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Yes, as soon as your parcel has been delivered as per the selected delivery option, you will receive an e-mail or a push message. If you had your item forwarded to an Austrian Post service location or pickup station, the e-mail or push message will authorise you to pick up the parcel by showing an official picture ID.
If you choose the delivery opton "allow item drop-off", registered letters, packets, small parcels and Post Express items will be delivered to your letterbox. Official letters from the authorities with advice of receipt (RSa/RSb) are excluded. Please indicate a safe preferred spot where we can drop off large items.
Items for which the selected delivery option is not available, e.g., due to their size or for logistics reasons, will be held for you to pick up at the closest Austrian Post service location.
This service can be used for all merchandise. The following exceptions apply:
Items with one or several of the characteristics mentioned above, advertising mail (e.g., catalogues) as well as damaged items will not be received.
New clients have the option of trying AllesPost free of charge. All you have to do is go to post.at/allespost to request a coupon code for a free 3-month subscription.
Our AllesPost subscriptions have been created for private clients and are only intended for standard personal use.
The amount of included parcels depends on your standard personal use. Here is what we understand by this:
Minor deviations from this parcel volume will have no consequences and there will not be an additional charge for you. However, we kindly ask you to make sure you to not exceed these limits.
AllesPost subscriptions may not be used for commercial activities and they may not be shared with other persons. We reserve the right to cancel individual AllesPost subscriptions in the case of misuse.
No. As a matter of course, it is up to you to decide which items you would like to have delivered to your AllesPost address.
Please note: AllesPost is only for goods shipments and your AllesPost address is therefore intended exclusively as a delivery address. It is not permitted to use it as a billing address or receiving address for letters.
The shipping company will deliver your AllesPost items to your AllesPost address and Österreichische Post will deliver them to you. This process might result in a delivery delay of 1 day or a maximum of 2 days.
Attention: Therefore, only use your AllesPost address if you do not urgently need your shipment.
AllesPost can only be used for domestic addresses. It also needs to be a valid and known address (see "Where is AllesPost available?" ). Please follow the instructions provided in the error message and start by going to "Personal data" to make sure you have entered the correct address.
Attention: In some cases, browsers (Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Safari, etc.) suggest addresses to you. Please use the postal service's suggested addresses, as this is the only way we can guarantee that your items can be delivered correctly.
Absolutely. You can cancel your subscription whenever you like. But please note that there is no need to cancel your AllesPost subscription.
We will e-mail you your AllesPost address along with important information about how to use it. Any deviation might result in our not being able to match your items to you and we would not be able to deliver them correctly. Against this background, please follow the instructions below: Your AllesPost ID for correctly matching your items to you. Therefore, please enter this information in an appropriate field of the delivery address, e.g., "company", "additional address line", "c/o", "address 2", etc. The name of the field will vary depending on the online shop. If such a field does not exist, you have two options:
If entering the street and door number using the "1/1" format is not allowed, please use "1 door 1" format.
"There are some items that Österreichische Post cannot process and can therefore not accept (see "For what items can I use this service?).
It is up to you to decide what we should do with your item. You have the following options:
In that case, please contact our Österreichische Post customer service centre to let us know it is an AllesPost item:
You can order AllesPost for your primary or secondary address. If your primary or secondary addresses changes, you can go to your Österreichische Post account to update the information under "Personal information". This will change your AllesPost address because it is automatically matched with the new data. In this case, your new AllesPost address will automatically be sent to you via e-mail. Please do not forget to update this address in all online shops from which you usually order. If you have an AllesPost subscription for your secondary address and you would now like to turn this address into your future primary address, please contact our Österreichische Post customer service at post.at/kontakt to cancel your AllesPost for your secondary address. Our customer service will be happy to look into any partial reimbursement options.
We will update your primary address in your Österreichische Post account (under "Personal information") and you can then order a new AllesPost subscription by going to allespost.at.
As a matter of course, you can always update your name in your Österreichische Post account by going to "Personal information". Any name change might affect your AllesPost address, which is automatically adapted to new data. In this case, you will automatically receive your new AllesPost address via e-mail. Please do not forget to update this address in all online shops from which you usually order. Please note: if your identity has been verified, changing your name is only possible by contacting our Österreichische Post customer service at post.at/kontakt.
Online Services
This service is available for all types of parcels (see also "What do I have to take into account when placing orders to be delivered to my AllesPost Germany address?").
The following exceptions apply:
Items that meet one or more of the criteria listed as well as damaged items will not be accepted and will be returned to the sender.
