FAQs

We ship directly from Germany and given the uncertainty, we anticipate some delays to your orders between the 28th of December and early January 2021.

Our team and delivery partners are working hard to minimise delays and impact on your shopping experience.

Please contact us if you have a time-sensitive order so we can meet your expectations.

In the short term, we expect delivery times to be slightly longer. While the exact times will depend on your location, we anticipate a few extra days for your delivery to arrive with you.

The terms of our leaving the EU are still under negotiation, until such point when a decision is made any impact on prices is unknown.

From 21st December, returns will be handled by our UK team and our return address on all labels has been changed. Please contact us if you need to return any items so we can assist. 

Return shipping will remain free of charge for all new items. All standard terms apply.

Purchases made up until 31st of December 2020 can continue to claim VAT refunds until March 31st, 2021.

The UK Government has proposed a change to the current VAT refund scheme which will come into force from 1st January 2021. As it stands, customers purchasing items in the UK can only claim back VAT when the item is shipped to their residence address outside of the UK. 

Our warranty terms remain the same.

We are still here for you and looking forward to helping you out with any questions or concerns you may have. We are working hard in providing you with the full standard of service you are used to, but please bear with us if things take a little longer sometimes.

Sens us a message or request a callback on our contact form.

All online orders will continue to be processed as usual. As things are changing daily, some delays may occur in your order. If you have a time sensitive order, please contact us.

We are pleased to confirm that our returns department is working back at full capacity.

We understand that everyone everything is a little more difficult at the moment, so we are happy to extend your return period as long as you inform us about your intention to return within 14 days of receiving the order.

UPS is designated among the government’s critical infrastructure and will continue all Leica Online Store deliveries to the UK, Ireland and the Channel Islands. The UPS team is complying with safe distancing measures in their processes. You may keep up with their continued efforts here. 

Delivery times may be slightly affected. As always, you will receive a tracking number when your order is fulfilled. This will keep you updated on when to expect your parcel to arrive.

Please contact us with any questions.

While our stores are closed, your order may not be picked up from our stores.

Once our stores reopen, delivery to our stores will be an available option again.

All pre-owned and ex-demo stock orders will be fulfilled. See the full collection here.

All system cameras in our pre-owned stock go for a sensor clean before sale. Due to this, delivery times may vary as we wait for a technician to become available to preform a sensor clean.

We've launched our new Stay-at-Home Akademie program to keep you busy and challenge you creatively. We offer both paid and free webinars which and can be joined by anyone from the comfort of your home. Have a look at the full program here: store.leica-camera.com/uk/en/program

We are also working hard on providing you with regular new content on our social media channels. Have a look at our Instagram or Facebook account for inspiration and ways to interact.

Also keep an eye on our blog where we are posting regular long-form content and personal accounts of how our teams are coping with social distancing and quarantine measures.

We always enjoy hearing how you are keeping your creative juices flowing during these unusual times. Email us anytime at onlinestore.uk@leica-camera.com

Please send any questions to us via our online contact form or directly via email at: onlinestore.uk@leica-camera.com

We aim to reply to all emails as soon as possible.

Our online store does not operate on waiting lists. All items are available on a first-come-first-serve basis. 

To be the first to know when we launch a new item, we recommend signing up for our Newsletter. You can do this via the red banner on the bottom of this page.

If a newly launched item is not yet in stock, simply add your email to the notification list on the product page, and you will automatically be notified when stock becomes available. Be advised that there may be other customers who have signed up for the same notification, so items may sell out again. Should this be the case, you will need to re-add yourself to the notification list.

If you find an item is currently unavailable to order online, one of the following may be true:

- The item is generally not available for purchase online (this will be noted in the item description)
- The item is temporarily out of stock but will become available again in the future
- The item is out of stock and will not become available again (this is usually true for items in our pre-owned and ex-demo stock)

To ensure you are notified about future item availability, please sign up to email notifications on the product page. 

For pre-owned stock we may notify you once we have a comparable item in our stock. 

For security reasons, we do not accept payment over the phone. If you are looking for alternative payment methods, please contact us. Please never send us your credit card details via email.

Purchases made up until 31st of December 2020 can continue to claim VAT refunds until March 31st, 2021.

The UK Government has proposed a change to the current VAT refund scheme which will come into force from 1st January 2021. As it stands, customers purchasing items in the UK can only claim back VAT when the item is shipped to their residence address outside of the UK. 

VAT refunds are not possible for pre-owned items.

To be eligible for a VAT refund, your order must be delivered to one of our stores.

If you have trouble finding the right item, we can help you by directing you to the correct product page. Simply contact us with what you are looking for.

