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Wednesday, 12 September 2012

How to address a letter or parcel to Australia? Tips on address formatting

When sending parcels to Australia, there are a few addressing guidelines which you should keep in mind.

For this reason, we have put together a quick guide for addressing parcels/letters to Australia. Here are two formatting options.

I. Traditional Address Format

1st Example

UK address format	U.S. address format
Mr Jack Dooley 120 Hammersmith Grove	Ms Emma Riley 22 Avebury Street
London	West End QLD 4101
W6 7HB
UK	AUSTRALIA

UK and Australian traditional residential addresses have a lot in common. However, there a couple of differences which set them apart.

(1) Firstly, the name of an Australian town / city is directly followed by an abbreviation for the state it is located in. “QLD”, for instance, is short for “Queensland”.

Other abbreviations are as follows:

ACT - Australian Capital Territory

NSW - New South Wales

NT - Northern Territory

SA - South Australia

TAS - Tasmania

VIC - Victoria

WA - Western Australia

(2) Secondly, Australian postcodes are displayed after the name of the state.

II. Apartment or Commercial Address

2nd Example

UK address format	U.S. address format
Mr John Smith Apartment 8 120 Hammersmith Grove	Mr Tom Yates Suite 10a Floor 3, 50 Old Burleigh Road
London	Surfers Paradise QLD 4217
W6 7HB
UK	AUSTRALIA

(3) If you would like to send a parcel an apartment or commercial address in Australia, insert the “suite” number below the name of the recipient, followed by the floor number, house number and street name.

Important Notice:

A charge for customs clearance processing of AU$165 payable at the destination may be applied to personal effects consignments shipped with DHL. Please complete an Australian Customs Form, a packing list and provide a photocopy of the photo page of your passport. You can hand all of this to driver on collection. A quarantine charge of approximately AU$45 may also occur.

Should you wish to send a document or parcel to Australia via courier, express or standard parcel delivery, then please visit TransglobalPremium.co.uk.

Wednesday, 1 February 2012

How to address a letter or parcel to USA? Tips on address formatting

Here is a quick guide for addressing parcels/letters to USA. There are two main types of U.S. addresses:
residential addresses & PO boxes.

(1) Residential Address

Example

UK address format	U.S. address format
Mr John Smith Apartment 7 118 Hammersmith Grove	Ms Amanda Smith Apartment 1b 213 Pond Street
London	Boston, MA 02130
W6 7HB	USA
UK

UK and U.S. residential addresses have very few differences. As similar as the two might seem, it is important not to get the UK and the U.S. letter address format mixed up.

(1) Firstly, write the state of the city / town / village which you would like to send your parcel to after the its name.
(2) Secondly, in the USA the postcode comes after the name of the state.

(2) PO Box

Example

UK address format	U.S. address format
Mr John Smith Apartment 7 118 Hammersmith Grove	Mr Kyle 200 Boston Ave PO Box 104
London	Seattle, WA 98109
W6 7HB	USA
UK

(3) If you would like to send a parcel to a PO box, insert its number below the address of the the receiver. Make sure to contact your carrier before booking your parcel delivery to USA. Some carriers may have PO box restrictions.

Should you have any further questions, please contact our customer service team directly via TransglobalPremium.co.uk.

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Monday, 23 January 2012

How to address a letter or parcel to Germany? Tips on address formatting

Here is a quick guide for addressing parcels/letters to Germany. At first sight the two might look very similar, however, there are few crucial differences which could cause potential delivery delays.

Example

UK address format	German address format
Mr John Smith Apartment 7 118 Hammersmith Grove	Frau Anna Schmidt Wohnung 4 Jungstraße 17
London	10247 Berlin
W6 7HB	Germany
UK

As you can see, the main differences between UK addresses and the address format for sending a parcel to Germany are:

(1) Firstly, address your receiver with the correct title, i.e. Herr (Mr), Frau (Mrs, Ms, Miss).
(2) Secondly, remember to put the house number comes after the street name.
(3) Thirdly, in Germany the postcode comes before the town or city name.
Lastly, make sure that your own address as well as the receiver’s address are clearly readable. Writing your address in capital letters is usually good method to ensure that the courier personnel is going to process your order quickly and without any problems.

Should you have any further questions, please contact our customer service team directly via TransglobalExpress.co.uk.