How does it work? Just three steps:
Lots of services for successful shopping
We will notify you via SMS for free, when your parcel arrives at our warehouse. We will check your purchases for defects, performance, size, and color to make sure that everything is fine with them. We will take a photo of the goods and send it to you before shipping the parcel.
Fast shipping to Norway
We ship packages vis DPD, TNT, DHL, and Parcel Force. They will deliver your purchases quickly and without a hitch.
Can't create an order and pay for it with your bank card? Take advantage of the Personal Shopper service. We will make purchases for you and ship them to Norway. If the seller does not ship within the UK, we will create a pick-up order and collect it.
Delivery
Payment
Great opportunity to get VAT back
You can get back part of the paid amount with our help. Buy goods with high VAT and request a refund. We will credit money to your account, or you opt to use it to pay for our services and shipping.
Alfa.uk works with all the UK online shops: you can select popular brands of clothing, home and garden goods, sports, travel, electronics, toys, and many more.
Get a shipping quote from the UK to Norway
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 | £8 |
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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 | No |
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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 |
£1.15 per 1 British mile + £5 service fee (return trip is free). If the distance is less than 50 miles the surcharge is £10 | £1.15 per 1 British mile + £5 service fee (return trip is free). If the distance is less than 50 miles the surcharge is £10 | £1.15 per 1 British mile + £5 service fee (return trip is free). If the distance is less than 50 miles the surcharge is £10 | £1.15 per 1 British mile + £5 service fee (return trip is free). If the distance is less than 50 miles the surcharge is £10 |
Popular UK online stores
Blog FAQ
We offer a Personal Shopper service — it's free, you just need to select an appropriate plan. Send the list of purchases to the manager. He will create an order and pay for it.
You can shop at more than one store, even the ones which accept orders for pick-up only. You will find more information about it here.
Your packages are stored in our warehouse for 30 days free of charge. We will repackage all your items and consolidate them into one parcel. The cost of repacking standard items starts at 1 pound, large and fragile items at 3 pounds, and special packaging at 6 pounds per minute of work or at 12 pounds per hour + the cost of materials.