Using AllesPost Germany makes sense only if you would like to order goods from online shops that deliver to Germany but not to Austria. The online shop does not need to be located in Germany. What matters is that the online retailer delivers to Germany and that your order meets our acceptance criteria (see “For what items is AllesPost Germany available?”).
Please note: Your AllesPost Germany address is intended as a delivery address. It may not be used as a billing address or an address for receiving letters.
After we have received your item, we will e-mail you a payment request with a payment button. Alternatively, you can log in to your Austrian Post account and settle the outstanding amount via our track and trace service.
We accept the following payment methods: credit card (Mastercard, Visa, Diners Club), eps online transfer, instant transfer. You can cancel this service at any time without giving notice.
Your AllesPost Germany item will be delivered by the carrier to your AllesPost Germany address and handed over to Austrian Post for standard delivery. As a result, the delivery of your item may be delayed by 1 to 2 business days.
Attention: therefore, only use your AllesPost Germany address if the potential delay is acceptable to you.
As a matter of course, the service can be cancelled at any time. Please note the following:
You will receive your AllesPost Germany address and the most important information for its correct use via e-mail. Any deviation may result in us being unable to assign the item to you and a correct delivery not being possible. Therefore, please ensure you follow these guidelines:
The AllesPost Germany ID is required for the correct assignment of your item (see "What does my AllesPost Germany address consist of?"). Therefore, enter it in a suitable field for the delivery address, for example, "Company", "Additional ad-dress", "c/o", "Address 2", etc. The designation varies depending on the online shop. If this field does not exist, you have the following options:
Example: Ms. Maria Muster AP1230321 Traunsteiner Straße 8 Tür 2 83395 Freilassing
Registration is required in order to ensure the high security standards for the use of Österreichische Post online services. As a registered client, you can use all offerings in our online shop from the comfort of your home, which will save you time and trips to the postal branch. Once your registration is completed, you will also have access to numerous online services.
Once you have successfully registered, we will e-mail you your customer number. You also have the option of checking your customer number in your Österreichische Post account under "My profile".
Depending on whether you are a private person or a business client, the following identity verification options are available:
For additional information about the identity verification process, please click here.
Identity verification for your Business Austrian Post account is also available through our Österreichische Post customer service:
For additional information and other identity verification options, please click here.
We need to verify our clients' identity in order to ensure that online orders are safe, confidential, and personal. All clients whose identity has been verified will be able to use all Österreichische Post online services from the comfort of their home.
Please make sure that you have a consistent and stable Internet connection for the photo-based identity verification process so that your pictures can successfully be uploaded for verification.
You can do the photo-based identity verification process anytime online. After you have uploaded your pictures, it usually takes 3-4 minutes for the system to check your documents. In some cases, this process might take a little longer. After we have concluded the verification, we will notify you via e-mail and push notification in the Österreichische Post app.
If several invalid login attempts are made in a short period of time, the login will be blocked for a few minutes, after which you can once again log in.
Please note that your username is the e-mail address you indicated when you registered on post.at. If you no longer know this address, please contact our Österreichische Post customer service.
You can change your password at any time by going to "My profile" and clicking on "Login & settings". If you do not know your password, you can use the link "Did you forget your password" in the login window to reset it.
Sign in to www.post.at and go to "My profile" to see your data.
There are two options for e-notifications:
You will receive the e-notification for all packages for which either the sender has provided us with an e-mail address or a data comparison of the shipping data with your registration data was positive (see "Why is the data crosscheck necessary?"). Since data matching can only be performed for registered Post customers, we recommend registering to receive an e-notification for all parcels. For private parcels, no e-notification can be triggered due to missing shipping data, unless the parcel was sent with the parcel stamp online.
Our collection service is only available for items for which postage has been paid, either with a parcel stamp purchased online or with a return label. Effective immediately, prepaid wine parcels with prepaid postage are also covered by our collection service.
Our collection service (for up to 5 items) costs EUR 2.90 (including VAT). You can be sure your items will be picked up on the following business day (Monday through Friday).
Our collection service is available for the following items:
The maximum number of items for our collection service is 5.
Choose from the following options:
Select any Austrian Post branch, Post Partner, Hermes PaketShop or pickup station in Austria.
Items with the following additional services can only be forwarded to an Österreichische Post service location (postal branches and Post Partners):
If all boxes in the pickup station are taken or if the item is too big, we will hold your parcel at the closest Österreichische Post service location.
Items for which the sender has provided incomplete name and address information can only be forwarded to destinations on the delivery person's route. In this case, forwarding to a Hermes PaketShop is not possible.
