INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS
TSO is delighted to offer products to international customers. Below is information that you may find useful when placing orders to be shipped outside of the UK.
- International standard delivery
- Exceptions
- International special delivery
- Tracking
- VAT
- TSO overseas agents and distributors
- Customs charges
- International transaction fees
- Cheques
- Current exclusions
International standard
delivery
As standard all orders are dispatched via
standard surface mail. Estimated delivery dates are within one to six weeks for
destinations in Europe and up to 12 weeks for the rest of the world. For AXELOS
publications you can, however, select special delivery options: see
Special delivery options for dispatch to a non-UK
address below for more information.
Method | Delivery time | Price |
EU DHL Global Mail | 8-11 working days | Standard charge £3.75* |
Non EU - Europe DHL Global Mail | 8-11 working days | Standard charge £3.75* |
Middle East DHL Global Mail | 11-15 working days | Standard charge £3.75* |
North America DHL Global Mail | 11-15 working days | Standard charge £3.75* |
Central and South America DHL Global Mail | 15-22 working days | Standard charge £3.75* |
Africa and Asia DHL Global Mail | 15-22 working days | Standard charge £3.75* |
Far East and Australasia DHL Global Mail | 15-22 working days | Standard charge £3.75* |
Exceptions
On
the publishers' request standard carriage and handling for their publications
can be charged at higher or lower rates. For example, carriage and handling for
DSA publications is set at £3.50 and The Official
Highway Code 2007 Edition at £2.50, whilst carriage and handling
for BSI publications is set at £9.95 for international
orders (these publications are dispatched directly from BSI).
The British Pharmacopoeia and ITIL®
Lifecycle Publication Suite also have set carriage options of £35
to anywhere in Europe and £50 to the rest of the world (these are high
value items so must be sent recorded and tracked). Where products are added to
the shopping basket with different specified standard carriage and handling
rates the higher rate will be charged.
International special
delivery
International special delivery is only available
for TSO publications. If you have one or more TSO publication in your shopping
basket you will be able to select a special delivery option for the TSO
item(s). For orders dispatched by a special delivery option the delivery charge
will be calculated according to the weight of the order.
Method | Delivery time | Price |
DHL Standard Air (Europe within EC) | 7-10 working days* | £0.40 for first 100g, £0.17 for each additional 40g (excl VAT) |
DHL Standard Air (non-EC Europe) | 7-10 working days* | £0.45 for first 100g, £0.19 for each additional 40g (excl VAT) |
DHL Standard Air (Rest of the World) | 7-21 working days* | £0.90 for first 100g, £0.35 for each additional 40g (excl VAT) |
DHL International | 1-8 working days* | £55.00 for first 500 grams, £4.00 for each additional kg (excl VAT) |
* Working days are Monday to Friday, excluding
holidays observed by the Post Office, and DHL.
Tracking
You can track your order via DHL's Track by Shipper's Reference service using your own reference number.
When will I receive my order?
If the publication is in stock at time of ordering it will
be dispatched within 24 hours. If you place your order after 12.00 noon on a
Friday (or after 12.00 noon on the day before a Bank Holiday) your order will
be dispatched the next working day.
If after the expected delivery time you have not received
your order, please contact our e-support team at esupport@tso.co.uk or telephone: +44 (0)333 200 2425.
All goods lost in transit will also be replaced at no extra
cost if notification is received by TSO, by telephone or writing, within 21
days of the date the original order was received by TSO or the date of
publication of the goods, whichever is later.
VAT
The TSO VAT number is GB 662774703.
If an item in your shopping basket attracts VAT, your
carriage and handling charge will also be subject to VAT. Special delivery
options are also subject to VAT.
EU VAT changes are effective from 1 July 2021
From 1 July 2021, all commercial goods imported into the EU will be subject to VAT
- And the current VAT exemption for importation of goods up to 22 Euros will be removed
This means the recipient of the goods MUST pay VAT at the rate charged in the country of delivery
TSO do not charge VAT
- You will need to pay this to the courier company who will contact you before delivery
TSO Overseas Agents and Distributors
Publications produced by TSO can also be obtained from a
well-established network of agents and distributors worldwide. Please visit our
TSO Overseas Agents and Distributors page for
further details.
If there is no stockist or distributor in your country and
you have difficulty in placing an order, please contact: Export Sales Manager,
telephone +44 (0)333 202 5070 (fax: +44 (0)333 202 5080) or email
exportsales@tso.co.uk.
Customs charges
Ordering goods for delivery outside of the
UK may mean that your consignment will be subject to import duties and taxes
which are levied once the goods reach the country of destination. TSO has no
control over these additional charges and therefore it is accepted by you that
any charges levied in relation to customs clearance must be paid by
you.
TSO recommends that you contact your local customs office
for further information regarding additional charges that may be applicable to
your online order. Please note that when ordering from TSO you are considered
the importer of record and therefore must be responsible for any import VAT and
duty. You are also responsible for compliance with all laws and regulations of
the country to which you receive the goods you have purchased.
International transaction fees
Please be aware of international service fees charged by some card issuers. As TSO Shop is based in the UK, purchases made outside the UK may incur an international service charge. Not all payment card transactions carry this charge (it depends on your card issuer) and the amount varies depending on the type of card used (it is generally a small percentage of the total). It is your responsibility to be aware of any international service fees that your payment card issuer may charge. As we have no visibility or control of these fees, when applied, we are unable to refund them.
If you order an out of stock or not yet published item, your card will be charged including the international service fee, and then refunded until the item is available. Please note that when the publication becomes available and we recharge you, the international service bank charge may apply again.
Cheques
If you wish to pay
by post please note that we can only accept cheques in foreign currency over
the equivalent value of £100 in sterling.
Current
exclusions
Please be advised:
Africa
Unfortunately, TSO cannot
currently ship to Somalia.
Asia
Unfortunately, TSO cannot
currently ship to Yemen.
Europe
Until further notice we
are unable to ship to private customers in the Moscow area - only business
addresses will be accepted.
TSO apologises for any inconvenience caused.
If you didn't find the answer to your question or you
require more information:
Please contact customer services by telephone +44
(0)333 202 5070 or email esupport@tso.co.uk For data
security purposes, please do not submit any credit card details in email
correspondence with TSO.
International customers and mobile phone users should
contact their service providers for information about the cost of calls. To
maintain a quality service we may monitor or record calls for training
purposes.
The customer services/esupport team are now open
Monday to Friday (excl. bank holidays) - 8am - 6pm
(GMT).
Hearing- and speech-impaired customers can also communicate
via text telephone on +44 (0)333 202 5077. If you have a general
comment, query or complaint concerning the TSO shop please
contact
us using our feedback form.