Cheap shipping to Greece from the USA
DHL and USPS are just two of the couriers available to book for shipping to Greece, and by booking a courier online with Parcel Monkey you can enjoy cheaper prices on expedited services as well as the more economical options.
The cheapest way to ship a package to Greece would be using a tracked mail courier. We offer a DHL eCommerce delivery service which is designed to bring the costs of cross-border shipping down. However, it is suitable for individuals as well as small businesses if you need a cheap shipping rate to Greece. For this service, you can drop off at your locals USPS Post Office and the package will be shipped to Greece using DHL global mail and then delivered by the Greek Post. You will still get limited tracking so you can see when the package has been delivered.
USPS Shipping to Greece
You can also book USPS Priority Mail services to Greece, again drop off into the local USPS Post Office and follow the tracking using your Parcel Monkey shipment number. You can share this number with the recipient too so that they can see when the delivery will happen.
Send a package to Greece using an Express courier
Quick transit times are often the most important thing to customers, so we also offer discounted Express Courier delivery to Greece.
- USA Express International is picked up by FedEx and transported to Greece using DHL and comes with full tracking in 2-5 days. You can now also book the even cheaper Drop Off option and drop off your package at your local FedEx store
- Parcel Monkey International Drop Off - is a courier service provided by FedEx - drop into a FedEx store and they will ship your package safely to Greece.
Shipping advice for posting a parcel 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. 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 packages 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.