
  • No tracking facility is available for this service.

 

 

Europe (Value)

ROW (Value)

Large Parcel2kg£50.00£82.00
 5kg£56.00£108.00
 10kg£69.00£134.00
 15kg£89.00£173.00
 20kg£100.00£189.00
 30kg£143.00£263.00

If speed is important and insurance cover essential then please refer to our additional Priority Large Parcel Service option.

Please scroll up to view Large Parcel rates.

Large Parcel weight limits by destination
CountriesPriority Parcels
Max Weight (kg)		Value Parcels
Max Weight (kg)
Albania30 20
Algeria20 20 
Andorra30 20 
Angola30 20 
Anguilla2020 
Antigua & Barbuda30 20 
Argentina20 20 
Armenia20 20 
Aruba20 30 
Australia20 30
Austria30 30 
Azerbaijan30 30 
Azores30 30 
British Virgin Isles30 20 

Bahamas

10 10 
Bahrain20 20 
Bangladesh20 20 
Barbados 30 20 
Belarus 20 30 
Belgium 30 30 
Belize 30 30 
Benin 30 30 
Bermuda 20 20 
Bhutan 30 20 
Bolivia 30 20 
Bosnia-Herzegovina 30 20 
Botswana 30 30 
Brazil 30 30 
Brunei Darussalam 30 30 
Bulgaria30 30 
Burkina Faso30 30 
Burundi30 30 
Central African Republic30 30 
Cambodia30 30 
Cameroon30 30 
Canada30 30 
Cape Verde Isles30 20 
Cayman Isles10 20 
Chad30 20 
Chile30 20 
China30 30 
Colombia20 30 
Comoros30 20 
Costa Rica30 30
Croatia30 30 
Cuba5 5 
Cyprus30 30 
Czech Republic30 30 
Denmark30 20 
Djibouti20 20 
Dominica30 20 
Dominican Republic30 30 
Ecuador 30 30 
Egypt 30 20 
El Salvador 30 20
Equatorial Guinea 30 30
Eritrea 30 20 
Estonia 30 30 
Ethiopia 30 30 
Falkland Isles30 30 
Faroe Islands30 30 
Fiji30 20 
Finland30 30 
French Guiana20 20 
French Polynesia30 30 
France30 30 
Gabon30 20 
Gambia10 30 
Georgia30 20 
Germany30 30 
Ghana30 30 
Gibraltar20 20 
Greece30 20 
Greenland20 30 
Grenada30 30 
Guadaloupe20 20 
Guam30 30 
Guinea Bissaun/an/a
Haiti30 30 
Honduras30 30 
Hong Kong30 30 
Hungary30 20 
India30 20 
Indonesia30 n/a
Israel20 20 
Italy30 30 
Ivory Coast30 30 
Jamaica30 30 
Japan30 30 
Jordan30 30 
Kazakhstan20 20 
Kenya30 30 
Kyrgyzstan30 20 
Kiribati20 20 
Korea (South)30 20 
Laos30 30 
Latvia30 20 
Lebanon30 30 
Lesotho30 20 
Liberia30 20 
Libyan/a20 
Lichtenstein20 30 
Lithuania 30  30
Luxemourg 30 30 
Macao 30 30 
Macedonia 30 30 
Madagascar 30 20 
Madeira 30 20 
Malawi 20 30 
Malaysia 30 30 
Maldives 30 30 
Mali 30 30 
Malta 20 30 
Marshall Isles20 20 
Martinique30 20 
Mauritania30 30 
Mauritius30 20 
Mexico30 20 
Micronesia20 30 
Moldova30 30 
Monaco30 20 
Mongolian/a 20 
Montenegro30 30 
Montserrat30 20 
Morocco30 30 
Mozambique30 30 
Namibia30 20 
Nauru Island30 30 
Nepal20 20 
Netherlands30 30 
New Caledonia30 30 
New Zealand30 30 
Nicaragua30 30 
Nigeria30 30 
Niger Republic30 20 
Norfolk Islen/a 30 
North Mariana Islands20 30 
Norway30 30 
Oman30 30 
Pakistan30 30 
Panama30 30 
Papua New Guinea2020
Paraguay30 30 
Peru30 30 
Philippines20 20 
Pitcairn Islesn/a30 
Poland30 20 
Portugal30 30 
Puerto Rico30 20 
Qatar20 30 
Republic of Ireland30 30 
Reunion Isles30 20 
Romania30 30 
Russia30 20 
Rwanda30 30 
Samoa (USA)30 20 
San Marino20 30 
Sao Tome & Princeton30 20 
Sardinia30 20 
Saudi Arabia30 30 
Seychelles30 30 
Sicily30 30 
Sierra Leone30 30 
Singapore30 30 
Slovakia30 30 
Slovenia30 30 
Solomon Isles30 30 
South Africa30 30 
South Georgia3030
South Sandwich Islands3030
Spain30 30 
Sri Lanka30 30 
St Lucia20 20 
St Pierre and Miquelon30 30 
St Vincent30 30 
Sudan30 30 
Suriname30 30 
Swaziland30 30 
Sweden30 30 
Switzerland30 30 
Taiwan30 30 
Tajikistann/a 30 
Tanzania30 30 
Thailand30 30 
Togo30 20 
Tongan/a 30 
Trinidad & Tobago30 20 
Tunisia30 30 
Turkey30 30 
Turkmenistan10 20 
Turks & Caicos30 20
Tuvalu30 n/a
Uae30 30 
USA30 30 
Uganda30 30 
Ukraine20 30 
Uruguay20 30 
Uzbekistann/a 30 
Vanuatu2030 
Vatican City30 30 
Vietnam30 20 
Virgin Islands (USA)30 20 
Wallis & Fut. Island30 30 
Yemenn/a n/a 
Zambia30 30 
Zimbabwe20 30 

