Delivery Information

As of 16/09/2024, rareteacompany.us has been merged into rareteacompany.com. We've enabled international controls allowing us to cater to all our customers, regardless of your location.

Setting your your currency and location using the dropdown in the menu (next to the magnifying glass) or in the footer (bottom left) will assign you to the correct warehouse and show you products available and in stock in that market. If you shop in a location that doesn't match your shipping address, then the cart may reject or your order due to stock availablility in our warehouses.

Shopping from the UK, Europe or ROW? Shopping from the US or Canada?
✅ Orders shipped from our warehouse in the UK
✅ 99% of parcels shipped within 1 working day of order receipt.
✅ 99% of UK orders are delivered within 4 working days.
✅ Full end to end tracking on all services, for UK, EU and rest of world services.
IOSS for EU orders - no import VAT due.
✅ Orders shipped from our warehouse in Dallas
✅ 99% of parcels shipped within 1 working day of order receipt.
✅ 99% of orders are delivered within 5 working days.
✅ Full end to end tracking on all services, for both US & Canadian shipping services.
✅ No customs fees for US orders.

UK Shipping Rates

Service Time Price
UK Tracked Delivery approx. 2 - 3 working days
maximum 10 working days
£3.99
FREE UK Tracked Delivery approx. 2 - 3 working days
maximum 10 working days
FREE when you spend £30 or more
UK Express Delivery approx. 1 - 2 working days
maximum 10 working days
£5.49
FREE UK Express Delivery approx. 1 - 2 working days
maximum 10 working days
FREE when you spend £60 or more
UK Express Courier Delivery approx. 1 - 2 working days
maximum 3 working days
From £6.49 depending on location
UK Express Courier Delivery (Two Day) approx. 2 - 3 working days
maximum 4 working days
£18.99

USA Shipping Rates

Service Time Price
DHL Tracked/DHL Plus Tracked approx. 2 - 5 working days
maximum 12 working days
From $4.99, depending on weight
FREE DHL Tracked/DHL Plus Tracked approx. 2 - 5 working days
maximum 12 working days
FREE when you spend $30 or more
USPS Priority approx. 1 - 3 working days
maximum 15 working days
From $8.99, depending on weight
FedEx Home Delivery approx. 1 - 5 working days
maximum 21 working days
From $16.99, depending on weight

Europe Shipping Rates

Service Time Price
Europe Tracked Delivery 6+ working days
maximum 20 working days
From £4.99, depending on weight and location
FREE Europe Tracked Delivery 6+ working days
maximum 20 working days
FREE when you spend £50 or more
Europe Express Tracked Delivery approx. 1 - 6 working days From £17.49, depending on weight and location
Europe Express Courier approx. 1 - 2 working days From £21.99, depending on weight and location

Canada Shipping Rates

Service Time Price
DHL International Tracked approx. 4 - 6 working days
maximum 25 working days
From $5.99 USD, depending on weight
FREE DHL International Tracked approx. 4 - 6 working days
maximum 25 working days
FREE when you spend $40 USD or more
FedEx Courier Delivery approx. 4 - 6 working days
maximum 25 working days
From $34.99 USD, depending on weight

Worldwide Shipping Rates

Service Time Price
Worldwide Tracked Delivery 12+ working days
maximum 25 working days
From £5.99, depending on weight and location
FREE Worldwide Tracked Delivery 12+ working days
maximum 25 working days
FREE when you spend £50 or more
ROW Express Courier approx. 2 - 7 working days From £20.49, depending on weight and location

General Shipping Information

  • Weekends, Bank Holidays & Public Holidays (both UK and local) are not included as working days.
  • All orders placed after 12pm GMT (12pm CDT if shopping from the US/Canada) are regarded as being received by us on the next working day (Monday - Friday).
  • All delivery estimates are guidelines and inclement weather, public holidays, and seasonal delays may affect your parcel.
  • For all shipments, please give an accessible daytime delivery address.
  • Customs clearance is not included in shipping estimates.

