There are many ways to send a parcel to any city in Russia, including from abroad. The speed of delivery of the parcel depends on which one you choose and on whether you agree to pay extra for mail services or for individuals and companies.
Instruction manual
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Contact the Russian Post. Check out the list of prohibited items and make sure your mail does not contain them. Take 2 forms of receipts and indicate on each of them your name, home address, as well as the address and name of the recipient in St. Petersburg. If you want the parcel to be sent by airmail, make a note of this on the receipt. However, the cost of shipping in this case, of course, will be higher. Make an inventory of nested things.
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Address in a window of reception of parcels with receipts and the inventory. Pack the parcel with the mail employee and weigh it. The postal worker must indicate the weight of the parcel in the receipts, enter the information about it on the computer, and then print the marking sheet with the information specified in the receipt (name and address of the sender and recipient). This sheet is glued to the parcel, after which you will have to pay receipts. If you want to track the location of the parcel, notify the operator and pay for this service.
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Contact one of the private express delivery services for postal items, including parcels. You can contact a similar service via the Internet. The courier will arrive at your address with application forms, one of which will remain with you after filling. The courier will also be able to weigh the parcel in your presence. After which you will only have to pay the application-receipt or, if you are a regular customer of this company, pay off the invoice that will be sent to you at the beginning of next month. Please note: the cost of shipping in such companies is always more expensive, but you can keep your shipment confidential if necessary.
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Contact familiar long-distance drivers or train guides departing for St. Petersburg and ask for the parcel. Before that, call the recipient of the parcel and notify him of the time of its arrival. This method, of course, is not a reliable one, therefore agree with the driver or guide that the delivery services will be paid by him only in St. Petersburg, about which also notify the recipient.
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Sending a parcel to St. Petersburg from abroad is usually carried out by mail, or using private companies that have an agreement with the Russian Post for delivery, since such companies can trace the route only to the border with our country. In addition, the cost of services of private companies is usually more expensive, but you can trace the route of the parcel, even if its weight is less than 2 kg, which is impossible when contacting the state post office.
