Russian Post has launched new delivery services for online shops enabling corporate clients to
send parcels weighing up to 5kg at fixed prices and with guaranteed delivery times to all major big
cities across Russia, which account for 70% of the country’s e-commerce market.
The new products ‘Parcel Online’ and ‘Courier Online’ are designed for Russian Post customers
who ship more than 1,000 parcels on a monthly basis. Parcel Online provides delivery to post
offices in 38 major cities of Russia at a price of RUB 149 (€2.64), VAT included. Courier Online
offers delivery to the address of the recipient in one of 27 destination cities, where the service
is available for the cost of RUB 199 (€3.52), VAT included.
The Russian postal operator said these new products available to its business customers with
immediate effect would significantly simplify its interaction with internet retailers, shorten
order delivery times, and ensure guaranteed service quality at the lowest possible price. Shipments
will be first processed at the automated sorting centre in Podolsk near Moscow and then distributed
to all the big cities across the country.
Sergey Malyshev, Deputy General Director Russian Post, Parcels and Express, commented: “When
developing the new services, Russian Post considered current requirements by the players in the
e-commerce market, including convenient service. We are offering fixed and very low-cost services
and minimum delivery times from Moscow to major Russian cities, which are the main markets for the
e-commerce companies.”
Russian Post added that it will continue opening pick-up and collection points for parcels in
the big cities. It will also create special counters for customers at the post offices to drop off
and pick up their parcels. “All this will allow separating the queues at the post offices according
to the respective services and significantly reducing the times of the parcel pick-up,” Malyshev
said.
