Parcel shipping information to ship to Greece
Greece is located in southern Europe and is a gateway between 3 continents Europe, Africa and Asia. A hugely popular tourist destination, that in recent times has faced a severe economic crisis it remarkably still has a strong eCommerce presence. The Greek population currently stands at just over 11 million with 5.7 million of those using the internet and 3 million are regular online shoppers. Some of the challenges facing eCommerce in the region is trust in goods being shipped from overseas to Greece. The Parcel Monkey Global Shipping Marketplace is designed to help you overcome these hurdles and offer you the chance to connect with large reliable and efficient couriers, who service any region you wish to sell to. Cross border shipping is commonplace, especially in Europe with the ability to move goods relatively freely without any major customs hurdles to overcome. If you need a solution to send parcels to Greece we can help you source a dependable courier, plus if shipping to Greece from outside of the EU, we provide any customs documentation for you to fill out. Greece has also become home to large groups of expats from all over the world and with such wonderful scenery, food and history it is understandable why. This also increases demand for parcels being sent to Greece and the various surrounding islands such as Crete, Santorini, Mykonos and Rhodes. It is worth bearing in mind that a delivery time frame for goods going to a mainland location would be shorter, compared to a parcel bound for one of the Islands. The three main importers to Greece are China, Italy and Germany, as the Greek economy is not production based, it's highly reliant on imports of goods.The average online shopper spend per year in Greece is €1345 and Greece also ranks as having the fourth biggest eCommerce turnover in Southern Europe. Information technology based goods were the most popular purchase, followed closely by home and garden goods and consumer electronics.