Specialist Areas
If you are sending liquids, paints, perfumes or wheels, please press the tile below that best suits your requirements.
For over 30 years, Overland Express has helped customers send parcels to Spain. Established in 1992 with our own fleet of vehicles, we've since evolved to partner exclusively with industry leaders like DHL Express and UPS.
Thanks to our buying power, we secure premium delivery services at discounted rates often lower than what the public can access directly. In fact, we challenge you to find a cheaper UPS Express Saver delivery to Spain than ours.
Our experience shows that budget couriers can be unreliable, with transit times of up to a week, similar in cost but inferior in service. In contrast, our UPS Express Saver deliveries typically arrive in just 1 to 2 days. For comparison:
• Royal Mail: 4 - 6 days
• Evri: Up to 7 working days
Note: Parcels must be packed in a cardboard box due to current COVID-19 handling protocols.
Insurance and Collection Options
All shipments include £50.00 cover for loss or damage as standard (unless excluded), with optional enhanced insurance available up to £20,000.00 (conditions apply).
• UPS Express Saver: Collection from your address or drop off at a local collection point
• UPS European Road: Collection from your address or drop off at a local collection point
Sending Parcels to Spain Post Brexit
Since the UK's departure from the EU, shipping to Spain requires a commercial invoice. We simplify this with an automated system that generates the invoice during booking. We also offer a selection of common commodity codes if your item isn't listed, you may need to consult the Gov.uk website.
Once you've booked, you'll receive a commercial invoice by email. Print all three pages, place them in an envelope marked “Commercial Invoice”, and tape it securely to one of your parcels.
Service Area: Mainland Spain and local islands only (excludes remote islands and Spanish overseas territories).
How to Book
Use our Quote and Book tool above to get started. For enquiries, email us at sales@overlandexpress.co.uk.
We've included delivery time estimates to various Spanish destinations in the tables below for your reference.
Once you complete the booking process, you will receive an email containing the commercial invoice, which you must print all three pages of and attach them to the exterior of one of the parcels that you are sending. It's best practice to place this document in an envelope and clearly write "commercial invoice" on it, then Sellotape it to the parcel.
This service is for parcel delivery to mainland Spain and local islands only. It does not cover distant islands or Spanish overseas territories.
To summarise, Overland Express has been in the parcel delivery industry for more than 30 years, and we partner with top tier courier industry names such as DHL Express and UPS. Through our purchasing power, we offer their best delivery services at better rates than the general public can obtain directly.
We have extensive experience with most courier delivery services and have found that budget providers are usually unreliable, and their transit times can take up to a week to arrive. When you send a parcel to Spain, a cardboard box must be used for the outer packaging due to COVID-19 handling restrictions.
Our parcel delivery services include £50.00 of cover against loss or damage (unless specifically excluded), and additional insurance is available up to £20,000.00 (exclusions apply). We have developed a system to automatically produce the required commercial invoice for sending parcels to Spain since the UK officially departed from the EU.
To arrange a delivery to Spain please use our Quote and Book tool above, or if you have any questions, please email us at sales@overlandexpress.co.uk.
| Courier | Available |
|---|---|
| Parcel Force delivery | Yes |
| DHL Express parcel | No |
| UPS Express Saver delivery | Yes |
| UPS European Road parcel delivery | Yes |
| DPD courier | No |
| APC Overnight | No |
To give you an idea of transit times to Spain and destinations, we have provided some examples in the tables below (Express Service).
| Destination | Days |
|---|---|
| Send a parcel to Madrid | 1 to 2 |
| Parcel to Seville | 1 to 2 |
| Send parcel to Barcelona | 1 to 2 |
| Delivery to Valencia | 1 to 2 |
| Cheap courier to Alicante | 1 to 2 |
| Shipping to Bilbao | 1 to 2 |
Whether you're sending a gift, personal item, or business documents, Overland Express is your trusted delivery partner to Spain.
Packing Advice for Shipping to Spain
When sending valuable or fragile items, we recommend double boxing:
1. Wrap the item in bubble wrap and place it in an inner box
2. Wrap that inner box again and place it inside a larger outer box, using packing peanuts for added protection.
Also, include a second copy of the shipping label inside the parcel. If the original label becomes detached, this allows the courier to identify the intended recipient.
While double boxing or using extra packaging material may slightly increase the parcel's volumetric size and cost, it's strongly recommended, especially if you're using our enhanced insurance cover. In the event of a claim, insurers will request proof that proper packaging precautions were taken.
Published: 01/02/2026
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Southwell Guitars has been using Overland Express for several years to ship our instruments around the world. Unlike most major courier companies, which typically don't insure musical instruments, Overland Express offers a specialist insurance service tailored specifically for them—providing peace of mind for both my customers and myself. I also appreciate how accessible Stuart and Tim are—they're always easy to reach if I have questions or need assistance. Their support was especially valuable during the disruption caused by Brexit and the COVID pandemic. Overland Express is my go-to courier for shipping guitars, something I do regularly, and I recommend their services without hesitation.
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I've been using Overland Express for several years now to ship a significant number of both electric and acoustic guitars annually. I needed a shipping company that not only offered competitive rates but also provided insurance that would genuinely cover the full value of the instruments in the event of loss or damage. That's exactly what I found with Stuart and the team at Overland Express. They work with top-tier couriers and offer affordable insurance options for worldwide guitar shipping. In all the years I've used their service, I haven't encountered a single issue. Their service is fast, dependable, and it's a real advantage to have easy access to someone who can promptly assist if anything does come up. Highly recommended.
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If you are sending liquids, paints, perfumes or wheels, please press the tile below that best suits your requirements.
Some of our competitors supply budget services at a fraction of the cost cheaper than our premium services, budget services can take up to 5 days to deliver vs overnight for our services, which means your customers are more likely to return, all for the sake of a couple of pounds.
The only information that we require to provide a quotation are the sender's and recipient's postcode along with the dimensions of the parcel. We don't ask for your email address at this early stage as we have no intention of sending follow up emails should you leave before completing the booking.
UPS, DHL, DPD, Parcel Force, APC, FedEx to name but a few courier providers that we have a working relationship with. These providers do fluctuate depending on what offers they can provide us with and the level of satisfaction that our customers have received from these parcel delivery companies.
The whereabouts of your parcel delivery can be instantly tracked by entering the tracking number into our courier partners web-site (links can be found on this site). The status is usually updated at every significant stage, which will allow you clearly see when the parcel has reached its final destination.
High value items are always risky to send by courier, some providers will not even accept such items let alone insure them. We offer both, we can ship expensive items worldwide and provide insurance up to £20,000.00 (exclusions apply) for just 2.00% of the items declared value.
Our UK call centre based customer support team are available to take your telephone call or answer your email questions on working days between 0830hrs and 1730hrs UK time. We also have a live chat facility on this web-site which is available at the same times as the call centre.
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United Kingdom
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