How Our Delivery Service Works

At Baldwins we are dedicated to offering a fast and efficient service. We promise to dispatch all 'in-stock' orders within three working days (sooner where possible).

Standard Delivery (UK)

  • Standard deliveries are dispatched by Royal Mail Tracked 48 or DPD courier.
  • Free postage applies only to single, standard UK orders with goods of value £30 or over (inc VAT) and weighing no more than 25kg.
  • Orders under £30 in value (and under 25kg) are charged £3.49 for standard delivery.
  • Standard in-stock orders are guaranteed to be dispatched within three working days.
Order Weight Order Value (Up to £30) Order Value (Over £30)
0 – 25kg £3.49 FREE!
25kg – 50kg £7.99 £7.99
50kg – 75kg £15.98 £15.98
75kg – 100kg £23.97 £23.97

Express Delivery (UK)

  • Express orders must be placed before 1pm for delivery the next working day.
  • Someone must be available 7am–4pm on the delivery day to sign for goods.
  • Express delivery is only available on the UK mainland and excludes the areas/postcodes below.
  • Express delivery is subject to change on UK bank holidays (couriers don't treat these as working days) — orders will be delivered the next working day instead.
Region Postcodes
Scottish Highlands FK17-22, G83, IV1-28, IV33-39, KW1-3, KW5-14, PA21-33
Scottish Islands HS1-9, IV40-51, IV55-56, KA27, KA28, KW15-17, PA20, PA34, PA41-48, PA60-78, PH42-44, ZE1-3
Scotland AB31, AB33-38, AB42, AB44-56, IV30-31
Isle of Man All postcodes
Scilly Isles All postcodes

Weekend / holiday cutoffs

  • Orders placed before 1pm Friday → delivered following Monday.
  • Orders under 2kg placed Fri 1pm–Sat 9am → delivered Monday.
  • Orders over 2kg placed Fri 1pm–Sat 9am → delivered Tuesday.
  • Orders of any weight placed Sat 9am–Mon 1pm → delivered Tuesday.
Order Weight Express Fee (Orders up to £30) Express Fee (Orders over £30)
0 – 25kg £8.99 £5.99
25kg – 50kg £9.49 £9.49
50kg – 75kg £18.98 £18.98
75kg – 100kg £28.47 £28.47

International Delivery

  • Parcels under 2kg: sent via best available Royal Mail service (Tracked & Signed, Tracked, or Signed).
  • Parcels over 2kg: sent via DHL.
Estimated delivery times
  • Western Europe: 5–14 days from dispatch
  • Rest of World: 7–21 days from dispatch

For international orders over 25kg, customers should contact Baldwins for a tailored delivery quote.

Delivery times are estimates only — actual arrival depends on postal/customs processing in the destination country. Baldwins has no control over customs delays.

EU and European Countries — IOSS
  • IOSS (Import One Stop Shop) applies to all EU orders below €150 (approx. £120, excluding shipping).
  • VAT is charged at the destination country's rate at checkout — no additional VAT or handling charge on arrival. The checkout price is the total cost.
  • Orders under 2kg: Royal Mail International Track & Signed / Tracked.
  • Orders over 2kg: DHL.
  • Orders over €150: no VAT charged at checkout, but subject to tax + handling charge on arrival. Baldwins suggests splitting orders above €150 into two to save money.

VAT & handling charges by country (Baldwins' own disclaimer: correct to the best of their knowledge, no responsibility accepted for errors):

Country Handling Charge (orders over €150, excl. shipping) VAT
Austria€10.0020.00%
Belgium€24.0021.00%
Bulgaria€2.3020.00%
Croatia€5.0025.00%
Cyprus€3.5019.00%
Czech RepublicUnknown21.00%
Denmark€22.0025.00%
Estonia€1.5020.00%
FinlandUnknown25.50%
France€12.0020.00%
Germany€6.0019.00%
GreeceUnknown24.00%
Hungary€31.2027.00%
IcelandUnknown24.00%
IrelandUnknown23.00%
Italy€7.5022.00%
Latvia€20.0021.00%
LithuaniaUnknown21.00%
Luxembourg€15.0017.00%
MaltaUnknown18.00%
Netherlands€13.0021.00%
NorwayUnknown25.00%
PolandUnknown23.00%
Portugal€12.0023.00%
Romania€4.1219.00%
Slovak RepublicUnknown20.00%
SloveniaUnknown22.00%
Spain€5.8821.00%
Sweden€7.0025.00%
Switzerland€20.007.70%
TurkeyUnknown18.00%

Customs

  • Customers should check with local customs before importing anything that may be stopped or charged.
  • G Baldwin & Co is not liable for charges if an order is stopped, charged, or disposed of at customs in any country.
  • International postage charges are not refunded for orders rejected by customs or refused by the recipient.
  • Customers in Turkey, India, China, Russia, and South America should check with local customs, as these countries are particularly liable to charge import duty/taxes.
  • Importation of herbs into Australia is prohibited.

PO Box Addresses

Baldwins cannot deliver any order over 2kg to a PO Box address — couriers do not deliver to them.

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