Guide
What is crowdshipping?
Crowdshipping (or collaborative shipping) connects people who need something delivered with Travellers already flying that route, within a win-win framework between users.
Crowdshipping vs traditional couriers
Couriers optimise hub-and-spoke networks which is great for scale, but often costly for one-off international parcels. Crowdshipping taps unused luggage capacity on scheduled flights, which can be significantly cheaper for senders while providing income for Travellers who get to amortise part of their fare.
Is crowdshipping legal?
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How does U-take work and reduce risk?
U-take provides online intermediation functionality enabling Applicants and Travellers to identify one another, communicate, agree on the terms of a Request and enter into a binding agreement directly with each other. The platform has built-in mechanisms designed to ensure accountability and foster transparency and trust through each step of the process, including verified identities, in-app messaging with generated binding agreements, secure payments through Stripe, whereby payouts are only released upon confirmed delivery recorded on the platform, unique delivery codes, and two-way reviews.Support is available at contact@u-take.app.
Who uses crowdshipping?
Expats sending gifts home, students who miss a piece of their country's food, people who need a product lacking in their home country, and Travellers monetising spare kilograms. Built for a global community, U-take connects people across borders with a seamless experience in English and French.
Try crowdshipping on your next international route, create a free U-take account.