News — international shipping
USA Tariffs Update September 2025
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From August 29th 2025 all orders being sent to the US will incur a 10% tariff. Royal Mail now offer a prepaid duties shipping rate (PDDP) to the US which will pay the 10% tariff up front along with a small handling fee. This means my US customers will have no duties to pay on delivery. However, there will be an extra 10% to pay this end but I will cover the handling fee. I have adjusted the prices on the website to reflect this 10% but it will only show for my customers in the US. Shipping will still...
New Postage Rates
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It is with a sad heart that I have increased my postage costs. I have also, for the first time ever, started charging for UK orders. Orders over £50 will still be free but there will now be a charge of £3.50 for orders under £50. For international orders there is a small increase to the existing charges of £1 but you will now need to spend £200 to qualify for free shipping. My charges are still lower than the actual cost so I hope you will understand the need for these increases. Best wishes, Sandy xx
Royal Mail Cyber Attack January 2023
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Update 31st Jan 2023 International shipping is now available following the suspension during Royal Mail’s cyber attack. Thank you to everyone for your understanding. Update 25th Jan 2023 I have taken the difficult decision to suspend all international shipping until Royal Mail fix the damage caused by the cyber attack. They are still not accepting any international orders and we have received no updates as to when the situation might change. There are courier options but they are expensive and I am unable to offer them for free on orders over £100. All existing international orders have been sent...