Shopify Shipping with Poste Italiane
If you're shipping from a location in Italy, then you can buy Shopify Shipping labels from Poste Italiane. You can schedule a pickup and ship products to your customer's address within Italy. The shipping rates that you're charged are based on Shopify's account with Poste Italiane.
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Considerations for shipping packages with Poste Italiane
Review the following considerations when using Shopify Shipping with Poste Italiane:
- Shopify Shipping with Poste Italiane ships domestically within Italy only, no international destinations are supported.
- To purchase Poste Italiane shipping labels, your store's address needs to be based in Italy.
- Poste Italiane doesn't support claims for late shipments.
- You can't reroute a Poste Italiane shipment.
- You can't drop off Poste Italiane packages at a post office. You need to schedule a pickup.
- Envelope package types, such as bags, aren't supported with Poste Italiane. You can use soft pack or box packages.
Getting your products to Poste Italiane
You need to schedule a shipment pickup by calling the Poste Italiane directly at 800.160.000 or through Poste Italiane website. To schedule a pickup, you need to provide the Poste Italiane tracking number that you can find on your shipping label.
Domestic shipping with Poste Italiane
Poste Italiane delivers shipments from Monday to Friday excluding holidays.
| Shipping service | Description |
|---|---|
| Poste Delivery Business Express | Delivers packages within 1-2 business days |
Package requirements for Poste Italiane shipments
Review the following package size requirements for Poste Italiane domestic shipments:
- minimum height is equal to or above 1 cm (0.39 inches)
- maximum weight is 70kg (154 lb)
- maximum sum of package dimensions is 450 cm (177.16 inches)
- maximum longest side is 100 cm (39.3 inches)
- no two dimensions can exceed 280 cm (110.23 inches) and 170 cm (66.92 inches), respectively.
Submitting shipping claims for Poste Italiane shipments
If you're using Poste Italiane with Shopify Shipping and your Poste Italiane shipment is lost or damaged, then you can submit a shipping claim with Shopify Shipping Support.
Included insurance coverage for Poste Italiane shipments
Poste Italiane offers coverage of 1 EUR per kilogram.
Submit a shipping claim for a lost Poste Italiane shipment
If your Poste Italiane shipment is lost, then you can submit a claim within 23 days from the date of label creation.
To initiate a shipping claim with Poste Italiane, send an email to Shopify Shipping Support at shipping-claims@shopify.com and include the following information in the email:
- your
.myshopify.comaddress - the order number
- Poste Italiane tracking number
- cost invoice showing the value of the contents
- description of the package and lost items
- a filled in letter of complaint
Submit a shipping claim for a damaged Poste Italiane shipment
If your Poste Italiane shipment is damaged, then you can submit a claim within 8 days from the delivery date.
To initiate a shipping claim with Poste Italiane, send an email to Shopify Shipping Support at shipping-claims@shopify.com and include the following information in the email:
- your
.myshopify.comaddress - the order number
- Poste Italiane tracking number
- photos of the outside of the package with the Poste Italiane label on the package
- photos of the inside of the package
- photos of the damaged items
- a filled in letter of complaint