Postal ID - what is it?

Recently, the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Russian Post" was transferred to the international standards of customer service.This implies, in addition to improving the quality of service and the computerization and automation of the maximum number of mail processes, the use of such new concepts for the Russians, as a mail identifier.Its use not only helps to keep track of all the items on the way postal since his admission before delivery to the addressee, and store information about it in the database.This greatly facilitates the search for the missing mail, and also helps the sender and the recipient of a letter or parcel in some way control the delivery process.

Russian domestic mail id is the number of 14 numeric characters, and is as follows: for example, 347 922 (52) 00256 9.

For similar numbers can be found, first of all, the exact place of origin parcels, parcels or letters.The fact that the first 6 digits of this code indicate the postcode particular liaison office, the administration has accepted.Even if the sender indicated on the address label or accompanying form of sending her a different address, postal ID allows unerringly find a specific item to send.Such information can be very useful when you need to locate the sender, who, for various reasons hidden from the recipient.

It is worth noting that these numbers are assigned only to registered mail, which include:

- by registered mail or by registered post.

- A letter with declared value or valuable parcel.

- Making.

- EMS-departure.

- Small package.

- International parcel.

these items can always keep track and know exactly when and to whom they were awarded.But a simple letter and parcel mail id is not assigned, so to find out their fate after sending virtually impossible.This should be considered when sending important emails, documents, etc., because when you send them a simple e-mail there is the risk of losing them forever.Despite the fact that the cost of registered mail in a somewhat greater amount than the simple, sometimes worth to overpay for guaranteed delivery.

How do I know mail id

Upon receipt of any registered postal communication operator is obliged to give the client a check on which the recipient's address, his name (no initials), postal code of the recipient, the amount paid for the shipment,and the identifier himself.This receipt should be kept until you receive the parcel or parcels to those to whom it was addressed.Upon receipt of the payment receipt sender can find information about your mail in a database "Russian Post".It should be borne in mind that the data on it will appear in the database at once - this is usually one to two days after dispatch.

After this period, the information from each site mail processing (usually nodal central station) goes to the database and entering the mail id specified in the payment receipt, in a special section "Tracking mailings" on the official website of the Russian Post, you caneasily find out the whereabouts of your parcel, letter or parcel.

If you are not the sender and recipient of the letter or parcel, but, nevertheless, wish to follow his destiny, you can request this information from the sender.Usually, all the firms that sell through the Internet network, self-report postal destination identifier that allows not only to track the path of parcels, but also lay claim to the post office in the event that a notice about the need to get the administration has not been delivered to you, while postingIt was in the post office.