Business Owners: Whether Your Parcel Is Destined For Monmouth or Mongolia, Insist on A Courier Company You Can Rely On

When your customers are depending on your goods arriving on time and in one piece, you can’t afford any slip ups. You need to insist on an international parcel delivery service that will be every bit as reliable as those delivering domestically within the UK.

This is true for all business that send goods overseas, but perhaps even more critical for companies who manufacture or distribute ‘essential’ merchandise like medical supplies, orthopaedic products and the like.

Whatever goods you are sending abroad one thing you will need to ensure is that they do not fall within the incoming country’s restricted or prohibited goods policy. If you are in any doubt then it’s wise to check with your courier company, or view the information provided by the Royal Mail website.

The other thing you will need to consider is that your goods are packed securely. Plastering ‘Handle With Care’, ‘This Way Up’ or ‘Fragile’ stickers all over your packaging, won’t in itself be enough to ensure the safe delivery of your goods. You will also need to make sure you use the right sized box or container for your items and that the container is strong enough to support the contents.

Fragile items should not touch one another (even when bubble-wrapped), nor should they be placed against the sides of your box. Polystyrene chips are useful for filling out empty space within your packaging, whilst ensuring that multiple items do not bang together.

Your box or container should be sealed with vinyl tape and any exposed metal clips or staples should also be covered with tape to avoid injury. Again, you can get further tips and advice online or from the Royal Mail website, which provides downloadable PDFs on how to package your goods.

Needless to say, you should consider protecting your parcels and contents with a suitable insurance policy, which will cover the cost of replacement in the unfortunate event of loss or damage occurring. Hopefully, you will never need to make a claim, but having the cover in place will provide peace of mind.

So if your business currently sends goods abroad, or you are thinking of expanding to overseas’ territories, now’s the time to hook up with an international parcel courier company that will go the extra mile to ensure the safe and swift delivery of your merchandise.

And by the way, if you want to know who has been voted “Best International Courier Company” then check out the Trustpilot (.co.uk) website.