Find out how letter and parcel deliveries with Whistl work. They are the second largest postal company in the UK, and in this article, you will understand more about Whistl UK and international shipping services, as well as their delivery times.
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HOW YOU CAN SHIP
Whistl offers a variety of letter and parcel delivery services, each one with its own delivery times and schedules. For international shipments, the Whistl delivery time is up to 14 days. In practice, this estimation may vary depending on international customs procedures.
For urgent shipments within the UK, Whistl offers express letter and parcel delivery with a transit time of 24h. You can check Whistl delivery times for domestic and international shipping services in the tables below.
Service | Letters (240 mm x 165 mm, 100 g) | Large Letters (353 mm x 250 mm, 750 g) | Delivery time |
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PremierSort | Yes | Yes, but only non-urgent deliveries | 2-3 working days |
PremierSort Flex | Yes | Yes | 2-3 working days |
AllSort | Yes | Yes | 3 working days |
FirstSort | Yes | No | 1 working day |
Service | Letters (240 mm x 165 mm, 100 g) | Large Letters (353 mm x 250 mm, 750 g) | Delivery time |
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PremierSort | Yes | Yes, but only non-urgent deliveries | 2-3 working days |
PremierSort Flex | Yes | Yes | 2-3 working days |
AllSort | Yes | Yes | 3 working days |
FirstSort | Yes | No | 1 working day |
Service | Delivery time |
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International Letters | 3-5 working days |
International Standard Business Parcel Delivery | 3-14 working days |
Whistl collaborates with a wide network of courier companies to provide quality shipping services domestically within the UK and internationally.
The primary focus of Whistl is sorting and processing letters and parcels for delivery. Once the items are sorted, they then delegate the last-mile delivery to other couriers.
For international shipping, Whistl courier services primarily compete (although in some instances partner) with UPS, UK Mail, Parcelforce, as well as DHL and Hermes.
Even though many people may think so, Whistl and Royal Mail are not the same company. However, Royal Mail performs deliveries of lighter-weight items on behalf of Whistl.
Until 2015, Whistl postal service operated as TNT Post UK (owned by TNT Group) and was a subsidiary of the Dutch delivery company PostNL. Eventually, the company rebranded to Whistl and separated from PostNL, although PostNL retained a 17.5% holding and continues to support Whistl as a shareholder.
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