# UK couriers compared for home sellers > Royal Mail, InPost, DPD, UPS, DHL, Parcel2Go, Yodel and Evri side by side: drop-off, collection, tracking, weight limits, cover and which marketplaces sell their labels. ## 1. Royal Mail The only service here with a Large Letter band: up to 353 × 250 × 25 mm and 750 g, posted through a postbox slot. Parcels go up to 20 kg from a Post Office, a Collect+ store or a Customer Service Point. 1st and 2nd Class carry cover up to £20 but no tracking, so pay for a Tracked service on anything you can’t afford to lose. - Drop-off: post-office, postbox, parcelshop - Collection: yes - Tracking: some - Heaviest parcel: 20 kg - Cover: Up to £20 - Labels sold through: Vinted, eBay, Etsy - Citizens Advice 2025: 3.25/5 - Checked 6 October 2026: https://www.royalmail.com Best for: - Trading cards, jewellery and other flat items sent as Large Letters - Dropping prepaid items in a postbox on your way past - Buyers on eBay, Etsy or Vinted who pick Royal Mail at checkout Watch out: - Standard 1st and 2nd Class have no tracking. - Special Delivery items have to go over a Post Office counter. Services: - Royal Mail 1st Class Large Letter: £3.20 to £3.30. Flat items a buyer wants the next day, when you can do without tracking. (checked 6 October 2026) - Royal Mail 2nd Class Large Letter: £1.55 to £2.70. Single cards in a rigid mailer, jewellery and other flat items up to 750 g that fit through a letterbox. (checked 6 October 2026) - Royal Mail 2nd Class Medium Parcel: £7.00 to £13.70. Shoe boxes, homeware and bulky parcels up to 20 kg that don’t need tracking. (checked 6 October 2026) - Royal Mail 2nd Class Small Parcel: £4.40. Folded clothes, books and boxed small items up to 2 kg, posted from a postbox or Post Office. (checked 6 October 2026) - Royal Mail Tracked 48 Large Letter: £2.90, tracked. Higher-value cards and flat items up to 1 kg that need tracking and a delivery photo. (checked 6 October 2026) - Royal Mail Tracked 48 Medium Parcel: £5.70 to £12.25, tracked. Trainers, homeware and electronics up to 20 kg, tracked and cheaper than untracked 2nd Class. (checked 6 October 2026) - Royal Mail Tracked 48 Small Parcel: £3.75, tracked. Clothing and small boxed items up to 2 kg, with tracking for less than untracked 2nd Class. (checked 6 October 2026) ## 2. InPost You buy a QR code in the InPost app, scan it at a locker and shut the door, with no printer involved. Price goes by size (small, medium or large), with a 15 kg limit and a largest compartment of 41 × 38 × 64 cm at lockers and InPost Shops. Cover to £50 is included, and you can upgrade it to £500 in the app. - Drop-off: locker, parcelshop - Collection: yes - Tracking: all - Heaviest parcel: 15 kg - Cover: Up to £50 - Labels sold through: Vinted, eBay - Checked 6 October 2026: https://inpost.co.uk Best for: - Vinted sellers without a label printer - Dropping parcels off late at night or on a Sunday at a locker - Light but bulky items, since size sets the price Watch out: - Measure the parcel before you buy the code: to change the compartment size, you cancel and rebuy in the app, because the locker can’t change it. - Home collection runs through its partner service, InPost Direct, outside the main app. Services: - InPost locker to locker, medium: £2.59, tracked. Shoe boxes, books and bags up to 19 cm deep, sent between lockers when the buyer picks a locker. (checked 6 October 2026) - InPost locker to locker, small: £1.99, tracked. Flat parcels up to 8 cm deep, such as folded clothes, dropped at a locker and collected from one. (checked 6 October 2026) ## 3. DPD You book on DPD’s sending site, then drop the parcel at a DPD Pickup shop, a 24/7 locker or a Post Office counter in chosen branches, or pay for a driver to collect. Tracking comes with every parcel, and £50 cover is included, with extra cover up to £1,000. Collections take up to 30 kg. - Drop-off: parcelshop, locker, post-office - Collection: yes - Tracking: all - Heaviest parcel: 30 kg - Cover: Up to £50 - Labels sold through: Vinted, eBay - Citizens Advice 2025: 2.25/5 - Checked 6 October 2026: https://send.dpd.co.uk Best for: - Vinted and eBay sellers who see DPD offered at checkout or in the label tool - Heavier boxes up to 30 kg booked for collection from your door Watch out: - Drop-off points and lockers take 20 kg at most, so anything heavier needs a collection. - A locker fits a box up to 37 × 68 × 55 cm, so measure before you walk there. ## 4. UPS UPS handles heavy boxes: