Do you need to send a parcel internationally?

There are many reasons why you may need to send a parcel overseas. Perhaps you have an on-line retail outlet and you need to fulfil international deliveries. Or perhaps you have friends and family living in different countries and you’d like to courier them presents or a parcel.

Whatever your reason, it’s now easy to find a worldwide parcel delivery to suit your needs. Here are two options.

1.  If you’re posting to Europe a good product for you is DHL’s Euro Plus. This product has a delivery specification of 2-5 working days and will transport your parcel out of the UK by road.

2.  If you need a faster service, or want to send you parcel outside Europe then choose DHL by Air. This product will get your parcel to Europe with 1-2 working days and within 2-4 working days anywhere else. What’s more you’ll benefit from on-line tracking as well as a signature to show when your item’s been delivered.

What’s more it’s easier to access worldwide parcel deliveries than you may have thought. In fact some courier companies will even let you print the waybill on your computer which makes parcel preparation that much easier.

Finally here’s a reminder.  When sending a worldwide parcel delivery just check you haven’t sent anything prohibited, and beware of customs requirements and regulations. If in doubt, browse this useful link www.hmrc.gov.uk, which contains lots of detailed information.

Happy posting!

With the new football season finally underway, footie fans will have plenty to argue about – Was that player offside? Was that the best Rooney goal – ever? Was the referee’s decision right? You know the sort of thing.

But it seems US Courier Company DHL has already got people talking. On 22^nd August DHL revealed it will be sponsoring the domestic training kit of premier league champions Manchester United for the next four years in a deal worth £40 million.

To give you an idea of the scale of this deal, the Guardian newspaper reported this “exceeds the value of all but five main shirt sponsors in the Premier League”.

The sponsorship will see DHL’s logo being worn by the first team, reserves and youth players as they train for domestic fixtures.

What’s more this is history in the making because according to The Sunday Times this is the first time a club has secured separate sponsorship for its training kit (Manchester United’s club shirts will continue to be sponsored by the financial company AON).

Manchester United Chief Executive David Gill said on the official club website “this deal breaks new ground in the English game. DHL’s global presence and international standing are a perfect fit for the world’s most popular football club”.

Marketing Magazine explain how DHL is already Manchester United’s official logistics partner. The magazine reported that DHL is responsible for the “distribution of United’s range of merchandise, including match programmes and shirts, across the world. In return, DHL is able to conduct a range of consumer marketing and B2B marketing activities across a number of United platforms. These include digital advertising on perimeter boards, match day programmes, branding on the club website, and at events hosted at the club’s Old Trafford stadium”.

As Manchester United is a world football club this level of brand awareness is clearly good news for DHL.

You can see pictures of the training kit here http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Club-News/2011/Aug/DHL-delivers-ground-breaking-deal.aspx.

P.S: collectmyparcel.com is a courier broker for DHL by Air and DHL EuroPlus products and our preferred courier supplier for overseas parcel deliveries.

International Parcel Delivery just got better!

Not only have we just dropped our DHL Euro Plus and DHL By Air prices. You can now book either DHL Euro Plus (by Road) or DHL International (by Air) up to 1pm for collection the same day.  Upon booking you’ll instantly receive a confirmation e-mail where you can access your DHL Consignment label / Waybill to attach to your parcel.

* For remote parts of the country we suggest booking before 11pm the evening before.