From £19.29
Switzerland is one of the most beautiful countries in the world and is also one of the most wealthy. As a popular tourist destination as well, we see many parcels being posted to locations in Switzerland containing business consignments, personal belongings and items that are being bought or sold by private individuals.
It is worth noting that although geographically located in Europe, parcels being posted from the UK to Switzerland will need Customs Documents. Luckily, we collect the required information in the booking process, so you can concentrate on choosing the best value courier company using our quote engine.
Here are some examples of prices to send a parcel to Switzerland. We have many options, so for a personalised quote please enter the weight of your item into the quote box below.
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International Post Office Dropoff Delivery in 3 days. |
£19.29 | Buy Now |
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International Priority Delivery in 3 days. |
£20.39 | Buy Now |
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International Depot Drop Off Delivery in 3 days. |
£20.39 | Buy Now |
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Air Express Delivery by Air in 2-4 days. |
£28.94 | Buy Now |
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Air Express Delivery by Air in 2-3 days. |
£30.51 | Buy Now |
Interestingly Switzerland is neither a member of the EU or the European Economic Area and despite that fact, they're one of the most competitive and innovative countries in the world according to the World Economic Forum and the EU. This does not prevent people from sending parcels from the UK to Switzerland, far from it in fact. We see large volumes of goods being sent, including big, bulky and long boxes as well as smaller parcels too.
Rather than paying for parcel delivery at the Post Office, you can make huge cost savings by comparing couriers online. You can even still use the standard practice of dropping a parcel off at the Post Office, but by pre-booking online, printing and attaching the shipping label and Customs Documents, you might be surprised at how much you can save.
Our new tracked mail service, eTrak is the cheapest way to send a parcel to Switzerland for lightweight parcels. To see how much you can save add your details into the quote engine and compare prices.
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For those looking to post a parcel urgently to Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Lausanne, Bern, Lucerne, St. Gallen, Lugano, Winterthur, Thurn, Olten-Solingen, Biel and Chur - amongst other towns and cities, you should consider express courier services like DHL who can deliver in 1-2 days using Air Express or Parcel Monkey Air Express who for half the price of DHL and delivery will be made in 2-3 days.
You can also send items via a road courier service ideal for big and heavy boxes and as the distance from London is only 650 miles the transit times are still quick, around 3 working days using Parcel Monkey Road or DHL Road.
Parcelforce delivers parcels posted from the UK to Switzerland in just 3 days. Much like delivery to its neighbouring countries, Germany, Italy, France, Lichenstein & Austria transit times are quick to this well-connected country.
As Switzerland isn't part of the EU, you'll need a Commercial or Pro Forma invoice to be placed on the outside of the parcel in a clear plastic envelope or wallet so that Customs Officers can check what is entering into the country. Gifts, Personal Belongings and Samples are often exempt but if the value exceeds a certain limit duty will be owed. Also, VAT (they call it TVA) is due on imported goods at the rate of 7.6%, although there are some exceptions.
For some reason, you are not allowed to import radar detectors and there are some import controls on precious metals, watches and jewellery. To view the latest information we suggest you visit the Swiss Federal Customs Administration website. We advise that you also check out our Customs Advice.
It is essential that you provide local contact information so that Customs can make contact with the recipient when duty is owed. All parcels are sent DDU, so it is the recipient's responsibility to pay any tax. You should make them aware of this before posting to Switzerland as if Customs cannot make contact the item can be held or returned.
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Parcel arrived a bit late, but still good service and cheap
Parcel Monkey is very reliable, efficient and the website is easy to navigate.
Very simple to use at all stages of the process. Had been recommended by a friend who uses them regularly and I was really pleased with the service I received.
It all worked well EXCEPT that the paperwork required one to complete a customs form and pro forma invoice even when one clearly stated that only documents were being sent. This caused unnecessary work for the courier since documents and packages containing something other documents are handled differently; documents involving a simpler and more streamlined process. Please fix this glitch.
First I was a little worried about parcelmonkey, because I was sending quite a few boxes from London to Switzerland, with a lot of personal worth to me. But I want to say, this is an amazing service, totaly costumer friendly, reliable, just in general a great service! And the prices are even better! Even during the Covid pandemic, everthing was smoothly, and I really recommend this service to anyone!
Quick and efficient service. We have a family living in Switzerland and often send parcels Have used Parcel Monkey twice now and would not use any other courier service. The price cannot be beaten Impressed and would highly recommend
Good choice / options and great prices
Booked online...simple, quick, efficient and excellent service.
