How does it work? Just three steps:
Convenient online shopping with Alfa.uk
Register on our website for free in order to shop at your favorite British online stores. You will get a personal virtual address in the UK to use it for your orders delivery.
We will send you an SMS when your purchase arrives at the warehouse. We will take a photo of the goods and check if everything is in order. You can select the services that you need.
Delivery to any city in Greece
Your parcels are delivered via DPD, TNT, Parcelforce and DHL. We arrange delivery to any city in Greece both on the mainland and on the islands.
If you cannot pay for an order in a UK store using your card, use the "Assisted Purchase" service. We will place an order for you.
Delivery
Payment
Easy VAT refund
Refund VAT on every purchase. You can get back part of the amount paid for the order and pay for our service or for delivery. Buy goods with high VAT. It's profitable. The higher the VAT is, the more money we will refund to your account.
With us you can go shopping anywhere. Clothes, shoes, Christmas and birthday gifts, toys, home and sports goods and much more are waiting for you.
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Rates
| Assisted purchase | Virtual address | Happy VAT | eBay order | |
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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 |
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VAT Return possibility |
No | No | Yes | No |
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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 |
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Minimum fee for each order |
No fee |
No fee | £15 | No |
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Free storage of orders at our warehouse, up to 100kg |
90 days | 90 days | 90 days | 90 days |
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Free storage of packed parcels that are ready for dispatch, up to 100 kg |
30 days | 30 days | 30 days | 30 days |
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Fee for each incoming/dispatching parcel |
No | No | No | £1.50 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.) |
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Required verification (documents copies submission) |
No | Yes | No | No |
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Orders consolidation/split fee |
£1.50 per each consolidation/split | £1.50 per each consolidation/split | No | £1 per each consolidation/split |
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Back-order to main order consolidation fee** |
No | £1.50 per each consolidation | No | No |
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Disputing and cases opening with sellers |
Free | Service not provided | Free | Free |
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Urgent purchase and urgent packaging (within 1 hour), if required |
£5 | £5 for urgent packaging | £5 | £5 |
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Instant SMS-notifications on orders, parcels, messages |
Free | Free | Free | Free |
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Contents photos |
£2.50 for 3 photos | £2.50 for 3 photos | £2.50 for 3 photos | £2.50 for 3 photos |
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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 |
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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 |
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Declaration form filling determined by sellers invoice |
Free | Free | Free | Free |
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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 |
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Separate items or whole orders return back to a seller*** |
£10 | £10 | £10 for a whole order return. FREE for partial return. | £10 |
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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) |
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Disputing with postal/courier services |
Free | Free for parcels dispatched from Alfa.uk warehouse | Free | Free |
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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 |
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Use our calculator to find the time and cost of delivery to Greece. Choose the delivery option that suits you.
We pack and ship your packages within 48 hours. If we exceed the deadlines, you will receive a compensation to your account balance.
We have an Assisted Purchase service. It's free if you choose the proper plan. You send us a list of items you want to buy. We order them and pay the bill for you.
We store your purchases at our warehouse for 90 days for free. You can shop in various stores and combine your purchases into a single package. The cost of the standard packing starts from 1 pound, for fragile and large items — from 3 pounds, special packaging is 12 pounds per hour + the cost of materials or from 6 pounds per 30 minutes of work.
If the store does not ship within the UK, you can place a pickup order. We will pick your purchases up and bring them to the warehouse ourselves.