Today I want to talk about the Thai mail, or rather how send the parcel to Russia. Got a series of questions regarding this, here I am writing. Now it is very important, many winterers returning home, and they so want to bring something from Thailand for memory, as well as their relatives and friends. BUT Considering that cheap clothes and toys are here, you can and simply stock up on stock.
We ourselves literally recently sent 18 kg to Moscow. Imagine? This is the weight of the whole suitcase! Omit the question from where so many things it is necessary to ask my women, to shop for Blouses went, aha. So it all cost about 2900 baht, and The package arrived already in 18 days. Wow! I honestly did not expect such prices and efficiency.
The content of the article
- 1 Thai mail
- 1.1 What is
- 1.2 How to find Thai mail
- 1.3 Thailand Post Office Hours
- 2 How to send a parcel from Thailand to Russia
- 2.1 Boxes, Address Filling, Packing
- 2.2 Filling the address and form
- 2.3 How much is a parcel to Russia and delivery time
- 2.4 All delivery options, transcript
- 2.5 Tracking Parcels from Thailand
- 2.6 Customs Restrictions
Thai mail
From June 2, 2015 when sending parcels weighing more than 2 kilogram required to present a passport. This is about sending packages both from Thailand and within the country.
What is it like
I will not talk about Thai mail for a long time. I can only say that it makes a good impression where smiling people work. Usually represents a small room with chairs for waiting At the entrance you take a number and then track your turn on the screen. Air conditioning works, sometimes there is a TV, all pretty quickly and promptly. Several times sent letters and parcels and never waited more than 20 minutes even if the full hall to the people. And the old-timers say that 5 minutes before closing you will not be expelled and will receive your package.
Outside the mail is easy to identify.
Thai mail
An electronic queue screen hangs on the wall.
How to find Thai mail
Post office is not difficult to find. Visually its very good it is seen. As a rule, this is a separate building with a red banner, on which is written in white letters Thailand Post, by difficult pass the. The easiest way to find out where is to ask your neighbors who know, or from homeowners.
If you ask no one, then open Google Maps, zoom in district / city / island where you are and ask the Post or Post Office. You can also write Post Samui, Post Phuket, Post Bangkok and so on. After that you get points on the map. how many I tried, always Google found what was needed.
Thailand Post Hours
The time of post offices in Thailand is about the same. On weekdays from 8 am to 5 pm, on Saturday from 9 am to 12, and on Sunday is a day off.
Thailand Post Office Hours
How to send a package from Thailand to Russia
Boxes, Address Filling, Packing
You do not need to think about packaging, you can buy it at the post office. Come see what boxes are offered, choose and buy it. If you need a bigger box, ask some employee. Just gesturing that you need a big box. Price 9-50 baht depending on the size. I took the biggest one for 50 baht
You can pack, both at home and on the mail itself, it is not fundamentally. But, if you will do it at home, then you will have to first come for the box, and as a result visit the post office twice. That is why I just came with packages, estimated their volume, I bought a box and packed it right there. Scotch you will also be given on the spot so you pasted over the corners and closed the box. And if it is big, like mine, it is still sealed with plastic tape.
The maximum you can send 20 kg.
Boxes to choose from
18 kg left for Moscow
Fill in the address and form
The box itself will contain fields for the address and name. It has point out everything in two languages: English and Russian. Thai In general, the mail only needs to know the country and the city of destination, and the rest is needed by Russian postmen, but just in case, I everything indicated. You can also specify your phone and who this parcel accepts.
Fill in the address on the box
In addition to the address on the box, you need to fill out a form receipt, where you write again the address, your data, and a list of all things in a box. It is necessary for customs, as I understand it. Field for the list things are very small, so I did not write a list of all things, but Only listed “classes”: children’s toys, children’s clothing, rice cooker, pants, t-shirts, tea. Here’s something like that.
Blank receipt for sending a parcel
How much is a parcel to Russia and delivery time
The cost of the parcel depends on the country of destination, weight and terms delivery. You can find out the price on the official website in the block on the right. above – Calculate Fee. There you need to select a country and specify the weight in grams. Do not be surprised when you drop out a big list options. These are all types of delivery, it is a little more detailed.
