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Do you offer cheap worldwide courier services?

Monday, December 12th, 2011

global Do you offer cheap worldwide courier services?Many of us have parcels to send to far-flung worldwide destinations because we have friends and family abroad and there just isn’t an easy way to buy them presents locally so we’re left buying gifts here and then try and work out how we get them shipped abroad for as cheap as possible.

Well if you do have to send parcels abroad to places that many people wouldn’t have heard of, you’re in luck. We can even send parcels to North Korea. In fact, from Anguilla to Malawi and from Kosrae Island to Yap Island; we are able to get your parcel delivered safely and securely.

But why Parcel Monkey?

Business customers can also be confident that if you’re fortunate to have customers in any of these countries and territories then you can be rest-assured that you’ll have access to a robust and accountable infrastructure to ensure that your customers will receive their items quickly. Whatever your need we have the cheapest prices available on the internet, simply add your requirements into the courier quotes form and we’ll astound you with our prices.

We have great parcel delivery rates for Germany, France, Ireland, the USA, Canada and all international destinations, just put in your requirements and we’ll offer you the cheapest prices.

Sending Documents To China

Sunday, November 13th, 2011

greatwall Sending Documents To ChinaIt must be a sign of the times in that many British companies are doing a lot of business in China as we are getting a growing number of questions about sending documents, legal or otherwise, to China.

Although we have a small packet rate for domestic deliveries via our partners City Link, we don’t have a specific service level for these small items for international deliveries. But we do offer incredibly low prices for sending light parcels to China.

If you can box your parcels, or even use postal boxes which can be bought from most stationers quite cheaply, then we could deliver your documents to China for £17.99 if they’re 1kg or there-abouts. This is on a two to three day service which I think you’ll agree is very cheap. Looking elsewhere it would cost £3.19 via TNT Express, FedEx World Express would charge £38.80 and our friends with the voucher codes would charge £29.13 for the same service – a staggering £11.14 (62%) more expensive!

You can find out how much we can save you here.

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Last Christmas Posting Dates For Royal Mail

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

ChristmasPresent Last Christmas Posting Dates For Royal MailOf course our international parcel delivery services can deliver anywhere in the world well within a week, but if you’re looking at the traditional ’snail mail’ then you’re looking at a much longer time. As it’s currently in the middle of July many of you may be wondering why the heck we’re writing this now. But with the children starting their summer holidays in the next week or so in England and them already enjoying a break in Scotland, then it’s important to have in the back of your mind that when they go back to school you should really be thinking of sorting out your Christmas presents being sent by International Surface Mail for all non-European countries (except the Middle East, South Africa, Far East, USA and Canada) – as the last posting dates for those countries is the end of September.

The problem is that we’re a bit quick off the mark as the Royal Mail haven’t updated their 2011 list, but as a quick guide here’s what you can expect for 2011:

International Surface Mail

  • End of September – All non-European destinations except Middle East, South Africa, Far East, the USA & Canada
  • 4th October – Middle East and Far East (except Hong Kong & Singapore)
  • 18th October – South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore, the USA & Canada
  • 8th November – Eastern Europe, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Malta & Iceland
  • 22nd November – Western Europe

If you did choose to use the Royal Mail over any other courier service then here are their rough dates for International Airmail:

  • 5th December – South & Central America, Caribbean, Africa, Middle East, Asia, Far East (incl. Japan), Australia & New Zealand
  • Friday 9th December – Eastern Europe, USA & Canada
  • Monday 12th December – Western Europe

UK Parcels

The last posting date for standard parcels is Wednesday 14th December

And if you wanted to send something by Special Delivery then you’re probably looking at the last Thursday before Christmas, which is the 22nd.

Update: We’ve added some indicitive last Christmas delivery dates for international shipments.

To help you even further, here’s their Last Christmas Posting Dates brochure which should give you all the information you should need:

Royal Mail Christmas Last Posting Dates 2010

UPS Banned From Screening Cargo – And How It Affects You

Friday, June 17th, 2011

upsvan UPS Banned From Screening Cargo   And How It Affects You

Thankfully it won’t – if you only use Parcel Monkey that is.

Various news outlets have stated that the Department for Transport have banned or restricted the number of sites that UPS can screen cargo and allow it in to the country. Those sources are listed here for your convenience:

Currently we only use DHL and Parcelforce for our international shipping and they haven’t been affected. But if you do have parcels currently in transit with UPS then here are their contact details:

Forest Road
Feltham
Middlesex TW13 7DY
United Kingdom
Customer Service: 08457-877-877
Opening Hours:
Monday – Friday: 08:00 – 20:00
Saturday: 08:00 – 14:00

And if you would like to track a parcel with UPS you can here.

Of course if you usually use UPS and need to send a parcel – maybe we could help?

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