UK Service Information

UK Tracked Delivery
  • Delivery within approximately 2 - 3 working days.
  • Parcels are dispatched by Royal Mail Tracked 48.
  • Provide a mobile telephone number for SMS delivery updates.
UK Express Delivery
  • Delivery within approximately 1 - 2 working days.
  • Parcels are dispatched by Royal Mail Tracked 24.
  • Provide a mobile telephone number for SMS delivery updates.
UK Express Courier Delivery
  • Delivery within approximately 1 - 2 working days.
  • Parcels are dispatched by DHL Express.
  • All parcels need to be signed for.
  • Provide a mobile telephone number for SMS delivery updates.
UK Express Courier Delivery (Two Day)
  • Delivery within approximately 2 - 3 working days for Northern Ireland, Highlands and Islands.
  • Parcels are dispatched by DPD.
  • Full list of postcodes applicable here.
  • All parcels need to be signed for.
  • Provide a mobile telephone number for SMS delivery updates.

USA Service Information

DHL Tracked/DHL Plus Tracked
  • Delivery in approximately 2 to 3 working days for CONUS, and 4 to 5 working days for Hawaii/Alaska.
  • End-to-end tracking & Saturday delivery.
  • Parcels are despatched by DHL eCommerce, with final mile delivery by USPS.
USPS Priority
  • Delivery in approximately 1 to 3 working days for CONUS, and 5 to 7 working days for Hawaii/Alaska.
  • Parcels are despatched by USPS .
FedEx Home Delivery
  • Delivery in approximately 1 to 3 working days for CONUS, and 5 to 7 working days for Hawaii/Alaska.
  • Parcels are despatched by FedEx .

Europe, Canada & Rest of World Service Information

Europe/Worldwide Tracked Delivery
  • Delivery in 6+ working days for Europe, and 12+ working days for the Rest of World, depending on customs clearance.
  • Maximum delivery time can take up to 20 working days to Europe and 25 working days to the Rest of the World.
  • Parcels are dispatched by Deutsche Post.
  • IOSS (Import One Stop Shop) available on orders underneath €150 (excluding VAT) threshold. For more information about IOSS, click here.
  • Any order sent outside of the UK is subject to assessment by your local customs authority (including those valid for IOSS) - customs clearance is not included in shipping estimates.

Orders outside of the United Kingdom may be subject to additional custom charges in certain countries. Please be aware that Rare Tea company is not liable for these charges. This is in accordance with our Terms & Conditions.

Europe Express Tracked Delivery
  • Delivery in approximately 1 to 6 working days for Europe.
  • Express tracked parcel service, carried to EU countries only.
  • Parcels are dispatched by FedEx.
  • IOSS (Import One Stop Shop) available on orders underneath €150 (excluding VAT) threshold. For more information about IOSS, click here.
  • Any order sent outside of the UK is subject to assessment by your local customs authority (including those valid for IOSS) - customs clearance is not included in shipping estimates.

Orders outside of the United Kingdom may be subject to additional customs charges in certain countries. Please be aware that Rare Tea company is not liable for these charges. This is in accordance with our Terms & Conditions.

DHL International Tracked
  • Delivery in approximately 4 - 6 working days for Canada.
  • Maximum delivery time can take up to 25 working days for Canada.
  • Fully tracked from end to end, with final delivery confirmation.
  • Parcels are dispatched by DHL, with final mile delivery by Canada Post.
Europe/ROW Express Courier
  • Delivery in approximately 1 to 2 working days for Europe, and 2 to 7 working days for the Rest of World.
  • Express Europe/ROW courier service, carried to 99% of countries worldwide.
  • Parcels are dispatched by DHL Express.
  • IOSS (Import One Stop Shop) available on orders underneath €150 (excluding VAT) threshold. For more information about IOSS, click here.
  • Any order sent outside of the UK is subject to assessment by your local customs authority (including those valid for IOSS) - customs clearance is not included in shipping estimates.

Orders outside of the United Kingdom may be subject to additional custom charges in certain countries. Please be aware that Rare Tea company is not liable for these charges. This is in accordance with our Terms & Conditions.

FedEx Courier Delivery
  • Delivery in approximately 1 to 2 working days.
  • Maximum delivery time can take up to 5 working days.
  • Fully tracked from end to end, with final delivery confirmation.
  • Parcels are dispatched by FedEx.

Orders sent to Canada may be subject to customs and duty charges. Please be aware that Rare Tea company is not liable for these charges. This is in accordance with our Terms & Conditions.

Shipping Exceptions

We are currently unable to delivery to Belgium due to customs issues.

We are currently unable to deliver to Mexico due to customs issues.

We are currently unable to deliver to Spain due to customs issues.

We are currently unable to deliver to China (including special administrative regions e.g. Macau) due to changes in import legislation.