Package cost and delivery options
By and large, we are interested in 3 options:
- Int’l Parcel-Surface. Cheapest shipping option carried by land, it takes 2-3 months.
- Int’l EMS-Package. Express mail, parcel must reach 1 week, sent by plane. The option is good when time is important, but parcel weight more than 2 kg.
- Int’l Parcel-Air. The most expensive way, the usual air mail. Delivery time 2-3 weeks. It is strange that despite the fact that the parcel It takes longer than EMS, it costs more. True if the parcel is smaller 2 kg, then it will be cheaper EMS.
For example. Our package is 18 kg (rounded up) Cost Int’l Parcel-Air 11400 baht and Int’l Parcel-Surface 2890 baht There is a difference, yes? Naturally, we chose the second option because we’re not in a hurry. Int’l EMS-Package cost 8,100 baht, and if urgency was needed, they would be sent to them.
How much is the parcel (you can watch Austria or Germany, instead of Russia)
As a result, our package did not reach 2-3 months (Parcel-Surface), as promised, but in just 18 days. But you should not count on it, I know, a bunch of examples, when she went a month, and two, and three. So that we were just lucky. Well, it is worth considering that in Russia it seems like everything Parcels come to Moscow, and from there they are further down the country. So that Plus, still simple at customs and transportation by Russian mail around the country. Actually, our package was in Moscow in general 10 days and 8 days customs clearance and delivered to the address. Yes, It is worth laying another 3-4 days to deliver the parcel from your location to bangkok because everything goes through it.
All delivery options, transcript
Int’l EMS-Package – express mail EMS, up to 20 kg, is 1 week Int’l EMS-Document – documents by express mail EMS, up to 20 kg EMS World (One Price Box) – 1400 baht per box D (22x35x14cm) and less are those that are 9-20 baht
Int’l Parcel-Air – parcel with items, regular air mail, the most Dear, up to 20 kg, it takes 2-3 weeks Int’l Parcel-Surface – a package with things, mail by land, the cheapest, up to 20 kg (in fact, often also flies by plane, just with stops), it takes 2-3 months
Int’l Letter-Air – delivery of letters by air mail, up to 2 kg Int’l Letter-SAL – delivery of letters by sea and land, up to 2 kg Int’l Letter-Surf – delivery of letters by land, up to 2 kg
Int’l Printed Paper (Book) -Air – delivery of documents and books by air by mail, up to 5 kg Int’l Printed Paper (Book) -SAL – delivery documents and books by sea and by land, up to 5 kg Int’l Printed Paper (Book) -Surf – delivery of documents and books by land, up to 5 kg
Int’l Small Packet-Air – a parcel up to 2 kg by plane, sent unsealed, you can only tie a rope int’l Small Packet-SAL – parcel up to 2 kg by sea and land, also not sealed Int’l Small Packet-Surf – parcel up to 2 kg by land, also not sealed
Package Tracking from Thailand
When you pass the package and pay, you will be given a check. Not throw it away, your tracking number will be listed there – a set of numbers and letters, by type CP067879484TH. You need it to track the path your parcel. It must first be entered on the Thai mail site, here, and after a while on the Russian mail website here.
Tracking number check
The path of the parcel with the dates on the website of the Thai mail
The path of the parcel with the dates on the site of Russian mail
Customs restrictions
I do not know exactly all the restrictions, it is better to check with those often sends goods from Thailand by mail, well, and not only from Tai. If in general, your package should not look like goods on sale. That is, 10 brand new iPhones in the boxes will be wrapped in any way. at customs. We sent things without labels and without packaging, and yes there was an explosive mix there, including the old things that we used, so I was not puzzled by this question.
I read that there should be less than 5 products of the same name, and there should also be no more than two parcels per month per address. Also, there was information that some had deployed a package in Bangkok, when it was perfume, cream and sauces, that is fluid. If anyone knows more about the restrictions, please add in comments.
P.S. In my other article, read how to send a letter from Thailand The scheme is similar, but different price.
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