- Express
- Europe
Prêt-à-Expédier® to the European Union
- Express delivery
- All-inclusive packaging
- 4 packaging formats available
DELIVERY TIMES
Delivery in 1 day, estimated time provided as an indication and in business days.
ENVELOPES
Weight maximum : 1 kg (documents only)
PACKAGING
Padded envelopes: 1 kg and 2 kg
Boxes: 5 kg
GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE
Use Prêt-à-ExpédierⓇ for the European Union, and Chronopost ensures its service from mainland France, including Corsica and Monaco, to all European Union countries at the time of shipment.
Brexit: Key Information
The reintroduction of customs barriers with the United Kingdom.
PACKAGE PICKUP
The drop-off of Prêt-à-Expédier® is possible from Monday to Saturday morning at post offices or Chronopost agencies.
Chronopost delivers from Monday to Friday. Parcels dropped off on Saturday are processed the following Monday.
LOCATION AND HOLNG TIME
In case the recipient is absent during the first delivery attempt, as well as during the second presentation, your parcel will be held for 8 to 10 days at the local holding facility, depending on the destination country.
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On-demande pickup
Chronopost offers you the option to schedule an on-demand pickup. You choose the location and time!
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Ad Valorem insurance
You can subscribe to insurance to cover the transported goods up to €5000 per package in case of loss or material damage, including force majeure, upon presentation of proof (insurance levels: €500 - €1000 - €2000 - €5000). The insurance does not cover goods and documents subject to pick-up restrictions, the fault of the sender or recipient, inherent vice, or insufficient packaging.
For professional clients under contract with Chronopost, the compensation ceiling can be raised up to €20,000 per package.
For more information, you can consult the applicable General Terms and Conditions of Sale.
In general, the following items cannot be accepted:
- All goods subject to national and international regulations on dangerous products such as, but not limited to, ammunition, gases, flammable, radioactive, toxic, infectious, or corrosive materials, as well as any objects that, by their nature or packaging, may present a danger to transport or handling personnel, the environment, the safety of transport vehicles, or may damage other transported parcels, vehicles, or third parties;
- Jewelry, watches, precious stones and metals, currencies, banknotes, financial or securities instruments, payment methods, debt instruments or commercial papers, gift vouchers, phone cards or equivalents, as well as any document or medium allowing for a fungible payment and/or subject to the legality of transporting funds;
- Living or dead animals, plants, temperature-controlled goods, perishable products or foodstuffs, biological or blood samples, organs, as well as any excise goods under suspension of duties;
- All types of weapons, narcotics, psychotropic substances, works of art, artifacts, antiques, collectibles, publications or audiovisual media prohibited by any applicable law or regulation;
- Responses to calls for tender, pre-qualification files for contract awards, application files and exam copies, as well as any prototype.
Internationally, items subject to the above restrictions, as well as furs and items not admitted for import into the destination country, cannot be accepted.
For more information, you can refer to the applicable General Terms and Conditions of Sale.