E-commerce: save shipping costs with the right format

E-commerce and sustainability

Today’s customers expect sustainability from companies and providers. This also applies to e-commerce companies that ship goods abroad. But how do you send your consignments as sustainably as possible? On the one hand, by choosing the right format for the consignment and on the other hand the right packaging. 

Swiss Post makes this easy for you: it delivers any parcel – regardless of size and weight – to any front door abroad. We’ll show you the options. 

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PostPac International

The Swiss Post enables you to send parcels to over 200 countries worldwide. The following are the characteristics of standard shipments:

• Sizes from 100 x 60 x 60 cm (L x W x H)
• Larger parcels are considered bulky goods. These must be labelled as “Bulky goods” (on the waybill with the note “Encombrant”).
• Maximum weight 30 kg. Some countries have a maximum weight of 20 kg or 10 kg. Find out here: www.swisspost.ch/info-int
• The goods are sent as delivery against signature
• Electronic consignment tracking to countries in Europe, North America and Asia.
• Customs clearance by the local postal company, any costs and duties are borne by the recipient.
• IOSS is possible (IOSS reg. no. on waybill/commercial invoice)
• Automatic liability coverage (insured up to max. CHF 500)
  
  

For larger parcels, a bulky goods surcharge of CHF 15 per parcel is applied. What does “bulky goods” mean? Further details:

• Unpacked consignments
• Consignments with a tag (cases, canisters, etc.)
• Unstackable consignments with a non-standard shape (tyres, baskets, buckets, etc.)
• Roles
• Triangle parcels with a length of over 1 m
  
  

Learn more about Postpac International here.

Swiss Post GLS

Swiss Post GLS is suitable for sending the following consignments abroad:

• Up to 31.5 kg
• Max. weight 200 x 60 x 80 cm (L x W x H)
• Max. girth 300 cm (L + 2xW + 2xH)
  
  

With Swiss Post GLS, you can choose from a range of customs clearance options that are sure to suit your business model. You can also send multiple parcels per customs shipment, which reduces your administrative workload.

URGENT Documents

Do you need to send documents? With the URGENT courier, you can send documents quickly and conveniently. What counts as a document?

• Anything written on paper or reproduced in any form, i.e. printed, copied, typed or handwritten.
• Everything that has no goods value
• Weighs up to 0.5 kg

URGENT goods

Do you need to send goods? It’s easy to send goods abroad with the URGENT courier.

The following goods weights are defined:

• Up to 30 kg and a maximum size of 100 x 60 x 60 cm (L x W x H): posting and collection at the counter
• More than 30 kg: posting via Fedex Express Swiss Post GmbH
  
  

Please note that an oversize charge will apply if your parcel:

• exceeds 121 centimetres on the longest side;

• exceeds 76 centimetres on the second largest side; or

• measuring more than 266 centimetres in length and girth – the length and girth are calculated as length plus twice the height plus twice the width (L + 2H + 2W).

If this surcharge applies, a minimum weight of 18 kg will always be charged.

URGENT small goods

Do you send small goods, such as samples or material specimens? Then our URGENT small package shipping category is perfect for you. This allows you to send goods up to 2.5 kg with a value of up to USD 100. Make sure you use a ‘FedEx Pak’ package and that the volume of the shipment does not exceed 15,000 cubic centimetres. For example, the following dimensions would still be acceptable: 50 x 40 x 7 cm (L x W x H).

Find out more about URGENT here.

Do you want to know the maximum weights per country? Simply call: 0800 45 45 45