Cheaper shipping

Whether your parcel is urgent or not, heavy or bulky: Cocolis lets you send it up to 80% cheaper than ‘traditional’ carrier rates.

As a bonus, all your goods shipped via the Cocolis platform can be insured by Cocolis up to €5,000. At some of the lowest insurance prices on the market.

How do you make shipping cheaper?

It’s simple. Since sending heavy and bulky goods is expensive, Cocolis came up with the idea of filling the boots of cars, the holds of buses, and the suitcases of people travelling with empty space.

Because every day, millions of vehicles drive around with empty boots...

So why not use them to transport parcels? Especially since knowing your courier is also reassuring ;)

Since 24 December 2019, the law has even used the term "parcel co-transporting" to describe the activity of carpooling for parcels.

Cocolis connects people who need to send an item with others who have a planned journey and space available in their boot or suitcase.

The traveller (by car, train, or bus) then shares the cost of their journey, and Cocolis enables cheaper parcel shipping. A win-win principle!

Cheaper shipping, for what kind of parcels?

Whatever the size and weight of the item to be shipped, Cocolis lets you save up to 80% on shipping. The more ‘outsize’ the item, the greater the saving. The benefit is more limited for a small parcel or letter, as the Post Office does a good job... Unless the shipment is very urgent (delivered in less than 24h), fragile or valuable. In these cases, you should try Cocolis for a small parcel :)

The most frequently shipped parcels via the Cocolis platform are:

• Bicycle: hard to pack but fits on a car’s bike rack,
• Furniture (chests of drawers, armchairs, chairs, bed bases, etc.) and decorative items found on Leboncoin, Gens de Confiance or Selency.
• Tyres and used car parts. Cocolis makes classic car parts sold across France accessible!
• Did you know that carriers don’t like transporting second-hand appliances? Yet, it’s easy to carry a washing machine or oven in an MPV :)

How is the shipping price set?

To guarantee cheaper shipping, you set the price you want to pay. Full control over your budget!

Cocolis provides you with a smart tool to help you set your price. To estimate your shipping cost:

1. Go to this page,
2. Select the type of parcel you want to send,
3. Enter the dimensions of the parcel to be delivered (Don’t know them? No problem, just select the estimated size: S, M, L, XL or XXL)
4. Enter the departure and arrival cities for your parcel,
5. Cocolis tells you the average shipping cost,
6. Set your budget and publish your listing!

Happy with the offer? Quickly post your listing to receive proposals from our carriers and co-carriers!

You can then chat with several people in your messaging area and agree together on the amount to transport your parcel. Choose the price proposal that suits you both and book online to benefit from the insurance of your choice!

How much can I expect to save?

Nothing beats a real-life example to see the benefits Cocolis offers for cheaper shipping!

To send a standard bicycle from Cannes to Paris, you’ll save around €135 with Cocolis. When we compared our offer with other online shipping solutions, no specialist offered a price below €225.

€89 is the price to have your bike travel those 900 km using our collaborative Cocolis platform.

In addition to the great tracking you get from being close to your carrier or co-carrier, Cocolis is also a trusted intermediary:

• A mobile and tablet app
• Secure payment
• Insurance available up to €5,000
• Instant messaging
• Customer service replies in under 1 hour
• A supportive community of 700,000+ members