Food shipping and food parcels for students abroad
Home-cooked food for a student and local products for relatives abroad: we collect from your home and tell you how to pack them, so that they arrive just as you prepared them.
Home-cooked food for a student abroad, local products for relatives, olive oil and honey from the village: we collect them and deliver them to the recipient’s address. Home-cooked food travels abroad, and so does packaged food. We collect from your home and tell you beforehand how to pack, so that the food arrives just as you prepared it.
Can you send food to a student abroad?
Yes: we also send home-cooked food abroad, from your door to theirs, and with food the right packing makes the difference — containers that close airtight and, for anything that needs to stay cool, an insulated box with ice packs. For students abroad, see also the student parcel.
How do you pack food for shipping?
- Airtight containersfor meals, sauces and anything with liquid, each one inside a bag.
- An insulated box with ice packsfor anything that needs to stay cool — polystyrene, wrapped in bubble wrap.
- Metal or plastic containersinstead of glass. If glass cannot be avoided, wrap each jar separately in several layers of bubble wrap.
- A sturdy cardboard boxfilled, so that nothing moves, with tape on every seam.
Can you ship food abroad?
Within the European Union
No customs. Packaged food travels easily. For perishable food choose the express service. Wine and other drinks are allowed.
Outside the European Union
Each country has its own rules: meat and dairy are often not allowed. Alcohol is allowed to the UK and the USA, and prohibited to the other countries outside the EU. Ask us before you pack.
For olive oil in larger quantities, see olive oil transport. For the USA, see parcel shipping to the USA.
Sending a box or a small load? See parcel delivery abroad by country and what it costs.
Frequently asked questions
Which foods are easiest to ship abroad?
Long-life packaged food: olive oil, honey, nuts and spoon sweets, in containers that close airtight. The rules of the destination country apply. Tell us where you are sending it and we tell you what is allowed.
Do you ship food in refrigerated trucks?
For professionals such as shops, restaurants and producers: from Athens to Kalamata and Messinia, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, in refrigerated trucks. See temperature-controlled freight. For food going abroad, the shipment goes by courier and the right packing is an insulated box with ice packs.
How do I pack food for shipping?
Liquids and meals in containers that close airtight, inside a bag. Anything that needs to stay cool goes in a polystyrene box with ice packs, and everything together in a sturdy cardboard box with filling, so that nothing moves.
Can I send food abroad?
Yes. Long-life packaged food such as olive oil, honey, olives, pulses, spoon sweets and spices travels easily. For perishable food choose the express service. Within the European Union no customs are needed.
Which foods are not allowed outside the European Union?
Meat and dairy are often not allowed in private shipments to countries outside the EU. Feta can be sent only to the European Union, the UK and the USA. For a private shipment we need only the sender’s and recipient’s details. Tell us what you are sending, and we tell you what applies to your country before you pack.
Can I send wine or tsipouro?
Yes, to European Union countries, the UK and the USA. To other countries alcohol is prohibited. The bottles are wrapped one by one, with filling between them, in a sturdy cardboard box.
How much does food shipping cost?
The same as a parcel of the same weight and dimensions: it depends on the destination and the service. See the price in the cost calculator before you send.
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Send your food parcel
Tell us what you are sending and where — we tell you how to pack it and what it costs.