FAQ

Sherpr is a no-hassle, door-to-door service for shipping your luggage and boxes. We send your items ahead of time allowing you to enjoy your travel experience without the added stress of airports and airlines. We’re a great option for people who are moving abroad, students and even holiday makers.

Sherpr offers door-to-door service for shipping your luggage and boxes.

Our Standard service is the most popular, but it is also possible to book Express depending on your travel route.

For international shipments that require customs clearance, please allow a few extra days for the customs clearance process.

We use world renowned couriers such as FedEx, TNT and UPS.

Our Customer Service Team are available to answer your queries from 9am until 5:30pm Monday to Friday.

You can contact our team via Live Chat, Email and on the telephone.

To access live chat you just need to click the button in bottom right corner of every page on our website.

You can also use the contact form here to send us an email or obtain our contact number.

We understand the importance of having your luggage arrive safely and on time. Our goal is to remove the hassle of lugging your suitcases, so that you can sit back and enjoy your trip.

Our door-to-door delivery means we collect it from your home or office and deliver it to your final destination.

We’re often cheaper than airlines too without all of the hassle and stress.

We are always on the look out for more partnership opportunities.

If you are interested in becoming a Sherpr Affiliate Partner then please fill in the form here and someone will come back to you within 1 working day.

It is possible to book a shipment as far in advance as you require.

Collections can be booked until 5pm the day prior to collection.

We recommend that you allow sufficient time for you to print out your labels, as well as customs documentation if your have an international shipment.

We can collect multiple shipments from the same collection address.

You can book shipments going to the same delivery address under the same order.

Shipments that are going to the different delivery addresses will need to be separate orders.

Flexi cover provides you with the assurance that you can make last minute changes to your booking if they arise.

There are 3 different types of cover available:

Standard Cover
Standard cover allows no changes to be made to your order once payment has been made.

Flexi Cover
Flexi cover gives you the ability to edit address information and your collection date up until 12pm the day before collection date.

Super Flexi Cover
With Super Flexi Cover you can edit address information and collection date up until 12pm before collection date. Plus you cancel booking for full refund (minus AED50) at any time before the collection.

Sherpr services include standard insurance cover of AED100.00 per order.

It is possible to add additional insurance cover during the booking process up to the value of AED5,000.00.

The insurance cover will protect your shipment against potential loss and damages during transit.

It is possible to send luggage or boxes via Sherpr. You cannot sent duffel bags or rucksacks.

Our services allow you to book items up to 20kg or up to 30kg.

The prices on our website are for the following maximum dimensions:

20kg Luggage: 70cm x 50cm x 38cm

30kg Luggage: 80cm x 56cm x 33cm

20kg Box: 46cm x 46cm x 46cm

30kg Box: 60cm X 50cm X 50cm

If your shipment exceeds these weight and dimensions, our customer services team may be able to offer you a bespoke quote. Please contact us here to find out more.

However, if we have received your item(s) and it weighs more than 30kg then you will be charged AED62.50 per kilo above this.

Sherpr currently offer import and export services to and from the UK, USA or Dubai to over 100 countries worldwide.

We work frequently with our delivery partners to add new routes and hope to also add more services outside of these countries in the future.

Sherpr can service almost all residential or business addresses for collections and deliveries.

If your collection or delivery address is a residential or office address with a reception then we recommend alerting the receptionist that you have a collection or delivery due on the collection/delivery date to prevent any confusion when the driver arrives.

We can not accept an order where the collection or delivery address is an airport, port terminal, train station, hospitals any type military base/installations and/or any location that requires pre clearance for gaining access.

You will need to pay for your booking at the end of the booking process, to allow us to book your collection with the courier and generate your shipping documents.

Payments will be debited from your account immediately.

We accept all methods of debit and credit card payments, including American Express.

In general no, we aim to offer a flat fee service, however, anything outside of our standard T&C’s will incur charges as they arrive in our warehouse.

Overweight items: If an item is more than 30kg, we will charge you AED62.50 for every 1kg above 30kg. We do this to make sure that your contents are safe ‐ the contents of heavy boxes are more likely to get damaged during transport.

Oversized items: If an item is larger than our set dimensions we will charge you accordingly. This can range from AED50 – AED500 so please make sure that they fall within our maximum dimensions. Please note that a suitcase of box over 1 meter in length will be charged AED200.

Repacking bags: If your bag is not suitable for a shipping e.g holdall or backpack then we will charge you AED40 to pack the item in a suitable box. We do this to make sure that the labels don’t fall off in transit and that your contents are safe.

General Repacking: If your box is not suitable for shipping then we will charge you AED40 per box for repacking. Anything that is not in a double walled box is not suitable for shipping e.g single walled box, crisps boxes etc.

