Table Of Contents
Shipping services
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Same-day delivery
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Urgent courier services
Special services
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Customs clearance assistance
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Packaging services
Technology services
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Track and Trace tracking service
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Returns management service
About Swiss Post
Swiss Post is the official postal service provider in Switzerland. It provides postal and courier services in Switzerland and enables ecommerce businesses to deliver efficiently and affordably within the beautiful country. The company offers standard as well as express shipments to individuals and businesses. It even provides customized business solutions to offer better customer experience and delivery experience to the customers of their ecommerce clients.
The Swiss Post was founded in 1848 according to the constitution published by the country's federal government. Since then, it has provided reliable and affordable mail and parcel services to Swiss citizens. The company has complete coverage in a country full of snowcapped mountains, which is commendable. Despite these geographical challenges, the postal service was awarded the best postal service by the Universal Postal Union five years in a row. Swiss Post currently has about 18,000 postal vehicles that handle anywhere between 600,000 to 900,000 parcels daily.
Under its parcel delivery services, the company provides urgent and express delivery services along with its standard delivery services. Under the urgent delivery services, your parcel will be delivered as soon as possible. If you want it delivered within a fixed time frame, you can choose the express service where you have options like next-day deliveries. Along with this, you can also ship internationally with the help of Swiss Post, where the carrier will assist you with customs clearances.
The company provides packaging and other fulfillment-related services that make it easier for you to set up and manage the delivery supply chain of your business. To cater to the needs of businesses in the retail and ecommerce sector, it also provides returns management and reverses logistics services to its business clients. It also offers tracking services on all its parcels for easier order management. It also provides registered mail services and other postal services. ClickPost has a shipping and logistics API integration with Swiss Post that allows you to integrate with the carrier without much technical hassle.
FAQs about Swiss Post
1) Does Swiss Post allow you to track shipments?
Swiss Post's special online service, Track and Trace, allows you to track and locate your shipments. For international shipments, however, the tracking and updates section of the online service may not be available for all destinations.
2) How Long does Swiss Post take to deliver?
If you are shipping using the Standard delivery option, your order will likely be delivered within two business days, i.e., Monday to Friday. Other than that, you can choose express and urgent delivery services which allow you to have your order as quickly as the same day.
API | Description |
Manifestation and shipping label generation API: |
Create order on Courier Partner, fetch waybill and shipping label and place pickup request |
Track Shipment API: | Track your Swiss Post shipment using AWB and Courier Partner |
Cancellation API | Cancel shipment manifested on Courier Partner for faster returns |
EDD API: | Show estimated delivery date for shipments on the order checkout page |
NDR Action update: | Updates the after NDR action directly on courier company’s database |
Return Web-hooks: | Track your return shipment using AWB and Courier Partner using web-hooks |
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