If you are looking for an item that is currently not listed online (this may include discontinued stock, pre-owned items or spare parts), please contact us to add your name to a notification list and we will notify you once it becomes available.

Spare parts can generally be purchased through our customer care team. Please contact them via our contact form.

We do not have a minimum order value. However, we charge a £5 shipping fee on orders below £100.

Our online store prices for new products are set in accordance with the recommended retail prices of the Leica Camera AG. Dealers have the ability to set their own prices and may occasionally differ from our own.

For pre-owned goods, all prices are listed in accordance with the current market value. To determine these prices our team keeps a very close eye on the current going rate.

If you are located in the Channel Island, items may be shipped to you free of VAT. Orders to shipping addresses in these locations will automatically be free of VAT at check-out. Slight delays may occur in the shipping of your items to account for export documents. 

If you are located in Ireland and are a VAT registered company, you may be eligible for a VAT-free order. Please contact us at onlinestore.uk@leica-camera.com for details.

Please note that our pre-owned stock cannot be purchased VAT-free.

We currently do not offer any financing options but may be able to suggest leasing companies our customers have worked with in the past. 

We accept Visa, Mastercard and Amex debit and credit cards as well as PayPal (including express checkout). Apple Pay and Google Pay are also accepted if your device is set up for it. You may also submit payment via bank transfer. Find more details about payment options here.

For security reasons, we do not accept payment over the phone. If you are looking for alternative ways to pay, please contact us. Please never send us your credit card details via email.

Shipping is free on all orders over £100. Any orders under this value will incur a shipping charge of £5 for standard shipping. Magazine orders of three or fewer will be charged a reduced shipping cost of £2. 

Our shipping partner is UPS, and all orders are provided with a tracking number and regular shipping updates.

If you need to place a rush order, please email us at onlinestore.uk@leica-camera.com as soon as possible to confirm whether your timeline can be kept. We offer an express shipping option at check-out which is priced at £20.

We currently do not deliver to PO boxes.

At the moment we are not able to guarantee a timed delivery.

If you are not around to accept delivery, we recommend getting your order delivered to a UPS collection point or one of our stores. This option is available for you during the check-out process.

Please check estimated shipping times on the product pages.

Average standard shipping time: 2 days for the UK, 3 days for very remote areas. However, these are not guaranteed. 
Average Express shipping time: 1 day. If you order before 1 PM, your order is scheduled to arrive by the end of the next day.

For more details, see our Shipping and Payment terms.

Yes. If you wish to collect your order in-store, please pick “In-Store Delivery” in the order check-out process and select the store you wish to pick up from. 

Once your order is ready for pick-up, we will notify you via email. 

Please bring your order confirmation and a valid form of ID to pick up your order. If you are having someone else pick up your order for you, make sure you list their name in the check-out process. We retain the right to refuse handing over an order should you not have an accepted form of identification available. 

Pick-up orders are currently only available for our Mayfair and City Stores.

We only deliver to addresses in the UK, Ireland and the Channel Islands. Please contact us directly about shipping options outside of these areas.

Orders can generally only be cancelled within the first few minutes of placing it. After that, cancelling orders will not always be possible and you may have to wait for the item to be shipped out to you in order to start the return process. 

You may return items you have purchased online in our Mayfair or City Store, however, you will not be issued a refund until the item has been shipped back to our online store warehouse and its condition has been verified. Returning orders in store may delay the refund process.

You have 14 days to return an order made online. All details about the return process can be found under the below link.

Returning an order

We currently do not support exchanges for items purchased online. We will require you to return the item and place a new order. 

Unless stated otherwise, your items have below warranty periods from the date stated on your invoice. This only applies to new items and excludes Pre-Owned and Ex-Demo stock.

Cameras: 2 year
Lenses: 2 year
Accessories: 2 year
SOFORT cameras: 1 year

Binoculars: 10 years
Geovid Optics: 5 years | Electronic: 2 years
Rangemaster and Pinmaster: 2 years
Eyepieces: 10 years
Spotting Scopes: 10 years

Unless stated otherwise, all pre-owned items have a 6-month warranty period. This warranty is limited to official Leica UK stores and not applicable worldwide.

Warranty on ex-demo stock may vary and is noted in the listing of each item.

Warranty claims on items purchased from our online store can be made at our Mayfair or City Store for the original warranty period of the item.

If you have purchased your Leica product from a store outside of the UK or from a local dealer, we may request a proof of purchase in order to confirm the warranty period. 

Please find a copy of our warranty terms here: uk.leica-camera.com/Warranty