Delivery method depends on order type, size, and destination. theprintspace ships from the UK, Germany, and US facilities.
Flat prints
- Up to 20″ × 16″ (UK) or 12″ × 17″ (Germany / ROW) — sent flat in an envelope.
- Larger flat prints — sent rolled in a tube.
Mounted and framed pieces
- Up to 40″ × 30″ (102 × 76 cm) — postage or courier (depending on order details).
- Above 40″ × 30″, up to 50″ × 75″ (127 × 191 cm) — crated and delivered by specialist carrier; the delivery is charged at checkout from the rate card, in three bands (up to 40″ × 50″, up to 50″ × 60″, up to 50″ × 75″).
- Above 50″ × 75″ — by quote.
Postage vs courier
By default, smaller lower-value items go via postal services and larger or higher-value items go via tracked courier. The system selects the method automatically based on size and value at checkout — unless you override it for a region (see below).
Overriding delivery per region
You can override the default behaviour per delivery region in Settings -> Fulfilment. The same regions apply: UK, Germany, EU, EEA, United States, Canada, AUS / NZ, and Rest of World.
Upgrade to Courier
Turn Upgrade to Courier on for a region to force every order to that region onto Express Courier, regardless of size or value. This replaces the cheap-tracked default with the tracked courier carrier and uses the courier delivery rate instead of the standard dropship rate, so it costs more — but it's tracked and more resilient against tariffs, customs, and import issues. It's also a prerequisite for offering Delivery Duty Paid.
Exclude regions from Fulfilment
Turn Exclude regions from Fulfilment on for a region to stop theprintspace fulfilling orders to it. Orders that come in for an excluded region are still created, but with a status of suspended rather than going into production. Leave the switch off and we fulfil there as normal.
See how to configure fulfilment settings for the full set of controls, including DDP.
What this means for your drops
Most A3 / A2 prints in your standard drop sizes ship flat or rolled — no special handling needed. Bespoke-framed or mounted pieces over 40″ × 30″ (up to 50″ × 75″) ship crated by specialist carrier, and the delivery is charged to your customer at checkout from the rate card — check the band prices before listing very large framed editions through dropship.