There can be 3 reasons for this:
The delivery of your item has progressed to a point where the delivery option “forwarding” is no longer available.
Some additional services exclude certain delivery options. For instance, cash-on-delivery items must be received personally because a payment must be made. This is why such items can only be forwarded to Austrian Post branches or to Post Partners.
You have not yet verified your Austrian Post account. This identification ensures that only you can personally change the delivery of your items as needed.
Yes, you can set up the desired delivery option with permanent effect by going to My services.
In most cases, you will receive your parcel as promptly as usual. However, please note that in some cases, delivery may take an additional 1 or 2 days if your forwarded parcel needs to be handed over to a different delivery person. For Post Express items, the money back guarantee no longer applies. You can always check the current status of your parcel in the tracking system.
Parcel stamps are what we could call "stamps for parcels". You can conveniently create them on your PC, pay for them online, print them and affix them to the largest surface on your parcel. Parcel stamps include the sender's and recipient's address, information about any additional services, and a bar code.
The format for parcel stamps is DIN A5 and they can be printed on normal paper or on labels on any printer and affixed to your parcel.
The price of the parcel stamp is determined by the dimensions (and the maximum weight associated with each).. The sum of the longest and shortest side of the parcel determines the amont to be paid for postage. The following three parcel stamp options are available: – PM 45 = the parcel's longst and shortest side add up to a maximum of 45 cm – PM 70 = the parcel's longest and shortest side add up to a maximum of 70 cm – PM 120 = the parcel's longest and shortest side add up to a maximum of 120 cm Example: your parcel has the following dimensions: 28 cm in length, 25 cm in width, 15 cm in height. The longest side (28 cm) and the shortest side (15 cm) add up to 43. Hence, you will need a PM 45 parcel stamp because the sum of the longest and shortest side is under 45 cm.
To create a parcel stamp, you need Internet access and a standard printer with a resolution of at least 600 dpi. You do not need to install any software. All you need is the standard version of Adobe Acrobat Reader (click here for a free download). Parcel stamps can be printed on standard paper in A4 format or on self-adhesive labels in A5 format.
The following browsers are suitable for creating parcel stamps: MS Edge | Firefox | Google Chrome The following operating systems are required: Linux, MS Windows
Any items posted with a parcel stamp for postage must be cuboid and the content must be adequately packaged. The packaging must be suitable for protecting the parcel's content on its entire journey because we assume no liability for unpackaged or inadequately packaged items. For information regarding optimum packaging, please visit post.at/optimal-verpacken.
Please see the guidelines defined in our GTC for parcel stamps, available under GTC Parcels.
No, these must not be sent with a parcel stamp. See item 9 in the Parcel Stamp GTC, available on the Parcel GTC page.
Please see item 9 in our GTC for parcel stamps, available under GTC Parcels.
Parcel stamps can be printed and are good for shipping for a maximum of 14 days after they have been purchased online. Parcel stamps lose their validity after 14 days.
Underpaid postage means that a parcel's dimensions make it too big for the chosen parcel stamp option. The selected postage is too low to cover shipping for this item.
The return fee is due at the time of the delivery of the returned item and to be paid cash to the delivery person. Pleae make sure that you have the correct amount handy at the time of delivery. If the returned item is held for you at an Österreichische Post service location, you can pay the return fee at the counter when you pick up the parcel (cash, debit card, credit card, or via the deferred payment agreement).
The time required for the return varies depending on where your item is in the shipping process. This can take a few days.
Your parcel is in the standard return process and will be delivered to the sender's address. The tracking number for your parcel stamp item remains unchanged and allows you to track your item's status by going to post.at/sendungsverfolgung. Please note: if nobody is home at the time of delivery, we will hold the parcel for you at an Österreichische Post service location.
To make a payment on post.at, you can choose between the following payment options: debit and credit cards (VISA, Mastercard, Diners) and Klarna SOFORT ("immediate transfer").
You can delete any saved payment options yourself by going to "My profile" and selecting "My payment options".
Anyone who fulfils the following conditions can register to use the in-home delivery service:
We recommend that you only sign up for in-home delivery if your door has a so-called emergency and hazard function. This means that your door can be locked from the outside, even if a key is inserted on the inside. You can then lock your door from the outside using either the Nuki app or your normal physical flat/house key. Also make sure that you always have a key handy outside the flat or house in case your Nuki Smart Lock does not work (e.g. battery empty) or is defective.
If you have decided that you no longer want our in-home delivery service, please follow these two steps:
If you are travelling and don't have your smartphone with you, there are other ways to unlock your door: