Shipping policy

1 UK DELIVERIES

1.1 We use Royal Mail, FedEx and DHL for UK deliveries.

1.2 For Standard delivery [including free postage deliveries], our aim is to prepare your order and despatch it within 2 working days [Monday to Friday excl. bank holidays], which means that you receive your order within 2 to 5 working days from the date it was despatched. This may not always be possible depending on the volume of orders on our system, so if your order has not been despatched within 3 working days, please contact us directly. Please not that some products are made to order and will therefore require a longer lead time for shipping.

1.3 If your order value is below £50 and weighs less than 3kg and you have selected standard delivery, your order will be despatched with Royal Mail.

1.4 If your order value exceeds £50, weighs over 3kg or contains any large tea ware items and you have selected standard delivery, your order will be despatched with FedEx.

1.5 Orders despatched on a Royal Mail Service are NOT tracked and can take up to 5 working days to be delivered.

1.6 Orders despatched with FedEx are tracked and will require a signature on delivery. Once despatched, delivery will take place within 2-3 working days.

1.7 We will use all reasonable endeavours to ensure these times are met, but cannot be held responsible for despatched parcels delayed by third parties, for example due to poor weather conditions.

1.8 If you do not receive your order within 5 working days from the date of despatch, please contact our Customer Services on 01189 737300 or email us at info@hamiltonclassic.co.uk.

1.9 We will replace lost or damaged orders free of charge.

1.10 If your order is returned to us due to several failed delivery attempts, non-collection or an insufficient/incorrect address, we cannot refund any shipping costs.

1.11 Large volume orders may be subject to additional shipping charges. This will be discussed with you prior to your order being dispatched.

2 INTERNATIONAL DELIVERIES
2.1 We currently use two options for international deliveries: A non-tracked service with Royal Mail and a tracked service through DHL.
2.1 If the items on your order are less than 1.6kg in weight, we will send your order to you via Royal Mail on a standard non-tracked service. We ask that you allow 20 working days for orders to arrive if sent on this service, however the items are usually delivered within 10 days or less.

2.2 If your order is more than 1.6kg in weight then we will use a tracked service via DHL and transit time will be a maximum of 10 working days, depending on the destination. A signature will be required on receipt.

2.3 We pass on to our customers only the exact courier cost to us, which is calculated based upon product weight only [we ignore the weight of the outer packaging] and the destination country.

2.4 If your order is sent with Royal Mail, your order will not be tracked. If your order is sent with DHL, you will receive a tracking email to show the progress of the order.

2.5 When ordering goods from our site for delivery overseas you may be subject to additional import duties and taxes, which are levied once the order reaches the specified destination. Any additional charges for customs clearance must be borne by you. We have no control over these charges and cannot predict what they may be. Contact your local customs office for further information. If these charges are unpaid, your order may be returned to us and we will be unable to refund shipping costs. There may also be costs associated with the return to us, which will be deducted from any refund value. In certain situations your order may be destroyed by customs if duties and taxes are not paid. In this instance, we cannot refund product or shipping costs for these reasons.

2.6 Please be aware that there may be limitations on what can be sent to you with regards to specific items and order value. You may also need to provide specific documentation for clearance of your order, once it arrives in your destination country. This may vary from country to country and we ask that you contact your local customs office for additional information before placing an order. We cannot refund any shipping costs should your order be returned for any of these reasons. In certain situations your order may be destroyed by customs if you are unable to provide clearance for the order; in this instance we cannot refund product or shipping costs for these reasons.

2.7 If you do not receive your order within 20 working days, please contact Customer Services on 01189 737300 or email us at info@hamiltonclassic.co.uk

2.8 We will replace lost or damaged orders free of charge.

2.9 If your order is returned to us due to several failed delivery attempts, non-collection or an insufficient/incorrect address, we cannot refund any shipping costs.

2.10 Our third party carriers may not be able to deliver to certain countries at particular times for reasons of politics, government, natural disaster or operational crises. In such circumstances your shipment will be returned to our mail centre and held till such a time that they are able to deliver to you. In these circumstances you may ask for the order to be refunded.

2.11 Large volume orders may be subject to additional shipping charges. This will be discussed with you prior to your order being dispatched.