How does it work? Just three steps:
Go shopping with alfa.uk
You can be sure that everything is fine with your purchases. We will send you a free SMS notification when your order arrives at our warehouse. We will check the condition of purchased items and their workability, take pictures of them and send them to you. Just use our additional services.
Delivery with reliable courier services
We cooperate with international transportation companies such as DPD, Parcelforce, TNT, and DHL. If you place an order with a retailer that does not ship within the UK, we will collect it at a pickup location.
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Get VAT refund to save
You can get a partial refund for online purchases if shopping with us. Choose items with high VAT amount from UK stores and use our refund service. You will get a part of your order price back to your account and you can use it to pay for delivery to Cyprus.
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Rates
Assisted purchase | Virtual address | Happy VAT | eBay order | |
Service fee |
0% for any goods type in any online store |
Free No limit for incoming parcels |
£15 for a first order item, plus additional £5 per every 5 items in an order | 5% of a parcel contents total value. Fee is only charged for a consolidated parcel and not for individual items in a parcel. A parcel can contain several lots from different sellers purchased at any time interval |
VAT Return possibility |
No | No | Yes | No |
SKU, size and colour check |
Free | £2 per request. If a request completing time exceeds 15 minutes then there will be an additional cost of £10 per hour (£6 per 30 minutes) | Free | Free |
Minimum fee for each order |
No fee |
No fee | £15 | No |
Free storage of orders at our warehouse, up to 100kg |
90 days | 90 days | 90 days | 90 days |
Free storage of packed parcels that are ready for dispatch, up to 100 kg |
30 days | 30 days | 30 days | 30 days |
Fee for each incoming/dispatching parcel |
No | No | No | £1.50 |
Standard packaging, average goods |
£1-5, depending on parcel dimensions |
£1-5, depending on parcel dimensions | £1-5, depending on parcel dimensions | £1-5, depending on parcel dimensions |
Packaging for large sized or fragile goods and large electronics |
£3-10, depending on parcel dimensions | £3-10, depending on parcel dimensions | £3-10, depending on parcel dimensions | £3-10, depending on parcel dimensions |
Special enforced packaging if required** |
Cost of packing materials + labor cost of £12 per hour (e.g. £6 for 30 minutes, etc.) | Cost of packing materials + labor cost of £12 per hour (e.g. £6 for 30 minutes, etc.) | Cost of packing materials + labor cost of £12 per hour (e.g. £6 for 30 minutes, etc.) | Cost of packing materials + labor cost of £12 per hour (e.g. £6 for 30 minutes, etc.) |
Required verification (documents copies submission) |
No | Yes | No | No |
Orders consolidation/split fee |
£1.50 per each consolidation/split | £1.50 per each consolidation/split | No | £1 per each consolidation/split |
Back-order to main order consolidation fee** |
No | £1.50 per each consolidation | No | No |
Disputing and cases opening with sellers |
Free | Service not provided | Free | Free |
Urgent purchase and urgent packaging (within 1 hour), if required |
£5 | £5 for urgent packaging | £5 | £5 |
Instant SMS-notifications on orders, parcels, messages |
Free | Free | Free | Free |
Contents photos |
£2.50 for 3 photos | £2.50 for 3 photos | £2.50 for 3 photos | £2.50 for 3 photos |
Shipment of parcels exceeding 10kg and 20kg |
Fees for shipping parcels over 10kg - £5, over 20kg - £7.50 | Fees for shipping parcels over 10kg - £5, over 20kg - £7.50 | Fees for shipping parcels over 10kg - £5, over 20kg - £7.50 | Fees for shipping parcels over 10kg - £5, over 20kg - £7.50 |
Full list of goods in account |
Free | £2 per request. If a request completing time exceeds 15 minutes then there will be an additional cost of £10 per hour (£6 per 30 minutes) | Free | Free |
Declaration form filling determined by sellers invoice |
Free | Free | Free | Free |
Declaration form filling determined by customers preferences |
£3 per parcel dispatched from Alfa.uk warehouse | £3 per parcel dispatched from Alfa.uk warehouse | Free | £3 per parcel dispatched from Alfa.uk warehouse |
Separate items or whole orders return back to a seller*** |
£10 | £10 | £10 for a whole order return. FREE for partial return. | £10 |
Any other additional services (for example, hangers removal, defects check, functional test etc.) |
£2 per request. If a request completing time exceeds 15 minutes then there will be an additional cost of £10 per hour (£6 per 30 minutes) | £2 per request. If a request completing time exceeds 15 minutes then there will be an additional cost of £10 per hour (£6 per 30 minutes) | £2 per request. If a request completing time exceeds 15 minutes then there will be an additional cost of £10 per hour (£6 per 30 minutes) | £2 per request. If a request completing time exceeds 15 minutes then there will be an additional cost of £10 per hour (£6 per 30 minutes) |
Disputing with postal/courier services |
Free | Free for parcels dispatched from Alfa.uk warehouse | Free | Free |
Item collection from over the UK by Alfa.uk driver |
£1.70 per 1 British mile + £5 service fee (return trip is free). If the distance is less than 50 miles the surcharge is £10 | £1.70 per 1 British mile + £5 service fee (return trip is free). If the distance is less than 50 miles the surcharge is £10 | £1.70 per 1 British mile + £5 service fee (return trip is free). If the distance is less than 50 miles the surcharge is £10 | £1.70 per 1 British mile + £5 service fee (return trip is free). If the distance is less than 50 miles the surcharge is £10 |
Questions and answers:
Use our calculator to estimate the shipping time and cost.
Once your items arrive at our warehouse, we pack and ship them within 48 hours. If we miss the deadlines, we will credit compensation to your account.
We store your purchases for free for 30 days, so you can place orders in several stores. We will consolidate them and forward in one package to let you save on shipping.
The cost of repacking for standard items starts from 1 pound, large and fragile items – from 3 pounds, while the special packaging costs from 6 pounds per 30 minutes of work or 12 pounds per hour + the cost of materials.
You will get your parcel on time. We work with DPD, Parcelforce, TNT, and DHL courier services to choose the best delivery option.