{"id":2626,"date":"2022-04-22T17:18:51","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T16:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theprintspace.co.uk\/help\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=2626"},"modified":"2026-07-09T22:21:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T21:21:36","slug":"are-drop-shipping-orders-sent-by-post-or-courier","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.theprintspace.co.uk\/help\/knowledge-base\/are-drop-shipping-orders-sent-by-post-or-courier\/","title":{"rendered":"What shipping carriers are used for dropshipping orders?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The shipping carriers for your dropshipping orders include both post and courier services \u2014 with fulfilment locations in the UK, Germany and the USA, we use a mix of carriers so your orders reach your customers quickly and safely. We use data on reliability, speed and cost to pick the most reliable, cost-effective option, keeping your costs down while making sure orders arrive exactly when they should.<\/p>\n<h4>Shipping carriers we use for dropshipping orders<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Royal Mail<\/strong> \u2014 UK domestic and some international<\/li>\n<li><strong>DHL<\/strong> \u2014 international tracked<\/li>\n<li><strong>DHL Paket \/ Warenpost<\/strong> \u2014 Germany and the EU<\/li>\n<li><strong>UPS<\/strong> \u2014 heavier or higher-value international<\/li>\n<li><strong>USPS<\/strong> \u2014 US domestic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>How the carrier is chosen<\/h4>\n<p>The system automatically selects the best carrier based on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>which fulfilment centre handles the order (UK, Germany or USA)<\/li>\n<li>the destination \u2014 domestic or international, urban or remote<\/li>\n<li>the size and value of the order \u2014 larger or higher-value pieces typically go via tracked courier<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This routing means your orders ship from the nearest facility for the fastest delivery and lowest cost.<\/p>\n<h4>Tracking<\/h4>\n<p>Most international, courier and higher-value orders include tracking numbers in the order record. Standard postal orders follow carrier SLAs but may have limited tracking detail.<\/p>\n<p>For more on our delivery SLAs, read this article.<\/p>\n<h4>Related articles<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprintspace.co.uk\/help\/knowledge-base\/delivery-times-for-dropshipping\/\">What are the SLA delivery times for dropshipping orders?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprintspace.co.uk\/help\/knowledge-base\/shipping-costs-for-drop-shipping-orders\/\">What are the shipping costs for dropshipping orders?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprintspace.co.uk\/help\/knowledge-base\/how-are-my-drop-shipping-orders-packaged\/\">How are my drop shipping orders packaged?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprintspace.co.uk\/help\/knowledge-base\/how-to-get-tracking-numbers-for-your-drop-ship-orders\/\">Where can I find tracking numbers for my drop ship orders?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See which shipping carriers for dropshipping orders we use \u2014 Royal Mail, DHL, UPS and USPS \u2014 and how the fastest, most cost-effective option is chosen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"ht-kb-category":[32,526],"ht-kb-tag":[206,86,464,208,205,465,101],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Shipping carriers are used for dropshipping | theprintspace help centre<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We use a mix of shipping carriers to ensure your orders arrive with your customers fast and safely. 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