Modern technology allows you to track every stage that passes the mail from Germany. Using the Internet, you can find out if your parcel has passed the border, whether it is awaiting receipt at the post office, regardless of whether you use the post via German state mail or a private company.
Instruction manual
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Send the package to the nearest post office - Deutsche Post. All items accepted by this institution are delivered to Russia by DHL. If you use the services of DHL Paket International, the recipient will be able to pick up the parcel at the post office. If you ship via DHL Express, the courier will bring it to the addressee. The shipping price depends on the weight of the package. Russia is in the second zone of the countries with which DHL works. So, sending a parcel weighing up to 5 kg will cost you 28 euros, from 5 to 10 kg - 33 euros, from 10 to 20 kg - 43 euros, up to 31.5 - 53 euros. Parcels are automatically insured in the amount of 500 euros. The delivery time to the territory of the Russian Federation is on average 3 weeks.
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Use alternative shipping methods, for example, contact Warkentin. You can bring the packaged parcel to the collection point, or employees will pick it up from any address in Germany. The cost of sending is 3 euros per kilogram of weight, weight restrictions - from 12 to 20 kg (this restriction applies only to parcels to Russia).
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Bankowski provides the same services, but the price is 4 euros per kilogram of shipping to Russia. The company guarantees delivery of shipments to Russia in four weeks and no more. Additional bonuses include the fact that the parcel is brought into the addressee’s apartment and a photo is taken as a keepsake.
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Consider sending your package via BPD Express or Wenz Transport. A big plus of all the listed companies is Russian-language sites, staff speaking Russian, and fairly low prices. Hand over the parcel, packed in thick cardboard, to the collection point, arrange the shipment. If you wish, use the Air-Premium service, which is provided by almost all of the above carriers. The delivery time for such a parcel is 15 days, it is automatically insured for 500 euros.
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Remember that no matter what way you decide to use, delivery problems may occur. Write the address as clearly as possible, indicate the country in three languages - Russian Federation - Russia - Ruβland. Rewrite everything that you send and specify whether these things are accepted for sending. Parcels are sometimes opened at the border.
