Shopify Shipping with Mondial Relay

If you're shipping from a location in France, then you can buy Shopify Shipping labels from Mondial Relay. You can ship your products from a Mondial Relay drop-off location to pickup points within France. The shipping rates that you are charged are based on Shopify's account with Mondial Relay.

To ship orders to pickup points, you need to set up shipping to pickup points in your Shopify admin.

Considerations for shipping packages with Mondial Relay

Review the following considerations when using Shopify Shipping with Mondial Relay:

  • Shopify Shipping with Mondial Relay ships domestically within France only, no international destinations are supported.
  • You can't schedule pickups with Mondial Relay to collect your shipments through Shopify Shipping.
  • To purchase Mondial Relay shipping labels, your store's address needs to be based in France.
  • After the shipment is in transit, you can't reroute or intercept it. If your customer doesn't collect their shipment within 14 days, then the shipment is returned to the sender's pickup point.
  • Your customer's billing address needs to be in France. You can't buy Mondial Relay labels for billing addresses that are outside France.
  • Packages must be shipped using boxes. Envelope or soft pack packaging isn't currently supported.
  • Shipping claims for late deliveries aren't supported for shipments to Mondial Relay pickup points.

Getting your products to Mondial Relay

You can drop off your products at a Mondial Relay drop-off location. Find your nearest Mondial Relay drop-off location.

Domestic shipping with Mondial Relay

Mondial Relay doesn't have guaranteed delivery times, but they aim to deliver shipments within 48 hours after the parcel pickup in mainland France.

Package requirements for Mondial Relay domestic shipments

The following are the minimum values that Mondial Relay allows for domestic shipments:

  • minimum weight is 0.201 kg (0.44 lb)
  • minimum length is 15.01 cm (5.9 inches)
  • minimum width is 10.1 cm (3.9 inches)
  • minimum height is 1.51 cm (0.6 inches)

The following are the maximum values that Mondial Relay allows for domestic shipments:

  • maximum weight is 30 kg (66.1 lb)
  • maximum sum of package dimensions is 150 cm (59 inches)
  • maximum length is 120 cm (47.2 inches)

Mondial Relay prohibited items

Some items are prohibited from being shipped using Mondial Relay. To learn more about prohibited items, refer to Mondial Relay's Terms of Service.

If you ship a prohibited item using Mondial Relay, then your shipment is stopped and held by Mondial Relay. Prohibited items aren't returned to you.

Mondial Relay pickup points

To deliver to a pickup point with Mondial Relay, you must first set up shipping to a pickup point.

After you've selected which locations can deliver to a pickup point and edited your rates, your customers can choose Ship to pickup point as their delivery method, and then select the pickup point where they want their order delivered.

Pickup points can be relay points or self-service lockers. After the shipment is delivered to a pickup point, your customer receives an SMS or an email notification that their shipment is ready for pickup. If your customer doesn't collect their shipment from the pickup point within 14 days, then Mondial Relay automatically returns the shipment to the origin pickup point for free.

Review the following table to learn more about Mondial Relay pickup points:

Mondial Relay pickup points
Pickup pointDescription
Relay point®Local businesses, such as florists, bakeries, convenience stores, and hairdressers, that are part of the Mondial Relay pickup network.
Mondial Relay lockerSelf-service lockers that are located near shopping centers, parking lots, and metro stations. These lockers are available 24/7, so packages can be dropped off or picked up at any time.

Getting support for Mondial Relay shipments

If you're using Mondial Relay with Shopify Shipping and your Mondial Relay shipment is lost or damaged, then you can submit a shipping claim with Shopify Shipping Support.

Included insurance coverage for Mondial Relay shipments

Mondial Relay offers coverage for lost and damaged packages of 23 EUR per kilogram, up to a maximum of 750 EUR.

Submit a shipping claim for lost or damaged Mondial Relay shipment

You can submit a claim for lost or damaged Mondial Relay shipments:

  • Claims for damaged shipments need to be submitted within 48 hours of the delivery date.
  • Claims for lost shipments need to be submitted within 3 days of no movement of the package.

To initiate a shipping claim with Mondial Relay, send an email to Shopify Shipping Support at shipping-claims@shopify.com and include the following information:

  • your .myshopify.com address
  • the order number
  • Mondial Relay tracking number
  • customer's phone number
  • an invoice that lists the cost of your products
  • if applicable, description of the damage and pictures of any damaged items or packaging are required

Disputing an adjustment for Mondial Relay shipments

If you are incorrectly charged an adjustment, such as an adjustment for an incorrect shipment weight or oversized package, then you can dispute the adjustment within 14 days from the delivery date of the shipment.

To dispute a Mondial Relay shipment adjustment, you need to contact Shopify Support and provide the following information:

  • tracking number
  • reason for the dispute
  • any supporting documents or images that display the actual weight or measurements of the package
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