Bringbox vs myUKmailbox.
Of everyone we compare ourselves to, myUKmailbox is closest to what we do. They open parcels, take out the retail packaging and repack the contents, which is the thing that actually saves you money. The differences are in how it is sold: whether you choose a plan, whether repacking is charged per parcel, whether there is a ceiling on how long you can take, and whether what arrives is one box or several under one tracking number.
What is the same
Both give you a UK address, receive your orders, and unpack and repack the contents rather than simply forwarding parcels as they arrive. Both are well reviewed by people who use them. On the thing that matters most, the approach is the same.
So this page is about the terms, and the terms are where it separates.
What is different
Four differences, and three of them are about what you pay before anything has shipped.
Repacking is not a per-parcel charge.
With Bringbox, unpacking and repacking is not a service you buy. It is what happens to every box, every time, at no extra cost. Ten orders cost the same to repack as one, which is nothing.
Where consolidation is priced per package, the more places you shop the more it costs, and the charge lands before you have paid for any shipping.
their published £2.50 per package£25.00
included on every box£0
There is one service, and no plan to pick.
Everyone gets the same Bringbox. Photographs of every parcel, storage with no countdown, repacking by hand, duties handled up front on our prepaid destinations. There is no monthly fee, no tier that gets better terms, and nothing to work out before you start.
Where storage length and consolidation cost both change with the plan you are on, choosing correctly means predicting how you are going to shop before you have shopped.
myUKmailbox publishesThree plans, Starter, Standard and Premium, with free storage, daily storage charges and per-package consolidation each varying by plan. Its pricing page lists free storage from 30 days, daily storage from "£0.50 / day" per package, and a maximum storage period per plan.No time limit, and no cap.
A Bringbox stays open as long as you like. There is no free period, because there is no charged period after it, and no point at which we stop holding your things.
A maximum storage period is the one worth checking on any service. Free storage running out means it starts costing. Maximum storage running out means something else entirely.
myUKmailbox publishesA "Maximum Storage" figure per plan, described as "This is the longest time we'll store your packages in our warehouse", listed as 50 and 60 days depending on plan, after a minimum of 30 days free.One box, not several under one tracking number.
A Bringbox is a box. Your things go into it and it is sized to what is in it, so the price you see is the price of that box.
Consolidating into one shipment is not the same as arriving as one parcel. Several boxes under a single tracking number is still several boxes, and how a service handles that changes what you pay and what turns up at your door.
myUKmailbox publishes"Your items are repacked into a larger, more suitable box or several boxes if there are a lot of items." And: "several boxes are sent under the same shipment, which means only one tracking number. Whereas shipping packages individually means they're shipped with multiple tracking numbers."What every box includes
Here is what is included in the price of every box, at no extra charge.
Automatic, on every delivery, plus a photo of the box once your items are in it.
Not a per-parcel fee, not a plan feature, and not something you have to remember to request.
No countdown, no daily fee, no maximum period.
On our prepaid destinations, duty is calculated and paid up front so nothing is owed at the door. Your destination page says which applies.
A message when something arrives, and somewhere to ask a question without filling in a form.
If you are sending one small item once, a simpler service will suit you better. If you are filling a box and want to know what is inside, what it weighs and what it costs before you commit, that is the thing we sell.
Where myUKmailbox has the edge
No comparison is worth reading if it only points one way, and this is the closest of the six we publish.
A Bringbox is priced by the size of box your things go in, and the smallest box costs what the smallest box costs whether there is a pair of contact lenses in it or nine kilograms of shopping. If you are sending one lightweight thing and nothing else is coming, paying by weight will be cheaper and you should do that instead.
They publish DHL, UPS and Royal Mail as options, so you can take a slower, cheaper route when you are not in a hurry. Bringbox ships one way, with DHL, because it is the fastest and it keeps the pricing simple.
Which one suits you
myUKmailbox is the better choice for one-off parcels, and if you want to choose a cheaper courier and wait longer.
Bringbox is the better choice if you shop from a lot of places over a long stretch. Repacking is included however many parcels there are, there is no plan to pick and no ceiling on how long you take, and everything ends up in one box you can see the price of while it fills.
The honest test: count the shops you are likely to order from. One or two, either works. Six or ten, spread over a couple of months, and the per-parcel fees and the storage ceiling are what you will actually notice.
Sources and honesty. Everything attributed to myUKmailbox above is quoted from its own published material: its pricing page, its parcel consolidation and repacking service page, and its own blog articles on consolidation. All checked on 9 August 2026. We have not tested their service and we make no claim about how well they run it. They are well reviewed.
Plans and fees change, and their figures differ by plan. Every figure above is quoted as published on the date shown, has not been converted or compared against our shipping rates, and should be checked on their site. If anything here is out of date, tell us at hello@bringbox.com and we will correct it.
Questions, answered plainly.
What is the difference between Bringbox and myUKmailbox?
Both unpack and repack your orders rather than forwarding parcels as they arrive. The differences are commercial: myUKmailbox publishes three plans with per-package consolidation fees, storage lengths and a maximum storage period that vary by plan. Bringbox has one service, no plan to choose, repacking included at no extra charge however many parcels there are, and no storage limit at all.
Does myUKmailbox charge to consolidate?
Yes, per package. It publishes consolidation at £2.50 per package on its free plan and £1.00 per package on a paid plan, alongside a separate Reduce Parcel Size service at £9.99. With Bringbox, repacking is included on every box and does not change with the number of parcels.
Is there a limit on how long they will store my parcels?
They publish a maximum storage period per plan, listed as 50 and 60 days, after a minimum of 30 days free storage followed by a daily per-package charge. Bringbox has no free period, no daily charge and no maximum, because there is no storage time limit at all.
Will my things arrive in one box?
With Bringbox, yes. myUKmailbox publishes that items are repacked into a larger box "or several boxes if there are a lot of items", sent under one shipment with a single tracking number. That is fewer parcels than forwarding each one separately, but it is not necessarily one.
Is Bringbox good for one small item?
Honestly, no. A Bringbox is priced by box size, so the smallest box costs the same whether it holds a pair of contact lenses or nine kilograms of shopping. For a single light parcel with nothing else coming, a service that charges by weight will be cheaper and you should use one.