Buy from Italian stores and ship to the United Kingdom

Why people use a Cyprus address for this

Italian fashion and food retailers ship into Cyprus routinely, and Italy is one of the cheaper EU origins by courier.

Britain has one of the largest Cypriot diaspora populations in the world, and most of what we send there is food and gifts going to family.

A typical Italy to the United Kingdom shipment

Say you order spare parts from Eataly, then two more things from Unieuro a couple of days later, and they arrive as three separate boxes. All three land at your Limassol suite inside 4–8 days. Left as they are, those three retail boxes bill as roughly 21.6 kg of volumetric weight on the leg to the United Kingdom — because carriers charge for the size of the box, not what is in it.

From there it is 3–6 working days by express or 5–12 working days by post to the United Kingdom, plus clearance. Consolidation costs €5 per extra parcel merged in and repacking €6 — on this lane that is usually recovered several times over.

How it works, Italy to the United Kingdom

1. 01

   Get your Cyprus address

   Sign up and your Limassol address and suite number are issued immediately. Free, and no card needed.

2. 02

   Order from a Italian store

   Use the address at checkout the way you would a home address. Allow 4–8 days for it to reach us.

3. 03

   We receive, weigh and photograph it

   Every parcel is measured and photographed on arrival, and appears in your dashboard within a couple of hours. Waiting on more orders? Leave them with us and consolidate.

4. 04

   We forward it to the United Kingdom

   Pick economy or express on cost or speed, pay by card, and track it to the door.

Popular Italian stores

Names people ask about. Not every shop delivers outside its own country: any Italian retailer that delivers to Cyprus can deliver to your suite, and its checkout will tell you whether it does.

• YOOX
• LuisaViaRoma
• Unieuro
• Eataly

What you cannot send to the United Kingdom

Our general prohibited and restricted list applies on top. If you are unsure, ask us before you place the order rather than after it arrives.

Commonly sent to the United Kingdom: cypriot food, clothing, gifts, spare parts.

Questions

Can I really buy from Italy and have it delivered in the United Kingdom?

Yes. You get a Limassol street address with your own suite number, use it at a Italian retailer's checkout, and we forward the parcel on to the United Kingdom. The retailer only ever ships domestically or within the EU, which is usually the cheap part.

How long does it take?

Two legs. 4–8 days for the retailer to reach our warehouse, then 3–6 working days by express or 5–12 working days by post to the United Kingdom. Customs clearance at the far end sits on top of that.

What does it cost?

Opening the account is free and you pay only when you ship. The price depends on the weight, size and service: the shipping calculator gives the figure for the United Kingdom in seconds, and your quote shows the full price before you pay, with nothing added at checkout.

Will I pay duty in the United Kingdom?

Possibly — import duty and taxes are charged by the United Kingdom's customs, not by us, and the thresholds change. We show an estimate before you pay rather than guessing. Since Brexit every parcel needs a full customs declaration, and dairy and meat from outside the UK face restrictions.

Can I combine several Italian orders into one shipment?

That is the part that saves the most money. Carriers bill on volumetric weight, so three half-empty retail boxes can cost far more than one packed properly. Leave the parcels with us and we consolidate them before the onward leg.