17.02.22 - Flat Rate Fee Just £2.50.
From this point on Empress is reducing the fee for standard shipping to just £2.50, no matter the size of the order.
Many of our customers will be affected by the need to isolate for weeks. We understand that sewing can be a welcome relief during these times and want to ensure you can continue projects without the need for masses of contact.
We can only offer this within the UK and usual pricing (below) will apply to international shipping addresses.
This is currently for an unspecified time period.
Click & Collect
You can place click & collect orders on our website. Collection is from our warehouse address in Lancashire UK.
For this service please place your order as usual and one of the Empress team will contact you by email or telephone with full info on collecting your order safely from us.
We politely ask that you do not come to our warehouse before a member of our team has contacted you. This is so we can ensure the very best safety of both you and our team during collection.
Usual Shipping Info
Please see below for our shipping info. We are holding to it as much as possible but it may be impacted by the details outlined in the Covid-19 Updates section (above).
Click & Collect
Select the Click & Collect option during checkout and you will not be charged a shipping fee.
One of the Empress team will let you know as soon the order is ready to collect.
Collection is from our warehouse in Colne, Lancashire.
Usual Second Class Pricing:
Up to value
£10.00 – £3.20
£20.00 – £3.50
£50.00 – £5.00
£50.01+ – £6.00
First Class Royal Mail
Up to value
£10.00 – £4.20
£20.00 – £4.50
£50.00 – £6.00
£50.01+ – £7.00
Next Day (orders before 12.00)
Up to value
£10.00 – £9.80
£20.00 – £11.50
£50.00 – £12.50
£50.01+ – £12.50
NB next day delivery excludes Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holidays.
EU Delivery
Up to value
£10.00 – £6.50
£50.00 – £10.00
£120.00 – £12.50
£120.01+ – £30.00
Rest Of World
Up to value
£50.00 – £12.50
£100.00 – £16.50
£100.00+ – £20.00