Shipping Policy

Last updated: 15 September 2026

This Shipping Policy applies to every order placed with Elegant Blouses The Label. It explains where we deliver, our processing and delivery times, the rules for changing or cancelling an order, tracking, and what we do when a parcel is delayed, lost or damaged. It applies together with our Returns & Refunds Policy — please read both before you order.

1. Delivery destination and restrictions

We deliver throughout the United Kingdom; orders for delivery outside the UK aren't accepted at this time. We're unable to deliver to PO boxes, parcel-forwarding addresses, hotels or temporary accommodation, or military addresses. Where an address can't be served, we'll contact you for an alternative or cancel the order and refund it.

2. Delivery cost

Standard UK delivery is free on every order, with no minimum order value.

3. Processing and delivery times

Orders are processed within 1–3 working days (Monday to Friday, excluding UK bank holidays); orders received at weekends or on bank holidays begin processing on the next working day. Once dispatched, delivery takes an estimated 3–5 working days, so 4–8 working days in total from the day you order. During sales, promotional periods and the peak season from November to December, processing can take up to 2 additional working days.

These are estimates based on carrier performance rather than guaranteed delivery dates: carrier disruption, severe weather, seasonal demand, bank holidays and customs inspections can add time. A delay within or shortly beyond the estimated window isn't a reason to cancel an order — section 8 explains what we do when a parcel is delayed or lost.

4. Cancelling or changing an order

Every order is passed to our fulfilment warehouse automatically and enters processing within minutes. For that reason an order can only be cancelled or changed within 5 minutes of being placed — after that we're unable to stop, change or retrieve it. Please check your items, sizes, colours and delivery address carefully before you confirm.

To cancel within the 5-minute window, email support@elegantblouses.com straight away with your order number and "CANCEL" in the subject line. The time your email reaches us is what counts, and every cancellation is confirmed by us in writing. Requests that reach us after 5 minutes can't be processed as cancellations — including if you've changed your mind, found the item elsewhere or are worried about the delivery time — and we'll send you our return instructions instead.

The processing time in section 3 is the time the warehouse needs to prepare your parcel; it isn't a period during which the order is on hold.

If you no longer want your order, you can return it after delivery under our Returns & Refunds Policy. Returns are international shipments to our returns centre in the United States and are at your own cost. Refusing or not collecting the parcel doesn't cancel the order (see section 7).

5. Tracking

Once your order has been dispatched you'll receive a confirmation email with your tracking number. Tracking can take 2–5 working days to become active after dispatch, and updates can be less frequent while the parcel travels between carrier hubs — a temporary gap doesn't mean the parcel has stopped moving. If your tracking hasn't updated for 10 working days, contact us and we'll check with the carrier.

6. Orders sent in more than one parcel

Items are dispatched from the warehouse that holds them, so an order with several items may arrive in separate parcels on different days, each with its own tracking number. Part of your order arriving later than the rest isn't a missing item — please wait until all tracking numbers show delivery before contacting us about a missing product.

7. Delivery address, failed, refused and unclaimed parcels

You're responsible for providing a complete and accurate delivery address, including any flat number and postcode, plus a phone number for the carrier. Check your order confirmation straight away: address changes are only possible within the 5-minute window in section 4.

Parcels that can't be delivered because the address was incorrect or incomplete, or that aren't collected within the carrier's holding period, are returned to the carrier's origin facility. This isn't a cancellation or a return. Once the parcel has reached the warehouse again we can re-ship it at cost, or refund the order minus the carrier's charges for the failed delivery and return.

Refusing a parcel at the door doesn't cancel your order, and isn't treated as a return: refused parcels go to the carrier's origin facility rather than to our returns centre and often can't be recovered, so a refund can only be considered once a parcel has actually been received back. If you no longer want your order, please accept the delivery and follow our Returns & Refunds Policy.

8. Delayed or lost parcels

If tracking shows no movement for 10 working days, or your parcel is more than 7 working days past the estimated delivery window, contact us with your order number. We'll open an investigation with the carrier, which can take up to 10 working days. If the carrier confirms the parcel is lost, we'll send you a replacement free of charge; a refund is only issued if a replacement is no longer available.

If tracking shows "delivered" but you haven't received the parcel, please check for delivery attempt notices, ask household members and neighbours, check any nominated safe place, and review the carrier's proof of delivery. Let us know within 7 days of the delivery scan so we can raise a claim with the carrier. We look into every case; where the carrier provides proof of delivery to your address (GPS scan, photo or signature), the outcome of the carrier claim determines whether a replacement can be issued. If you added Shipping Protection at checkout, section 11 applies.

9. Damaged parcels

If the outer packaging or the item is damaged on arrival, keep all packaging and email us within 3 working days of delivery with photos of the outer box, the shipping label and the damaged item. We need the photos within this period because the carrier's own claim window is just as short; we're unable to accept claims without photos or after 3 working days. Confirmed transit damage is resolved by sending you a replacement free of charge, not by a refund (see our Returns & Refunds Policy, section 8).

10. VAT and duties

All prices include VAT. You won't be asked to pay import duties or fees on delivery.

11. Shipping Protection

Shipping Protection is an optional service you can add to your order at checkout. It covers your parcel against loss or damage during transit, as described at checkout: in those cases we send you a replacement free of charge.

The Shipping Protection fee is non-refundable once your order has been dispatched — including if you return the order, or part of it, later. It is only refunded when an order is cancelled within the 5-minute window in section 4.

12. Customer service

Customer service hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (local time). Closed on Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays. We reply within one working day.
Email: support@elegantblouses.com