COMPLIANCE MADE SIMPLE.
FlipShip helps gift and lifestyle retailers ship safety matches, fragrance, reed diffusers, room sprays, aerosols and mixed gift sets through the correct courier-account process.
Send us your product and shipping details. We’ll review the classification, packaging, quantities and destination, then confirm whether your setup can be supported.
UK Mainland shipping is supported as standard. Other destinations are reviewed separately.
WHY WE STARTED FLIPSHIP
Most retailers are not trying to ship products incorrectly. They simply have not been given a clear, practical route for sending goods that cannot move through a standard parcel account.
After almost 20 years working in shipping and logistics, with a specialist focus on Dangerous Goods, we have seen how easily retailers can get caught out.
Courier restrictions are not always obvious, and a standard parcel account can appear to work even when the goods have not been approved to move through that service.
Being able to create a parcel label does not necessarily mean the courier is authorised to carry the goods.
Safety matches are a clear example, but fragrance, reed diffusers, room sprays and mixed gift sets may also require additional checks depending on their classification, quantity, packaging and destination.
That is why we created FlipShip. We review the products, packaging, destinations and expected shipping activity before confirming whether the setup can be supported.
Approved retailers can then be provided with access to a courier account authorised to carry the agreed goods through the correct shipping process.
We also provide practical packaging guidance, account support and the agreed consignment-label process, so retailers do not have to build a regulated shipping operation from scratch.
We handle the checks and the courier setup. You keep selling.
They require the correct courier approval, packaging, markings and consignment process. FlipShip checks the setup and, where approved, provides access to an account authorised to carry the agreed goods.
Parcels can be stopped, returned or refused by the courier. Businesses may also face account restrictions, courier bans, fines, enforcement action and, in more serious cases, prosecution.
Once the products and shipping setup have been approved, retailers can be provided with access to a courier account authorised to carry the agreed goods, together with support for the required packaging, labelling and shipping process.
HOW IT WORKS
You do not need to understand all the shipping rules before speaking to us. Send us your product and shipping details, and we’ll review whether FlipShip can support your setup.
Tell us what you sell, how it is packed, where it needs to go and how many parcels you expect to send. Include any Safety Data Sheets or product information you already have.
We check the product, classification, packaging, destination, package count and proposed courier route before confirming whether the goods can be supported.
Where approved, we provide access to a courier account authorised to carry the agreed goods and explain the required packaging, labelling and shipping process.
Once onboarding is complete, you can process approved customer orders through the agreed courier account while FlipShip continues to support the shipping setup.
BUILT TO KEEP RETAILERS MOVING
Your customers continue ordering from you as normal. FlipShip helps put the correct account, packaging and consignment process in place before eligible goods move.
WHAT WE SUPPORT
FlipShip supports approved gift and lifestyle retailers whose products may require more than a standard parcel account. We review the goods, packaging, quantities and destination before confirming whether they can move through our courier setup.
Every product is reviewed individually. Ingredients, classification, packaging, parcel quantities, destination and available courier services can all affect whether support is available.
Safety matches are one of the clearest examples of goods that should not be sent through a standard parcel account. They require the correct courier approval, packaging, markings and consignment process before shipping.
We can review matchboxes, long matches, giant matches and gift sets containing matches. Where the setup is approved, retailers can be provided with access to an account authorised to carry the agreed goods.
Learn about shipping safety matchesCOMMON PRODUCTS WE REVIEW
Reed diffusers may contain liquids classified for transport. We review the formulation, flash point, bottle size, packaging, parcel quantity and proposed destination.
Room sprays, fragrance sprays and mists may require additional controls where alcohol, flammable ingredients or the packaging format affect transport classification.
Perfume, fragrance oils and scented liquids may require review where alcohol content, flash point, bottle size or other Safety Data Sheet information affects shipping.
Aerosols and pressurised containers require specific transport checks. Product type, container size, packaging, quantities and the available courier route must all be reviewed.
A single regulated item can affect the entire parcel. Matches, sprays, fragrance liquids or aerosols may change the packaging, labelling and courier process required for a gift set.
Oils and bottled liquids are reviewed individually. Ingredients, flash point, classification, container size and packaging determine whether a regulated shipping process is required.
The examples above are not exhaustive. Send us the details and we’ll review the product, packaging and proposed shipping route before confirming whether FlipShip can support it.
Potentially, yes. FlipShip is designed for gift and lifestyle retailers selling products that may require more than a standard parcel account.
We review the products, packaging, quantities, destination and expected shipping activity before confirming whether your setup can be supported.
No. You do not need to understand the shipping regulations before contacting us.
Tell us what you sell, how it is packed, where it needs to go and roughly how many parcels you expect to send. We’ll review the details and explain what happens next.
Where the products and shipping setup are approved, FlipShip can provide access to a courier account authorised to carry the agreed goods.
We also explain the required packaging, labelling and consignment process before eligible shipments begin.
Not immediately. Approval must come before courier-account access or regulated shipping support.
We first need to review the product, classification, packaging, parcel quantities, destination and available courier route.
Some goods are not accepted through a standard parcel service, even when the parcel is small or the courier system allows a label to be created.
Sending regulated goods through the wrong service can result in parcels being stopped, delayed, returned or refused.
Businesses may also face account restrictions, courier bans, fines, enforcement action and, in more serious cases, prosecution.
Safety matches are our priority product. We can also review reed diffusers, room sprays, perfume, fragrance products, aerosols, essential oils and mixed gift sets.
Product type alone does not determine eligibility. Ingredients, classification, packaging, quantities and destination must also be considered.
A Safety Data Sheet can help us review products such as fragrance liquids, room sprays, diffuser oils, aerosols and essential oils.
It may contain information about ingredients, classification, flash point and transport requirements. These documents are often available from the manufacturer, supplier, importer or brand owner.
You can still contact us without one. We’ll tell you whether additional product information is required.
We normally need your company name, website, product details, packaging information, intended destinations and estimated monthly parcel volume.
You can also provide product photographs, Safety Data Sheets, package dimensions, weights and information about your current courier setup.
The initial product review is free.
For approved retailers, monthly FlipShip account access is £39 + VAT. Approved regulated consignments start from £7.95 + VAT.
Optional non-regulated shipping labels are available to active FlipShip customers from £5.95 + VAT per consignment.
Final rates are confirmed during onboarding and may depend on parcel size, weight, quantities, destination and shipping volume.
Yes. Active, approved FlipShip customers can also access optional non-regulated labels for eligible everyday UK Mainland parcels.
This is an add-on to the FlipShip service and is not offered as a standalone general courier account.
UK Mainland shipping is supported as standard.
Northern Ireland, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Scottish Highlands and Islands, offshore locations and other destinations require a separate review.
Availability depends on the product, courier route, service restrictions and destination requirements.
Yes. The advertised shipment rates are starting prices.
Additional charges may apply for remote or offshore destinations, failed collections, returns, address corrections, relabelling, oversize parcels, overweight parcels, non-compatible freight or incorrect shipment information.
Any applicable courier surcharges will be passed on where required.
Submitting a review does not guarantee support, but it gives us the information needed to explain whether FlipShip may be suitable.