Cash on delivery: features of this type of mail

With the gradual transition of trade to the Internet for many enterprises, the question of which type of mail items should be used became very relevant. For most, the best solution is to send a cash on delivery. This is a kind of mailing, in which the order is sent to the client's mailing address, and is subsequently paid to them when received at the nearest post office. At the same time, it charges a postage fee, the amount of which depends both on the amount of the cash on delivery, and on the relations in which the sender with the mail of Russia is composed. If he is her federal client, the fee will be significantly lower than for senders who are individuals.

What is the difference between sending cash on delivery from other types of mail, and what kind of investments can be made in it? The main types of items in which commodity investments are allowed are:

- a parcel by cash on delivery;

- first class parcel postal by cash on delivery;

- cash on delivery.

The first type of mail, parcel, allows the weight of the attachment up to 2 kg, while sending it can only print. The parcel sent by the first class must also be up to two kilos in weight, but it is allowed to make commodity investments. The difference between this type of parcels and ordinary ones is that its main advantage is the urgent delivery of mail marked with the first class. It will reach the addressee sooner.

But the most common form of departure is still the premise. This is due to the fact that the maximum permissible weight is 20 kg, and the restrictions in allowed investments are relatively small. The sending by cash on delivery can not include only poisonous substances, weapons, medicines prohibited in the territory of the Russian Federation, and animals. Another important point that should be considered by the senders of such parcels is the mandatory declaration of their value. In this case, the specified amount should not be less than the amount of the cash on delivery. Therefore sending parcels of this type will cost a little more than usual. This is due to the fact that the Russian Post charges an additional insurance fee from the amount in which the postal item is valued. But at the same time this is also a guarantee that in case of damage or loss of a part of the investment, its cost will be compensated (provided that the receipt for the shipment is saved).

Also the package Cash on delivery requires the processing of some documents when sending. Firstly, it is necessary to fill in the form to the parcel itself, in which it will be necessary to specify the address data of both the consignee and the sender so that, in case of refusal to receive the parcel, they can return to the point of departure. In addition, this form specifies the sender's passport data and signs it as a guarantee that there are no prohibited investments in the parcel.

The second document required for processing a postal item with cash on delivery is the money transfer form. It is filled in by the sender himself, it indicates the data of the transferee, his address, and also indicates the sender of the transfer (that is, the one to whom the parcel is addressed by cash on delivery).

Many users of postal services are concerned with the question of whether it is worth making an inventory of the investment sending a valuable parcel? Of course, it will take more time, because the post office employee will have to check the presence of everything that is indicated. But, nevertheless, this makes sense, since the presence of such an additional guarantee of safety of the investment and stipulates the exact cost of each of the items.