Send a parcel to: Germany
When looking for a parcel carrier from the UK to Germany, ease and efficiency are key requirements.
If you need to send a parcel to Germany, look no further than Parcelforce Worldwide. Whether you're sending a package to a major city like Berlin or Frankfurt, or somewhere a little more remote, you can trust Parcelforce to deliver. Our globalexpress service can get your parcel to Germany from the next working day, with full tracking and named confirmation of delivery. For slightly less urgent items, globalpriority is a perfect answer, and still offers inclusive compensation and tracking, whilst if a cheaper send solution is your goal and you aren't concerned with tracking, look no further than our globalvalue service.
You can choose to book online, by phone or in person, and we will collect from your door or you can drop off at a Post Office® branch or Parcelforce depot.
Last year Parcelforce Worldwide delivered over 400,000 parcels to Germany, so your precious items couldn't be in safer hands.
Parcel delivery information
| Service | Area | Delivery (Working Days) | PO Box | Max weight | Max length | Length & Girth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serviceglobalexpress | AreaDocuments | Delivery (Working Days)From 1 day | PO BoxNo | Max weight30kg | Max length1.5m | Length & Girth3m |
| Serviceglobalexpress | AreaPackages | Delivery (Working Days)From 1 day | PO BoxNo | Max weight30kg | Max length1.5m | Length & Girth3m |
| Serviceeuropriority | AreaALL AREAS | Delivery (Working Days)2 days | PO BoxNo | Max weight30kg | Max length1.5m | Length & Girth3m |
| Serviceeuroeconomy | AreaALL AREAS | Delivery (Working Days)2 days | PO BoxYes | Max weight30kg | Max length1.5m | Length & Girth3m |
Important information when exporting to Germany
General Advice
- In order to ensure a delivery on time, please ensure that your parcel has the full, correct address, an email address in the correct format and a mobile or landline number for the intended recipient. This will help the delivery partner to ensure the parcel is delivered correct first time. This should be clearly marked on the parcel.
- Timescales shown above do not include delays caused by destination country customs processes. Please be aware that customs could add additional time to your parcel delivery.
- The definition of 'working days' and other important information can be found here
- To avoid delivery / customs issues, our carrier partners request that a full name is mandatory for globalexpress parcels (e.g. Mr John Smith)
- globalexpress transit times are based upon collection times, sender and recipient locations.
- For details, please use the globalexpress calculator in the section at the end of this page.
[Note for awareness: the globalexpress calculator illustrates delivery speeds for parcels sent by account customers; parcels sent by retail channels may take longer and depend on posting method]
- Lithium batteries cannot be posted to this country in any capacity.
- Exporting to Germany requires customs paperwork for most items from 01 January 2021
- In order to confirm that your items are not prohibited or restricted, please check our dedicated page here
- When sending business to business shipments it is a Deutsch Post requirement that the receiving business in country also has a local EORI.
- Should you require specific customs advice and the latest rules please visit the German customs website
This is for information only and should not be considered to have legal basis. Where doubt exists appropriate legal advice should be sought.