Resolved wrong address/details: If your address and/or contact details on your booking is incorrect then we will charge you AED40 to amend and reprint all of the relevant paperwork to ensure your shipment arrives in its destination safely.

If you have Super Flexi, you can cancel via your dashboard. If you don’t have Super Flexi and need to cancel your order, you will need to contact us directly.

If you have opted for anything other than the Super Flexi fare we are unable to process a refund.

However we will add the amount of the order as a credit to your account for a future booking.

Any added credit for a cancellation of a booking will not expire.

All of our services at Sherpr require a shipping label to be printed and added to the shipment.

International shipments will also require customs documents to be included as well as a label.

Once your labels and customs documents have been generated, they will be available to download from your Sherpr account the day before your required collection. If you need to receive these earlier to allow time to print them, please contact our Customer Services team here to arrange this.

For luggage shipments we recommend labels are affixed to your luggage handles using a luggage tag.

Please take a look on our important instructions page to view packaging and label instructions for both luggage and box shipments.

Please ensure your items are packaged in either a suitcase or box ready to travel. We cannot ship duffle bags as luggage shipments.

You will need to print your label and if you have an international shipment, you will need to complete your customs forms online and print your customs documents.

You can view our important instructions here for detailed explanations of how to prepare your shipments for transit.

All Sherpr shipments will need labels attached to your items prior to the collection driver’s arrival.

To prevent any in transit delays on international shipments, it is also important to ensure you have the customs documents also ready before your collection.

If you do not have a printer then we recommend checked with a friend or neighbour to see if they can do it for you. Or to visit your local library or internet cafe who will charge you a small fee to print documents.

Customers who have added Standard or Super Flexi cover to their order will be able to contact our customer services team here to arrange to delay their collection date to a late if they need extra time to print their labels and documents.

If your shipment is travelling domestically then we recommend using a lock to ensure that your items are secure at all times whilst in transit.

Shipments that are travelling internationally will need to go through customs clearance and using a lock may cause a delay or damage in the event your shipment requires customs inspection. If you’d like to secure your international luggage shipment then we recommend using cable ties which can easily be broken by customs agents without delay.

We recommend all box shipments are sealed using parcel tape.

Items that are dangerous or hazardous commodities cannot be sent on Sherpr services.

You can see a full list of these items on our Prohibited items list

Please note that there may be other prohibited items not specified on this list relating to a particular country of origin/destination. To find out if any country specific restricted items apply to your items, we recommend speaking to customs in the country of origin/destination.

You are responsible for what your shipment contains. Never send a shipment on behalf of someone else without inspecting it yourself as you will be responsible for its contents and charges if required.

It is essential that you do not risk sending prohibited items. Every item is subject to x-ray and security searches at every depot on its way to its destination. If you include prohibited items in your shipment, your shipment will be stopped and the courier will return it to you. In this circumstance no refund will be given and we will need to collect a security processing charge of AED125 from your payment card before returning your shipment back to you. In certain cases, Customs may seize your shipment and action taken against you by the relevant authorities.

Yes, please do make the receiving address aware that a shipment will be arriving and what name they should expect it in.

We recommend you also inform the receiving address of the estimated delivery date.

We do not accept rucksacks or holdalls/duffel bags. All shipments must be packaged in either a box or suitcase.

If you have Super Flexi, you can cancel via your dashboard. If you don’t have Super Flexi and need to cancel your order, you will need to contact us directly.

If you have opted for anything other than the Super Flexi fare we are unable to process a refund.  However we will add the amount of the order as a credit to your account for a future booking.

Any added credit for a cancellation of a booking will not expire.

During the booking process it is possible to add additional instructions that will be provided to the driver ready for the collection.

Please note that not all drivers carry mobile phones, therefore we cannot guarantee or request that the driver will call you prior to collections.

We recommend that you include instructions that will assist the driver in finding your address as an alternative to using the collection instructions space to request the driver call.

Yes. All collections need to be accompanied or we cannot guarantee that the driver will collect your shipment. The person at the collection address does not need to be the same person as a listed sender.

During the booking process you will be given the option to select a 2 hour time window between the times of 9am – 3pm which best suits your requirements.

If you shipment has not been collected then we recommend contacting Customer Services here as soon as possible to rearrange for the next available date.

Please include in your email the new date you would like your collection to take place.

If our Customer Services Team has already finished for the day when you get in touch then please send an email and someone will come back to you the following morning.

If collection is needed the following day then this will still be possible to arrange when the Customer Service Team come back to you.

You will receive your tracking number by email with your shipping documents.

The email will also contain a link to where you’re able to track your shipment on their courier’s website.

