Algeria

Letters and Small parcels

Letters

Letter correspondence with documents

Small parcels

Letter correspondence with items

Standard+ *

Registered letters and small packets

Maximum insurance amount

4900 €

Delivery notification

Cecogram

Cross-border small parcel return service (IBRS)

Shipment cancellation or address change

Delivery time***

25-40 days

*this service includes the option of shipment insurance

**service available only to contract customers

***timeframe exludes weekends and public holidays

Parcel shipments

Standard+*

Registered parcel shipments

Maximum insurance amount

122 €‎

Premium

Courier delivery shipments

Receiving the shipment at the post office upon request

“Fragile” shipment**

Notification for Standard+

Notification for registered shipment delivery

Cross-border courier parcel return service (ERS)

Delivery time****

20-25 days

*this service includes the option of shipment insurance

**requires appropriate packaging

***service available only to contract customers

****timeframe exludes weekends and public holidays

Parcel Size Restrictions

A + B + C < 90 cm; A= max 60 cm; C= max 2 cm

A + B + C < 90 cm; A= max 60 cm;

A + (B+C) × 2 ≤ 300 cm; A = max 150 cm

Coins, banknotes, currency notes, securities, travellers' cheques, platinum, gold, silver, amber, precious stones, jewellery and other valuables;
Animals and animal-derived products, ivory;
Plants, seeds, nuts;
Mineral waters, lemonades, wines;
Margarine;
Salt;
Funeral urns;
Tin products, celluloid and celluloid films;
Chemical products, dyes;
Materials of a pornographic nature;
Contraceptives;
Infectious biological substances;
Non-infectious biological substances;
Radioactive materials;
Saccharine;
All types of clocks;
Lottery tickets and lottery-related publications;
Second-hand clothing, blankets, underwear, textiles, headwear, footwear;
Baby pacifiers and soothers;
Drilling machines and their parts.

Medicines (approval from the Algerian Ministry of Health and a visa from the Central Algerian Pharmacy are required)
Tobacco and tobacco products (only with permission from the Algerian customs authorities)
Alcohol, vinegars, leather and leather products (only with the permit from the relevant Algerian ministry)
Medicines (allowed if the recipient has been issued a permit by the Algerian Ministry of Health to receive these medicines)
Measuring instruments (only with a permit from the Algerian Measurement Service)