Algeria

Letters and small parcels

Letters (letter correspondence with documents)

Small parcels (correspondence with items)

Standard+ / insured letters and small parcels

Maximum insurance amount

4000 €

Delivery notification

Secogram

International Business Reply Service (IBRS)

Shipment cancellation / address change

Parcel shipments

Maximum weight of shipments

20 kg

Maximum size of shipments

length of any dimension - 1.05 m
length and largest circumference - 2 m

Standard +/insured shipments

Maximum insurance amount

80 €‎

Notification on the collection of shipment at the pickup point upon request

“Fragile” shipments *

Notification of delivery for Standard / Registered shipment

Notification of delivery for Standard+ / Insured shipment

* proper packaging required

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)