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Official UK government statistics show total UK–Cyprus trade reached about £3.9 billion in 2024 and again in the 12 months to March 2025, marking a 6.2% increase that signals trade relations between the two countries are only growing stronger. Send a parcel to Cyprus, and you’re contributing to Cyprus’s position as the UK’s 53rd largest trading partner. There’s a deeply human connection to these figures: the UK government’s most recent ministerial answer estimates roughly 30,000 British nationals live in Cyprus island-wide (including 10,000–15,000 in the north).
The UK also has a long-established Cypriot community. Data from the 2011 census (the last time this information was recorded) reported just over 82,000 Cyprus-born residents across the UK. With increased levels of shipping to Cyprus, it’s equally important to look at Cyprus’s very engaged online consumer and cross-border e-commerce industry. In fact, data has shown that e-commerce accounts for a significant share of enterprise turnover in Cyprus (around 13.7% in 2024).
If you’re comparing delivery options, you can usually find competitive prices and sensible transit times for everything: small gifts for family, business samples, or e-commerce packages. Just use ParcelBroker to compare trusted couriers in seconds. We’ll show you the best courier rates for shipping from UK to Cyprus. With our help, your parcel will arrive when and where it should.
| TNT | FedEx | UPS | DHL | DSV | Parcelforce | DPD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5kg | £33.24 | £42.16 | £42.37 | £34.91 | £34.37 | £30.69 | £13.33 |
| 1kg | £35.82 | £38.23 | £44.64 | £40.71 | £37.89 | £32.40 | £21.89 |
| 5kg | £75.64 | £49.53 | £63.18 | £64.44 | £60.36 | £44.82 | £ |
| 10kg | £101.16 | £67.78 | £87.55 | £92.38 | £87.50 | £54.51 | £ |
| 15kg | £116.30 | £97.65 | £111.59 | £108.10 | £108.98 | £64.20 | £ |
| 20kg | £131.53 | £107.27 | £135.88 | £123.81 | £132.72 | £73.89 | £ |
| 25kg | £146.88 | £132.50 | £163.68 | £168.47 | £158.66 | £83.58 | £ |
Prices as of December 2, 2025
What items can I send to Cyprus?
Most domestic shipping from UK to Cyprus consists of everyday, non-hazardous consumer goods: things like clothing, books, printed documents, small gifts, and many types of electronics.
What you can’t send in a parcel to Cyprus (or can only send with licences) is set out by Cyprus Customs and Cyprus Post.
The Republic of Cyprus prohibits narcotics, weapons and many weapon-like items (including flick knives), obscene materials, counterfeit goods and banknotes, and certain cannabis derivatives.
There are also outright bans or special rules around tobacco and e-cigarettes sold cross-border to consumers.
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Yes – all postage to Cyprus from UK is treated as an import and needs customs paperwork. Charges depend on what’s in the box and its value.
In 2021, the EU removed the old low-value VAT exemption, so commercial consignments are liable to VAT at import regardless of value. In Cyprus, the standard VAT rate is 19% unless a reduced rate applies.
Surprisingly little, thanks to the rates negotiated with our partners in the country. The basic Parcel Broker rates parcel delivery to Cyprus start at just £13.33. There are added-value extras you can bolt on, including insurance for valuable items and signature tracking.
When you send a parcel to Cyprus, always write the recipient’s name, then the street name with building number, then the four-digit postal code, followed by the locality, and finish with CYPRUS on the last line.
If you’re sending to a P.O. Box, put ‘P.O. Box’ and the box number on the address line in place of the street. If you’re shipping to a Cyprus P.O. box, make sure to put ‘P.O. Box’ and the box number on the address line in place of the street.
Here’s an example:
Andreas Ioannou
P.O. Box 56150
CY-3304 LIMASSOL
CYPRUS
When you send a parcel to Cyprus, letter-post and small parcels sent via Royal Mail’s International Tracked, Tracked & Signed or Signed services have a delivery aim of around three to five working days once they leave the UK network.
But transit times vary depending on where specifically your parcel delivery to Cyprus is headed, when you hand over the parcel relative to the day’s cut-off, airline capacity, and any customs processing on arrival.