What is International letter shipment?
International letter shipment is a service for companies that want to send at least 300 small letters, 100 large letters or 30 maxi letters per shipment – to one or more countries. You can choose to send your shipment as First Class Mail or Economy Mail, depending on how rapidly you want your mail to reach its destination.
To book and use the letter shipment service, you need to be one of our service agreement customers.
Delivery inside and outside the EU
Delivery times for International letter shipments vary, depending on the type of letter service you choose (First Class Mail or Economy Mail) and the recipient country.
When sending goods within the EU, you must always attach a security declaration. When sending goods to destinations outside the EU, you must always affix a shipment ID and a unique bar code to the package. You can easily prepare address labels and customs documentation using our cost-free Skicka Direkt Business tool.
Find out more about customs procedures outside the EU.
Air transport directive
As from April 29, 2010, all shipments transported by air must be X-rayed in order to fulfil the air safety regulations pursuant to the applicable EU directive. In the event that the X-ray is unable to establish what the shipment contains, it will be transported by other means – road or rail, for example – instead. If this is not possible either, the shipment will be returned to you.
How do I use International letter shipment?
Mark the envelopes with our Port Payé block labels and register an invoice document in our digital tool ELIN. Drop your shipments off at one of our service points or mail terminals. Click here to find out more about relevant drop-off locations.
If your First Class International shipment exceeds the volumes stated below, you will need to book your shipment before dropping it off. The booking for your First Class letter shipment must be registered no later than 9 a.m. on the drop-off day.
- Sorted shipment containing at least 25,000 items.
- Unsorted shipments containing at least 5,000 items that are more than 2 cm thick.
Mark the envelopes with our Port Payé block labels and register an invoice document in our digital tool ELIN. Drop your shipments off at one of our service points or mail terminals. Find out more about relevant drop-off locations.
If your Economy Mail International shipment exceeds the volumes stated below, you will need to book your shipment before dropping it off. The booking for your Economy Mail letter shipment must be registered no later than 5 p.m. on the day before drop-off.
- Sorted shipment containing at least 50,000 items.
- Unsorted shipments containing at least 5,000 items that are more than 2 cm thick.
Price
See our current prices for service agreement customers.
Weights and measures
Small letters
Length: minimum 140 mm, max 245 mm
Width: minimum 90 mm, max 165 mm
Height: max 5 mm
Weight Max 100 g
Weights and measures
Large letters
Length: minimum 140 mm, max 381 mm
Width: minimum 90 mm, max 305 mm
Height: max 30 mm
Weight Max 2 kilo
Weights and measures
Maxi letters
Length: minimum 140 mm, max 600 mm
Width: minimum 90 mm
Height: minimum 30 mm
Length + Width + Height: max 900 mm
Weight: max 2 kilo
General service information
Drop off point: Mail Pickup, service point, mail terminal
Point of delivery: Mailbox
Traceable: No
Delivery time: Depends on the country
Do you need to send large volumes of business letters abroad?
Book our letter shipment service if you want to send large volumes of business mail directly to your international customers’ mailboxes.