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Business - Additional Service Options from 5th January 2023

Would you like to increase your Large Parcel cover to Bailiwick, UK, IOM and Jersey?

Please note that ceramics and glassware are covered for loss not damage.

 Additional level of cover
 £50£250£500
Bailiwick, UK, IOM, JerseyIncluded+£10.00x
Europe, Rest of WorldIncluded+£12.00Available through FedEx courier

FedEx Courier Service is also available worlwide - please refer to our FedEx leaflet or visit www.guernseypost.com/fedex

 Large Parcel Rates with additional cover

 

 

Bailiwick up to £250 cover

UK, IOM and Jersey up to £250 cover

 Large Parcel5kg£19.98£30.00
 10kg£23.22£34.00
 20kg£26.45£44.00
 30kg£28.25£70.00
Priority Large Parcel Rates and Cover Options to Europe and Rest of World

Priority Large Parcel Rates to Europe

Use our Priority Service when speed and cover are your priority. Our Priority Service offers you the perfect balance between speed and price with delivery from 6 working days to major destinations worldwide.

  • 30kg is the maximum weight limit for individual parcels to most destinations.
    For more information contact Customer Services or see 'The Weight Limits by Destination' information above.
  • Item covered up to £50 for loss or damage. Compensation upgrade available up to £250.
  • End to end tracking to major destinations worldwide.

 

 

Up to £50 cover

Up to £250 cover

Large Parcel2kg£63.00£75.00
 5kg£69.00£81.00
 10kg£82.00£94.00
 15kg£102.00£114.00
 20kg£113.00£125.00
 30kg£156.00£168.00

Priority Large Parcel Rates to Rest of World

Use our Priority service when speed and insurance are your priority.

 

 

Up to £50 insurance 

Up to £250 insurance (+£12.00)

Large Parcel2kg£95.00£107.00
 5kg£121.00£133.00
 10kg£147.00£159.00
 15kg£186.00£198.00
 20kg£202.00£214.00
 30kg£276.00£288.00

FedEx International Courier Service is also available.

Need business parcel delivery signed for?
Need it sent to the Bailiwick, UK, Isle of Man or Jersey faster?

