FAQ
About Sherpr
- What is Sherpr?
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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.
- What services does Sherpr offer?
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Sherpr offers door-to-door service for shipping your luggage and boxes.
Our Economy service is the most popular, but it is also possible to book Express depending on your travel route.
Economy services are between 2 to 5 working days depending on the collection state and delivery state, or likewise, the collection country and delivery country.
International shipments require customs clearance, our transit times are timely customs clearance permitting.
- Who ships my items?
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Sherpr does not ship your items. We use world renowned couriers such as FedEx, DHL and UPS to transport your items.
- How can I contact Customer Services?
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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.
- Why should I choose Sherpr?
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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.
- Can I become a Sherpr affiliate partner?
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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.
Quotes and Booking
- How far in advance can I book?
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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 you have an international shipment.
- I have multiple shipments; how does it work?
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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.
- What is Flexi Cover?
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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 $10) at any time before the collection. - What insurance is available to protect the items during transit?
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Sherpr services include standard insurance cover of $100.00 per order.
It is possible to add additional insurance cover during the booking process up to the value of $1500.00.
The insurance cover will protect your shipment against potential loss and damages during transit.
- What are the maximum weight and dimensions my items can be?
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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 44lbs or up to 66lbs.
The prices on our website are for the following maximum dimensions:
Luggage: 30 X 19 X 15 inches
Boxes: 23 X 19 X 19 inches
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 66lbs then you will be charged $12.50 per 1lbs above this.
- Why is my collection or delivery country not listed?
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Sherpr currently offers import and export services to and from the U.S to over 200 countries worldwide.
We work frequently with our delivery partners to add new routes and hope to also add more services outside of the U.S very soon.
- What kind of addresses can Sherpr collect from/deliver to?
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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.
- When will I need to pay for my order?
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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.
- What payment methods do you accept?
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We accept all methods of debit and credit card payments, including American Express.
- Are there any additional charges?
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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 66lbs, we will charge you $12.50 for every 1lbs above 66lbs. 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 $10 – $100 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 $40.
Repacking bags: If your bag is not suitable for a shipping e.g holdall or backpack then we will charge you $8 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 $8 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 $8 to amend and reprint all of the relevant paperwork to ensure your shipment arrives in its destination safely.
- Are there any additional charges?
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We have recently needed to introduce a temporary fuel surcharge on our services.
As a business facilitating transport, one of our largest costs is the fuel charges we pay our couriers.
Recently fuel prices have increased dramatically. We have been absorbing as much of the price increase as possible, however we now need to pass a small portion of that cost on. We have introduced a temporary surcharge for this.
We have done this as a surcharge rather than increasing our base prices as this will allow us to increase and decrease the surcharge on a monthly basis and we do hope that in the future we will be able to remove this completely.
- Can I cancel my order or get a refund?
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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.
Preparing Your Shipment
- What labels and transport documents will I need?
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All of our services at Sherpr require a shipping label to be printed and attached to the shipment.
International shipments will also require customs documents to be attached as well as the label(s).
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.
Please take a look on our important instructions page to view packaging and label instructions for both luggage and box shipments.
- How should I prepare my items for travel?
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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.
- I am unable to print a label, what can I do?
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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.
- Can I use a lock on my items?
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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.
- Are there any items that cannot be included in my shipment?
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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 $25 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.
- Should I contact the hotel or resort that my items are being shipped to?
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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.
- Do you ship holdalls?
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We do not accept backpacks or holdalls/duffel bags. All shipments must be packaged in either a box or suitcase.
- Can I cancel my order and get a refund?
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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.
The price paid for the Super Flexi Cover during the booking, will be deducted from your refund.
Please contact Customer Services here to discuss your cancellation.
Collection Queries
- The collection address is difficult to find/not very accessible. Can I provide more information?
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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 drivers do not carry mobile phones, therefore we cannot guarantee or request that the driver will call you prior to collection.
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.
Students: Please make sure that your items are left in your student reception. Couriers will not collect directly from your room in student halls.
- Do I need to be present when my shipment is collected?
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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.
- What time will collection take place?
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For U.S to U.S shipments, we will use FedEx to collect your shipment. The collection time frame for FedEx is 9am-6pm.
International collections take place from 9am-6pm.
You are, however, welcome to drop your items off at the nearest depot or FedEx Access Point nearest to you – https://local.fedex.com/en-us.
- What do I do if my shipment was not collected?
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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.
Tracking & Delivery
- How do I track my shipment?
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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 in your dashboard.
Tracking multiple items in the same shipment
If your shipment contains multiple items, they will travel using the same tracking number. If the shipment items split during the delivery then you will see separate tracking logs.
- My items were collected but are not tracking?
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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.
- What time will delivery take place?
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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.
- Why is my shipment in a country that is not the collection or delivery country?
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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.
- My shipment has stopped tracking, what has happened?
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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.
- Is a signature required at the delivery address?
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Yes a signature will be required, therefore someone will need to be present on delivery and your shipment cannot be left unattended.
- The delivery address is difficult to find/not very accessible. Can I provide more information?
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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.
- Who do I contact if my shipment was not delivered?
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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.
- My shipment is showing as "Delivered" but I haven't received it?
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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.
- My shipment has arrived damaged, can I make a claim?
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We’re very sorry your shipment has arrived damaged.
It is possible to make a claim for damages under the following conditions:
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- 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.
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International Shipping and Customs
- Will my shipment travel through customs?
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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.
- What is the Brexit Customs Surcharge?
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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.
- Can I send my international shipment to a non-residential address such as a hotel or business?
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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.
- What happens if my shipment is held for customs clearance?
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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.
- Will I be charged duties and taxes?
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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.
- Who is responsible for the paying of duties and taxes?
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In the event there are duties and taxes applied, it is the responsibility of the recipient to pay these charges.
- Who do I pay duties and taxes to?
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All customs charges are payable to the local customs authority however, our courier partner may contact you on their behalf to receive the charges.