Digitising your archives from Europe: prices and postage
You can request digitisation from the 35 countries offered in our calculator. The service takes place in Nice, France. Choose your media, quantity and return country to see the price for your collection.
No payment when you enquire. Wait for our confirmation before posting your originals.
A price for your collection and destination
For 3 data CDs or 3 data DVDs, the service with a download and standard return costs €44.99 in metropolitan France, Monaco or Andorra; €55.09 in the European zone below; €59.09 in the United Kingdom; or €64.09 in Norway. These examples cover 3 readable discs of the same type, with their files preserved in the original formats.
For 100 separate paper photographs up to A4, the total is €52.39 in metropolitan France, Monaco or Andorra; €63.59 in the European zone; €67.59 in the United Kingdom; or €74.89 in Norway. Scanning produces individual 600 dpi JPEG files. Album pages, retouching and restoration are excluded.
These totals include the service, download and standard return postage. You pay the initial shipment to France separately. Customs duties and taxes, if applicable, are excluded. Other quantities, mixed media or a USB copy have their own calculation, shown before you send a request.
Countries in the European postal zone
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Vatican City.
Metropolitan France includes Corsica. The service excludes French overseas territories, the Canary Islands, Ceuta, Melilla, the Azores, Madeira, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Åland, Dutch Caribbean territories, Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, British overseas territories and Northern Cyprus. We check the actual address before acceptance. Countries missing from the calculator do not have an automatic offer.
Posting your originals from another country
Start with a request; it does not take payment. Keep your originals until we confirm the service, price, turnaround and receiving address. Do not post them to an address found in a business directory.
After confirmation, choose a tracked carrier for your shipment to France. Our calculator uses public La Poste Colissimo rates for the return from France. It does not supply an outward label or claim to know the price charged by your local postal service.
Make an inventory and use a rigid parcel. Keep photographs flat and discs in their cases. Do not peel fragile prints from albums or dismantle tapes. Tell us about damaged media before posting anything.
Outside the EU: allow for customs
Switzerland, Liechtenstein, the United Kingdom and Norway may involve customs formalities. Requirements and charges depend on the origin, destination and parcel; we do not guarantee that no charges will apply. Confirm the arrangements before sending your originals.
Keep your inventory and shipment records. Your carrier can explain the documents and declarations required for both the outward shipment and the return.
Not sure what you have?
You do not need the parcel weight or the number of gigabytes. Count the media and check their labels. A CD/DVD containing files and a home DVD-Video need different services. Choose “Unknown medium” if you are unsure.
Standard copying covers readable files and personal archives you are entitled to copy. Medical media, bypassing copy protection and recovering damaged discs are outside this offer.
Not sure which format you have?
Describe the label in your request. You do not need parcel weight or file size in gigabytes.