Overland Express have been used to send parcels to France and the rest of Europe for over 25 years. Our experience working with the biggest names in the courier world means we can offer you the cheapest postage rates to send parcels to France.
Don't forget that you can also use our courier services to send a parcel from the United Kingdom to France or send a parcel from France to the United Kingdom. Our 'Quick Quote and Book' tool will give you an immediate quote regardless of which direction your parcel is going.
When you send parcels to France, a cardboard box must be used for the outer packaging due to COVID-19 handling restrictions.
To arrange postage to France please use our 'Quick Quote and Book' tool above, or if you have questions about shipping to France, email us at sales@overlandexpress.co.uk.
When you send a parcel to France, it is insured to the value of £50.00 which is free of charge, and you will receive a text message notification of a one-hour delivery window on the day that your parcel to France is due to be delivered. You can fully insure your parcel to France by purchasing additional insurance cover at the time of booking (exclusions apply).
Look at our 'Quick Quote and Book' tool above to see how much you will save when you use Overland Express to post a parcel to France.
All our courier to France delivery services are fully tracked, door to door.
What Courier services to France to we offer?
If you require a next day delivery to France, you should consider using our DHL Express or UPS Express courier services to France as these generally are all overnight delivery services to France.
We also offer cheap parcel delivery to France which DHL and UPS describe as their economy courier to France services. These services are sent via road and can take up to 3 days to ship to France, however, using these road services can significantly reduce your postage costs to France.
Can I send a large parcel to France?
When sending a large parcel to France, quotes will be provided for both express and economy courier services to France. You can send a large parcel to France up to Length: 176cm, Width: 110 cm, Depth 110cm, however, the volumetric size of your package(s) cannot exceed 351,000cm3. (This is calculated by multiplying H x W x D).
What about sending a heavy parcel to France?
You may send a heavy parcel to France providing the dead weight does not: a. exceed 50kg, and: b. does not exceed the volumetric size of 351,000cm3 (see calculation above).
Now that the United Kingdom (UK) has left the European Union (EU), you are probably wondering how does Brexit affect you when you need to send a parcel from the UK to France? To keep the answer simple, all parcels sent to France will require three copies of a commercial invoice to be attached to the outside of one of your parcels.
The good news is that when you use Overland Express to book a parcel delivery to France, a commercial invoice will be automatically created for you based upon the information that you enter into our web page.
We have a simplified look up tool for HS codes (also known as commodity codes) on our web site which you will encounter when conducting the booking process for a courier to France, where we maintain a selection of common items that are regularly sent.
Outside of the scope of our common list, you will need to visit the official Gov.uk web site to identify your desired HS code. (We will assist you where possible if you are encountering problems locating the HS codes for the items that you need to post to France).
After placing an order for a parcel to France, you will receive a copy of a correctly formatted commercial invoice which you must print and sign 3 copies of, and then place these into an envelope and affix to the outer of your packaging.
Before booking a courier to France, you may be wondering which services are available, so we have provided the list below of our wide choice of our partner couriers that ship to France.
Courier | Available |
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Parcel Force delivery to France | Yes |
DHL Express next day France | Yes |
DHL Economy to France | Yes |
UPS Express to France | Yes |
UPS Economy France | No |
DPD parcel to France | No |
APC Overnight delivery | No |
Hermes parcel to France | No |
Our DHL courier services will be collected directly from you, however, UPS parcel deliveries to France can be dropped off at UPS Parcel Shops or collected from you.
Transit times can vary depending on destination. The table below lists these delivery time frames.
Destination | Days |
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Send a parcel to Paris | 1 |
Delivery to Lyon | 1 |
Shipping to Marseille | 1 - 2 |
Postage to Lille | 1 |
Courier to Toulouse | 1 - 2 |
Post parcel to Nice | 1 - 2 |
Whether you are sending a gift to a friend or loved one in or sending documents to France on behalf of your business, you can trust Overland Express to deliver the goods.
In this highly competitive market, we strive to keep our costs down by not embarking on expensive advertising campaigns, which in turn allows us to offer the lowest parcel delivery costs to you.
Our Quote and Book tool will provide you with an instant price for your parcel delivery with no hidden extra charges, the price shown on screen is exactly what you pay (unless optional insurance is purchased).
We offer Express and Road delivery services from DHL, which will all collect directly from you. The courier services from UPS have the extra benefit of you being able to leave your parcels at their drop off shops.
Tracking information for all of our parcel delivery services are updated whenever there is a noteworthy event. Email and SMS notifications may also be sent to the sender and/or the recipient, service dependant.
Specifically for expensive items, we can provide enhanced goods in transit insurance up to £20,000.00 for just 2.00% of the declared value. £50.00 Insurance is provided as standard.
Should the need arise, we can be contacted via telephone, email or live chat. There are no intermediaries or convoluted call queuing systems involved, you get to speak to our customer service ageents immediately.