UK shipping guides for
online resellers
Which courier each marketplace allows, which locker your parcel fits, whether you need a printer, what postage costs and what changed this month. Written and checked by Omair Sao against the couriers' and marketplaces' own pages.
Start with your marketplace
Each platform has its own labels, deadlines and buyer protection. These guides explain how shipping works on each one.
Vinted
3 couriers · QR code (in-app)
Depop
2 couriers · QR code (Evri via Depop Shipping)
eBay
3 couriers · QR code
Etsy
2 couriers · Printable label
Whatnot
1 courier · Printable label (Whatnot-generated Royal Mail)
Amazon
2 couriers · Printed label (Buy Shipping PDF, A4 or 4 × 6 thermal)
Gumtree
1 courier · QR code (Evri ParcelShop or locker)
Also covered: TikTok Shop, Facebook Marketplace, Amazon for small sellers, Delivery on Gumtree, Vestiaire Collective, StockX & sneaker platforms, Discogs & vinyl records, Joybuy.
Then the courier
Locker sizes, weight limits, prices, drop-off points, cover and the problems that catch sellers out, from each courier's own published rules.
InPost
£1.99 – £5.99 · lockers · InPost locker (24/7 at most sites)
Evri
£2.62 – £10.28 · lockers · Evri ParcelShop (9,000+ shops)
Royal Mail
£1.55 – £16.05 · lockers · Post Office counter
Looking for Yodel? The brand was retired on 17 July 2026 and its network became InPost. The InPost guide explains what replaced it.
Latest verified changes
Courier and marketplace changes that affect what you pay or where you drop off, each with its source.
Royal Mail parcel prices rose on 5 October 2026: the new online and counter prices
Royal Mail raised parcel, Tracked, Special Delivery and Parcel Collect prices on 5 October 2026, its second increase of the year. Stamps for letters and Large Letters did not change. Here are the new online prices, the counter prices, and what to change if you set your own postage on Depop, Etsy or Amazon.
Asda to add InPost lockers at up to 700 stores as the UK network passes 16,000
InPost's UK locker network has grown past 16,000 machines, and a new deal with Asda will put lockers at up to 700 supermarkets. More supermarket lockers means more Large compartments near you, longer access hours and fewer wasted trips.
eBay raises Simple Delivery postage prices from 1 September 2026
eBay UK's Simple Delivery now prices postage in five item-value bands. A small parcel up to 1 kg costs the buyer £2.94 for items under £75, rising to £6.84 for items between £375 and £750, and choosing 'Royal Mail only' in your postage preferences costs far more.
Recently checked guides
Long-form answers to specific situations, each dated and linked to the official page it was checked against.
InPost Locker Sizes for Vinted Sellers
Most failed InPost drop-offs on Vinted come down to one number: the depth of the packed parcel. The three compartment sizes share the same width and height and differ only in how deep they are, so a coat that 'looks small' can still fail at the door. This guide sets out the exact dimensions, what fits in each size from the parcels we send every week, how Vinted's size tiers interact with the compartment you choose at the locker, and what each option costs.
Can You Drop Off Evri Parcels at InPost Lockers?
This is the wasted trip we hear about most. For a while Evri parcels could go into selected InPost lockers, and the forum posts and screenshots from that period are still online, so sellers new to Vinted or Depop set off for the nearest InPost locker with an Evri code. The answer has been no since 1 March 2025. This guide explains what changed, what happens at the screen if you try, where Evri parcels go instead and how to check the courier before you leave the house.
What to Do When Your Parcel Is Too Big for an InPost Locker
You scanned the code, the door opened, and the parcel will not go in. It happens to everyone who sends enough parcels, and it is almost always a depth problem rather than a weight or width problem. This guide covers what to do at the screen, the three repacking changes that lose the most depth, when to look for a Large compartment instead, what to do if the parcel is over InPost's limits altogether, and how to stop it happening next time.
