Packaging tips for your parcel
Ensure your parcel with safe delivery.
Safe packaging
Safe from outside, strong from inside to prevent any movement. A properly packed parcel goes a long way towards being delivered.
External wrapping
Goods packed in carton boxes made of quality, humidity proof and double-layered carton are usually sufficiently protected. The protection of corners, surfaces and edges is namely important. New boxes are the most suitable wrapping; used boxes can be used only for resistant goods.
Internal filling
Every free space in the box shall be filled with filling. The goods shall not move inside the box. Used filling shall be compatible with the goods sent.
Sealing
The transport box shall be sealed with a tape and well sealed at all sides. The heavier the parcel is the stronger the tape shall be.
Label application on the parcel
The label shall be fixed on. Parcels shall not be bound together but they shall be sent separately pursuant to the Business terms and conditions. Each parcel shall have its own label.
More about packaging and shipping the package
In order to offer high quality services at adequate price GLS, consolidates parcels determined for transport. For transshipping, the automated sorting conveyor systems are used. Correct wrapping tempers shocks and vibrations and thus ensures safe parcel delivery without damage.
The parcel cannot weigh more than 40kg and the combination of its length and circumference cannot exceed three meters. Parcels bound together can release due to vibrations during transport.
Size and weight
Parcels pass through an automatic sorting system at GLS hubs.
So parcels can only be this large.
| Measurement | Maximum |
| Height | 60 cm |
| Width | 80 cm |
| Length | 200 cm |
| Weight | 31.5 kg |
| Combination of parcel length and circumference can be up to three meters. It is calculated as 2x height plus 2x width plus 1x the longest edge. | |
Europe in shipment
Occasional senders can send their parcel through GLS to most EU countries safely.
Delivery site for parcels through collection sites GLS Parcel Shop
Standard delivery time in days - from Slovakia:
| Country | Standard number of days |
| Austria | 2 |
| Belgium | 3 |
| Bulgaria | 3 |
| Czech Republic | 2 |
| Denmark | 3 |
| Estonia | 3-4 |
| Finland | 4-6 |
| France | 3-4 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
| Croatia | 2 |
| Ireland | 4 |
| Lithuania | 3 |
| Latvia | 3-4 |
| Luxembourg | 2 |
| Hungary | 1 |
| Germany | 2 |
| Poland | 2 |
| Portugal | 5-7 |
| Romania | 2 |
| Slovakia | 1 |
| Slovenia | 2 |
| Spain | 3-6 |
| Sweden | 3-4 |
| Italy | 3-4 |
| United Kingdom | 3-4 |
Andorra, Ceuta, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Greece Livigno, Malta, Melilla, San Marino, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey and all European islands (except the Great Britain and Ireland) are excluded from EU delivery via GLS Parcel Shops.
The length of the transport is only indicative /it is not a guaranteed data/.