Tracking multiple items in the same shipment 

If your shipment contains multiple items, then will travel using the same tracking number. If the shipment items split during the delivery then you will see separate tracking logs until the same tracking number for the separate items.

Some courier’s tracking will not begin until the shipment is received into the collection depot and in some cases the courier’s hub.

In the event your shipment is not tracking on the same day as collection then we recommend tracking it again the next morning where you should see more up to date tracking.

If the next morning your shipment is still not tracking then we recommend you contact Customer Services here.

Deliveries take place between 9am-6pm.

Tracking will indicate that your shipment is out for delivery, you only need to wait in for the delivery if you see such tracking scan.

International shipments may be transported to the courier’s continental hub between the collection and delivery country.

You should expect to see your shipment transport onto the delivery country over the next working day, customs clearance permitting.

We expect that shipments will track every 24 hours Monday to Friday.

Over the weekend, your shipment may not track between Friday and Monday.

Even if your shipment remains in the same depot for a number of days, it is usual to see it scan in at that depot each day.

If your shipment has not scanned for 24 hours between Monday and Friday then please contact Customer Services here who can investigate this for you.

Yes a signature will be required, therefore someone will need to be present on delivery and your shipment cannot be left unattended.

During the booking process it is possible to add additional instructions that will be provided to the driver ready for the delivery.

Please note that not all drivers carry mobile phones, therefore we cannot guarantee or request that the driver will call you prior to delivery.

We recommend that you include instructions that will assist the driver in finding your address as an alternative to using the delivery instructions space to request the driver call.

The courier will still require a contact number for the receiver in the event there are any customs queries that will need to be resolved before delivery can take place.

If your shipment has not been delivered then please contact Customer Services here.

Please be aware that our delivery time frames are an estimated time frame.

If tracking indicates that your shipment is delivered but has not been received then check tracking to see if a delivery name and or signature is available.

Please also check with your neighbours to see if your shipment has been left at a nearby address.

If you have completed these checks and are still unable to locate your shipment then please contact Customer Services here.

We’re very sorry your shipment has arrived damaged.

It is possible to make a claim for damages under the following conditions:

• • We are notified within 14 days of delivery that there are damages.
  • There are no items which are on our Prohibited items list

We will require photographs of the damage to the shipment and the packaging used as part of the claims process.

When sending within the same country, or between countries that are members of the European Union, your shipment will not require customs clearance.

If you are sending internationally between countries that are not both member states of the European Union your shipment will be subject to customs clearance and you will be required to complete a pro forma invoice detailing the contents and estimated used value of your goods for customs purposes.

You will be asked to fill this out once you have placed your booking.  To avoid delays, customs documentation should also be attached securely to your luggage or box so that it is clearly visible to the customs authority.

As the UK has now left the EU, shipments travelling between the UK and Europe are now subject to customs clearance procedures.

Our courier partners are accounting for the additional cost by of administration for this by charging Sherpr, in turn we must pass the cost onto our customers – Sherpr does not profit from this surcharge.

The charge is only applied to shipments travelling between the UK and Europe.

Please note this is only an administration charge and does not cover the cost of any applicable duties and taxes applied by customs.

If at any point the couriers remove the charge, then we will also remove this for our customers.

It is possible to use a non-residential address such as a hotel or business as the delivery address.

If you are sending a personal shipment to a hotel or business, please ensure you address this to yourself or the intended recipient and use c/o in the company line to help the customs authority see it is a personal shipment travelling to a hotel or business and that it is not a commercial shipment.

If your shipment is held for customs clearance this usually due to an increased volume of shipments at customs or that further information is required to assist with clearing your shipment.

This could be missing or incomplete paperwork, customs needing to physically inspect the shipment, or the shipment being on hold pending payment of any duty, taxes, customs storage or handling fees.

In some rare cases you may be required to present a passport at a local office, or if a customs authority has removed the item from Sherpr’s care you may also be required to pay the authority an additional delivery fee or to collect the item.

Please be aware that processing times vary greatly from country to country, as customs are a government agency outside of our control; we would encourage you to cooperate with customs as quickly as possible to ensure quick processing of anything that may be held.

While most countries have generous duties and tax allowances for personal effects, when you book an international delivery via Sherpr, you are only paying for the cost to ship the items.

Sherpr is not liable for any customs charges – whilst we aim to provide general customs advice,  customs are a government agency and they are the ones to determine the charges for duties and taxes. Some countries may also have a restriction on the weight or amount of packages you can receive before customs may be owed.

We therefore recommend checking customs regulations for your chosen destination with that country’s official customs website.

In the event there are duties and taxes applied, it is the responsibility of the recipient to pay these charges.