Use Special Delivery for next day guaranteed and secure delivery. Ideal for urgent or valuable items.

The tables directly below shows the additional cost to upgrade your service to Special Delivery by 1pm. Scroll further down to see the total costs and insurance upgrades available.

Additional costBailiwickUK, IOM, Jersey
Special Delivery 1pm (max 20kg)+£4.50+£8.00

Upgrade to 9am service (UK, IOM, Jersey only) or Saturday Delivery^ for the extra additional costs shown below.

Upgrade costBailiwickUK, IOM, Jersey
Special Delivery 9am (max 2kg)X+£12.75
Saturday Special Delivery+£2.50+£2.50^

 ^Saturday service not available in Jersey, Herm, Alderney, Sark and some UK and IOM businesses such as banks, building societies, travel agents and jewellers.

Special Delivery to Bailiwick, UK, Isle of Man, Jersey - guaranteed next day by 1pm*

 

 

Bailiwick

UK, IOM, Jersey

Small Parcel250g£6.34

£12.36

 500g£6.90£12.91
 1kg£8.23£14.93
 2kg£11.08£21.10
Medium Parcel1kg£9.66£15.79
 2kg£11.65£22.12
 5kg£14.02£37.44
 10kg£16.86£49.22
 20kg£20.76£58.97

 

Special Delivery to UK - guaranteed next day by 9am* 

  Cover options up to
FormatWeight (up-to)£500 cover (included)£1,000 cover (for +£5.50)£2,500** cover (for +£11.00)
Letter100g£21.60£28.60£35.60
Large Letter100g£22.12£29.12£36.12
 250g£22.91£29.91£36.91
 500g£24.21£31.21£38.21
 750g£24.94£31.94£38.94
Small Parcel250g£25.11£32.11£39.11
 500g

£25.66

£32.66£39.66
 1kg£27.68£34.68£41.68
 2kg£33.85£40.85£47.85
Medium Parcel1kg£28.54£35.54£42.54
 2kg£34.87£41.87£48.87

The maximum weight for items sent using Special Delivery by 9am is 2kg.

  • **£900.00 for items where import VAT is pre-paid (in line with HMRC notice 143)
  • With Special Delivery we guarantee delivery for documents and goods to most UK destinations (including Northern Ireland and Jersey) by 9am or 1pm the next working day
  • Delivery to some destinations takes a little longer but we still guarantee delivery within three working days by 5:30pm
  • Special Delivery cannot be used for delivery to an Admail address or posted in postboxes

 

Saturday Special Delivery to Bailiwick, UK, and Isle of Man^

 

 

Bailiwick 

UK  and IOM

Small Parcel250g£8.84£14.86
 500g£9.40£15.41
 1kg£10.73£17.43
 2kg£13.58£23.60
Medium Parcel1kg£12.16£18.29
 2kg £14.15£24.62
 5kg£16.52£39.94
 10kg£19.36£51.72
 20kg£23.26£61.47

 ^ Not available in Jersey, Herm, Alderney, Sark and some UK and IOM businesses such as banks, building societies, travel agents and jewellers.

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Useful Postal Tools

CN22 Customs Form

For sending items under £270 in value, please attach a CN22 Customs form to your parcel.
Please note all Parcelforce items must have a CN23 Customs form attached. (see CN23 form for details)

Download the interactive CN22 Customs form(s) from the link below and either complete the fields (highlighted) on screen and print, or print the form and fill it in by hand

CN23 Customs Form for items to UK, Jersey, Alderney and IOM

Please attach a CN23 Customs form to your packet/parcel when:

  • Sending items over £270 (even if sent by Special Delivery)
  • Sending items of any value if it is a large parcel (all large parcels have to go via Parcelforce)
  • Sending any size parcel by Parcelforce service (small or medium parcels can also be sent using Parcelforce)

Download the interactive CN23 Customs form from the link below and either complete the fields (highlighted) on screen and print, or print the form and fill it in by hand