its tariff runs to 70 kg a parcel, and you can schedule a collection from home on ups.com. Lighter parcels up to 20 kg can go to a UPS Access Point shop or locker instead. Every shipment gets free tracking. - Drop-off: parcelshop, locker - Collection: yes - Tracking: all - Heaviest parcel: 70 kg - Cover: check on their site - Labels sold through: eBay - Checked 6 October 2026: https://www.ups.com/gb/en Best for: - Heavy or boxed items like electronics and homeware - eBay sellers comparing carriers in the label tool Watch out: - Access Points take parcels up to 20 kg and 97 cm long, so book a collection for anything bigger. - Read UPS’s liability terms before posting anything valuable, and declare a higher value if you need it. ## 5. DHL Parcel UK DHL’s UK parcel arm (now DHL eCommerce UK) collects from your door or takes parcels at around 3,500 ServicePoint shops. Collections go up to 30 kg, ServicePoint drop-offs up to 15 kg. You choose a liability option when you book, so pick one that covers the item’s value. - Drop-off: parcelshop - Collection: yes - Tracking: check on their site - Heaviest parcel: 30 kg - Cover: check on their site - Labels sold through: eBay - Checked 6 October 2026: https://send.dhlparcel.co.uk Best for: - Parcels between 15 and 30 kg collected from home - Importing eBay or Etsy orders into its Smart Send booking tool Watch out: - ServicePoints refuse anything over 15 kg. - DHL’s terms leave you carrying the risk if your chosen liability option is below the item’s value. ## 6. Parcel2Go Parcel2Go is a booking site: you compare several couriers’ prices, book through it, and either the courier collects the parcel or you drop it off. Parcel2Go includes tracking free on its parcel services, and it books letter services too. The courier you pick sets the weight limit and the cover. - Drop-off: parcelshop, locker - Collection: yes - Tracking: all - Heaviest parcel: check on their site - Cover: check on their site - Checked 6 October 2026: https://www.parcel2go.com Best for: - Comparing courier prices for one awkward or heavy parcel - Booking a home collection without opening accounts with each courier Watch out: - Your claim goes through Parcel2Go and the courier’s terms, so check the cover on the service before you pay. - Marketplace orders booked here ship on the Parcel2Go label, so skip the platform’s own label. ## 7. Yodel Yodel now belongs to InPost, and its sending service runs as InPost Direct: the old Yodel Direct pages redirect there. You book online, then drop off at an InPost locker or shop, or have a driver collect from your door, with £50 cover on its door delivery services. eBay still lists Yodel as a carrier in its label tool. - Drop-off: locker, parcelshop - Collection: yes - Tracking: check on their site - Heaviest parcel: check on their site - Cover: Up to £50 - Labels sold through: eBay - Citizens Advice 2025: 2/5 - Checked 6 October 2026: https://www.yodel.co.uk Best for: - eBay sellers who see a Yodel label priced lowest in the label tool - Booking a door-to-door collection for a few parcels at once Watch out: - Yodel’s branding is moving to InPost, so look for InPost lockers and shops. - Check InPost Direct’s site for current weight limits before you book. ## 8. Evri A parcel courier you reach through ParcelShops in corner shops and supermarkets, Evri lockers, or a driver collecting from your door. Parcels go up to 15 kg with tracking, and cover up to £20 comes included. Its Postable service takes letterbox-sized packets up to 1 kg, but without that free cover. - Drop-off: parcelshop, locker - Collection: yes - Tracking: all - Heaviest parcel: 15 kg - Cover: Up to £20 - Labels sold through: Vinted, eBay, Etsy, Depop - Citizens Advice 2025: 2.25/5 - Checked 6 October 2026: https://www.evri.com Best for: - Clothing and soft parcels from Vinted and Depop sales - Living nearer a ParcelShop than a post office - Booking a courier to collect a pile of parcels from home Watch out: - Citizens Advice’s 2025 parcel league table scored Evri 2.25 out of 5, level with DPD and behind Royal Mail on 3.25, so track anything you can’t afford to lose. - Postable parcels carry no compensation, even if the contents are worth more than £20. - Anything worth more than £20 needs the paid full cover, up to £999. Services: - Evri small parcel, ParcelShop drop-off: £3.04 to £3.52, tracked. Light parcels up to 2 kg dropped at a ParcelShop or locker for home delivery, tracked. (checked 6 October 2026)