Tiptrans

Tiptrans offers warehouses in Germany, UK, Czech Republic, Hong Kong, and China. Good for non-EU shoppers wanting EU addresses. Premium plans offer discounts on many services.

Tiptrans gives you free forwarding addresses in China, Hong Kong, Germany, the UK and Czech Republic, with no charge for receiving packages at its China, German, UK or Czech warehouses. You get 30 days of free storage, a free external package photo and unlimited incoming packages.

On the free Standard plan, forwarding costs $5 per outbound package plus shipping. Consolidating packages costs $5 per consolidation order, regardless of how many packages you combine. Premium costs $49 for five months and removes the outbound dispatch fee, while consolidation falls to $3. Business Premium costs $249 for five months, with consolidation reduced to $1.

You can also use assisted purchasing, costing $5 plus 5% of the purchase on Standard and Premium, or $1 plus 3% on Business Premium. Other paid services include internal package photos, inspections, repacking, express processing, returns, supplier checks, customs assistance and package pickup.

Tiptrans offers a particularly broad range of shipping carriers, with its calculator allowing you to compare options from DHL, FedEx, UPS, DPD, GLS, Royal Mail, Australia Post, China Post and many others. It says its negotiated rates can save customers up to 70% compared with standard carrier pricing.