InPost QR Code Won't Scan? How to Fix It
You are standing at the locker with the parcel and the scanner under the screen will not read the code on your phone. Nine times out of ten it is the phone, not the locker, and the fix takes seconds. This guide works through the fixes in the order that solves most cases, explains how to type the code instead, and covers the rare occasions when the scanner or the code itself is at fault.
Depop + Evri: Printed Label or QR Code?
Depop used to leave sellers to arrange their own postage, which is why so many old guides say you need to buy an Evri label yourself and print it. That changed with Depop Shipping: for UK sales Depop generates an Evri label for you, and you can choose between a QR code and a printable version. This guide explains how the label is issued, how the QR code works at a ParcelShop or Evri locker, when the printed version is the better choice, how the 'Other' option differs, and what each route costs.
InPost vs Evri for Vinted: Which Is Better?
InPost and Evri are the two carriers most Vinted buyers choose, and most sellers have a strong preference for one of them. They are both cheap and both work from a QR code, but they differ in what they will take, where you drop off, when the tracking starts and what happens if the parcel is lost. This comparison uses the couriers' own limits and prices so you can decide which carriers to leave enabled and how to pack for each.
Six rules that catch UK resellers out
Checked against the couriers' and marketplaces' own pages on .
- InPost lockers take parcels up to 15 kg and 41 × 38 × 64 cm. Compartments are Small (8 cm deep), Medium (19 cm) and Large (41 cm), and depth is the usual reason a door will not close. Sending direct starts at £1.99 locker to locker.
- Vinted buyers choose the carrier at checkout from InPost, Evri, Royal Mail, DPD, Relay, AnyVan and DHL Express, and you must ship with the Vinted label within five working days.
- Royal Mail on Vinted is QR code only. Show it at a Post Office, Collect+ shop or Royal Mail locker, never a postbox. On eBay Simple Delivery and Etsy you can choose a QR code or a printed label.
- Evri and InPost are separate networks. InPost lockers stopped accepting Evri parcels in March 2025, and Evri now runs its own lockers (max 62 × 57 × 39 cm) alongside 9,000-plus ParcelShops.
- InPost will not carry batteries, liquids or aerosols, which rules out phones, vapes and perfume, and it covers second-hand items only up to £50.
- Royal Mail's online prices rose on 5 October 2026. Tracked 48 Small Parcel is now £3.75, 2nd Class Small Parcel £4.40 and Parcel Collect 50p a parcel; letter and Large Letter stamps did not change.
Free tools
When you only need a number, these give it in one step. They run on the same verified data as the guides.
Shipping Rules Checker
Pick a marketplace and a courier to see whether the pair works, the label type and the drop-off points.
Locker Size Checker
Enter the packed dimensions to see which InPost compartment, Evri locker or Royal Mail format takes it.
Shipping Price Calculator
InPost, Evri and Royal Mail prices by weight, with who pays on each marketplace.
Label Type Finder
QR code or printed label for every marketplace and courier combination.
Prohibited Items Checker
Batteries, perfume, aerosols, glass: what each courier carries and covers.
Compatibility Checker
The full courier and marketplace matrix on one screen.
Questions sellers ask most
Each one has its own guide.
Short answers
Can I use Evri at an InPost locker?
Can I use InPost for Depop orders in the UK?
Can I use InPost with eBay Simple Delivery in the UK?
Which couriers are available on Vinted UK?
Who writes LockerRules
Omair Sao · Software developer
LockerRules is built and run by Omair Sao, a software developer, with a small group of friends who sell on Vinted, eBay and Depop. It started in March 2026 after a run of wasted trips: an Evri parcel taken to an InPost locker, a coat that would not fit a Medium compartment, a Royal Mail label that turned out to be QR code only. None of the answers were in one place, so we built the place.
Every size, weight limit, price and label rule on the site is checked against the courier's or marketplace's own published page and dated, and corrections are recorded on the About page. The same person runs IncomeFix, the UK tax and benefits calculator site, under the same name. Read how the site is researched and funded.