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Tailor-Made Dispatch Solutions

Do you want to send your letters abroad in a secure and uncomplicated way?
We have the dispatch solution that fits your needs.

The following products are available:

Brief International (Letter Mail International)

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Brief International is the classic product for international letter mail. No other communication tool enables you to reach your friends throughout the world in such a personal way.

Possible additional services: registered mail, advice of receipt, deliver to the addressee in person, insured letter, cash-on-delivery

Brief International Plus (Letter Mail International Plus)

With Brief International Plus we offer you a dispatch solution at good value provided that you meet the following requirements:

  • A minimum of 20 letters per posting (additional charge for missing items possible
  • A minimum turnover of EUR 15 per posting (including all additional services)
  • Pre-printed and completed dispatch note
  • Metered mail with the postage paid impression of Austrian Post

Possible additional services: registered mail, advice of receipt, deliver to the addressee in person, cash-on-delivery

Eilbrief International (International Express Letter Mail)

With Express Letter International we offer you a secure and fast dispatch solution to destinations providing this service. The delivery is carried out by a special carrier or in comparable quality. International Express Letter Mail can only be posted in postal service points (franking with stamps or “Absender-Freistempelmaschinen” (AFM) is not allowed).
Please use the label for express letter by Österreichische Post.

Possible additional services: registered mail, advice of receipt, deliver to the addressee in person, cash-on-delivery

M-bag International

Shipment as M-Bag International is available for newspapers, magazines, books, brochures, music scores and maps, provided that specific criteria are met. Customers may add an invoice, a delivery note, a copy of the order form for books as well as a loose note. This service is not available for commercial purposes. Therefore, no price lists, advertising or other commercial items may be included. The posting of M-bags International is only possible in postal service points. Before posting these items, please ensure that

  • you tie the bag with a cord or strap that comes off easily and is easy to attach after having been removed.
  • you use a highly resistant tag for the address, which needs to include the following information: the recipient's address, postage, total weight of the bag and information about extra services, if applicable.

Possible additional services: registered mail (excluding the United States and Canada), advice of receipt, deliver to addressee in person

 

Feldpost International (Military Mail)

Letter mail rates for international mail with the option Priority tariff zone Rest of Europe also apply to letters sent from and to military post offices abroad.

Currently, four military post offices are in operation:

  • 1500 UNDOF AUSBAT (Syria) 
  • 1502 AUCON EUFOR (Bosnia-Herzegovina) 
  • 1503 AUCON KFOR (Kosovo)
  • 1504 AUTCON UNIFIL (Libanon)

Possible additional service: registered mail

International Delivery of Literature for the Blind

The following items may be sent as a “Blindensendung” (International Delivery of Literature for the Blind): Braille publications, sound recordings and special papers intended solely for the use of blind people, provided that they are sent by or addressed to an officially recognised institute for the blind. The following criteria must be met: Items must

  • be sent unsealed 
  • be identified as “Blindensendung – Cécogramme” in the franking area
  • include the information “do not postmark” if no additional services are demanded

Items sent as a “Blindensendung” may not bear any notes or include personal documents or documents of current relevance. They shall not contain cancelled stamps or stamps in mint condition or special-value items. Literature for the blind is exempt from postal charges with the exception of extra services.

Possible additional services: registered mail, advice of receipt, deliver to the addressee in person, cash-on-delivery

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For your international letter mail items, Austrian Post provides two service levels – Priority and Economy.

Priority
Items sent with the option Priority are shipped by air or the fastest means of transportation available. Priority items are treated preferentially in the country of posting and the country of destination. The average forwarding time is 2 – 4 days within Europe, for other destinations 3 – 7 days. Please label your letter mail item as Priority on the address label with e.g. the Priority sticker of Austrian Post (available at all postal service points free of charge).

Economy
The service level Economy is the economical dispatch solution with an optimal price-performance ratio for letter mail items whose delivery is not subject to intense time pressure.

Download Date Size
Barfreimachung 4c 01.11.2011 57,73 kb
Barfreimachung SW 01.11.2011 56,84 kb
Handbook International Letter Mail (German only)
valid from 10.04.2012
10.04.2012 3674,91 kb
Dispatch note template - Brief International (available in German only) 01.01.2012 106,00 kb
Dispatch Note template Brief International Plus (in German only) 01.01.2012 97,50 kb
Länderüberblick Eilbrief International 01.01.2012 54,76 kb
Priority Sticker Printable File 01.01.2011 53,72 kb