DHL: cost of the package shipping
The best-known provider is DHL. The company usually delivers within two days and scores with additional services such as packing stations.
- With DHL, you can parcel (uninsured) or packages (insured mail up to € 500).
- A small parcel with a 30 x 30 x 15 cm with a weight up to 1 kg costs 4 Euro. The larger parcel with 60 x 30 x 15 cm and a weight up to 2 kg costs 4.50 euros.
- Packages must be at the DHL to a maximum of 120 x 60 x 60 cm in size. Up to 5 kg the shipping costs 6.99 euros, up to 10 kg, it costs 8,99 euros and up to 31.5 kg, you pay 14.99 Euro.
- Can save you when your package online franking. On average, the shipping is about a Euro cheaper.

DHL: costs for packages
Hermes: cost of the most popular DHL-Alternative
The most popular Alternative to DHL , Hermes. With 14,000 retail outlets , the company is well represented. Hermes delivers usually within two days or faster.
- With Hermes, you can packet (insured up to 50 Euro) or packets (sent insured up to 500 Euro).
- A packet may be in the case of Hermes up to 25 kg. The sum of the length of the longest and the shortest side may not exceed 37 inches (for example 12 x 15 x 25 cm). The price is 3,89 euros.
- All of the packages you send over a Hermes-parcel-shop, may be up to 25 kg. At 50 cm as the sum of the longest and shortest side 4,69 euros, at 80 cm there are 5,89 euros, and at 120 cm € 9.99.
- Larger and heavier packages must allow you to pick up at a surcharge the home. Hermes allows when you pick up a weight up to 31.5 kg. Up to 50 cm of the shipping costs 6.99 euros, up to 80 cm 11,99 Euro, up to 120 cm 15,89 euros, up to 150 cm, the package costs 27,99 Euro and up to 310 cm you pay 32,99 Euro.

Online franking Hermes
DPD: cost of the package to send
DPD in Germany has only 6.000 points of contact, so it may be that you are a piece up to the next branch will be driving. Also DPD delivers in one to two business.
- All of the packages that you send with DPD, are insured up to 520 Euro and may weigh up to 31.5 kg.
- The XS package, you can now send online and pay 3,90 Euro. Here's the buzzer from the longest and the shortest side may not exceed 35 centimetres.
- All the other packages you can pay directly in the Shop. Up to 50 cm, the package costs € 4.50, up to 70 cm, it costs 6.70 euros, up to 90 cm you can pay 11.50 euros.
- Larger packages will be limited to the so-called combined length and girth. It is calculated as (height + width) x 2 + length and must not exceed 2.50 meters. For this, you have to pay 17,50 euros.
- Stamp the package for you online, shipping is a little cheaper. You can save up to two Euro.

Package shipping: cost at DPD
Alternative to DHL: costs in the case of GLS
Even less branches than DPD GLS with 5.000 points of contact. As the only company in the GLS specifies a delivery time of one business day.
- In GLS, each package may weigh up to 40 kg and is insured up to 750 euros.
- Up to 35 cm as the sum of the shortest and longest side of a package costs in the case of GLS, $ 3.99. Up to 50 cm 4,49 Eurp to fall, up to 65 cm costs 6,69 Euro and up to 80 cm of 10.89 Euro.
- Also in the case of GLS for larger packages will be assessed using the above-described combined length and girth. With a maximum of 3 metres combined length and girth of the package costs 16,80 Euro.
- You will pay the shipping online, save up to 1.50 euros.

Shipping prices GLS
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