December 2012 - Costa Calida Chronicle

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How to Write Spanish Addresses
Correos advises that addresses (dirección)
in Spain should be formatted as follows:
• Top line: Full name of the
recipient, or company name
• 2 nd line: Type of street, name of street, building
number, flat number, entrance number.
• 3 rd line: Post code and town name
• 4 th line: Name of province
Eg:
Sra Ana Jimenez
Mimbreras 4
03201
ELCHE (Alicante)
If the address is for an apartment the first
line will look like this:
C/Pescadoro, 22, 3°, 1A izda
C is an abbreviation for Calle (street)
Calle Pescadoro (Pescadoro Street)
22 is the street number of the building
22 Calle Pescadoro (22 Pescadoro Street)
3° indicates that it is the third floor
1A indicates that it is apartment number 1A
izda is for izquierda (left), dcha for derecha
(right) and cto for centro (centre). This
informs the location of the apartment in the
building.
Mail Redirection and Change of Address
The Spanish postal system offers a mail
forwarding service for a period of one, two
or six months. Correos must be notified in
person at least five working days prior to the
move. There is a fee for the service.
Correos also offers a change-of-address
service called Domiciliate which notifies
businesses and individuals of a customer’s
move. An electronic postcard is sent to
notify selected recipients. There is no charge
for the service. Registration for the service is
available online, however users must visit a
post office or submit an electronic signature
(obtainable at a Correos office with valid ID)
in order to confirm their identification.
Mailing a Standard Letter or Parcel in
Spain
Regular mail (carta ordinaria) sent within
Spain takes approximately three working
days. Mail sent to European destinations
takes two to four working days.
Stamps (sellos) may be purchased at
post offices and tobacconists (estancos).
Stamped mail can be posted at a post office
or a yellow public post box.
A variety of pre-paid envelopes and boxes
are available from post offices. For standard
delivery, these may be placed in a local mail
box for mailing. In order to send a pre-paid
envelope or box via registered mail, it is
necessary to mail the item from a post office
after it has been affixed with the required
documentation.
Registered Mail
If proof of delivery is required for a parcel
or envelope, it should be mailed as a carta
certificada. If the recipient is not home
at the time of delivery, a note will be left
notifying them they must collect the item
at a specified Correos. It is also possible to
track a registered envelope or package, for
an additional fee, by requesting a tracking
code (código de envío).
Domestic parcels
There are two different methods of sending
parcels in Spain:
Urgent delivery (paquetería urgent/
postal exprés)
This can be used for sending packages
(up to 20kg) within Spain for guaranteed
delivery in mainland Spain within 48 hours.
Additional options are available including
delivery to a post office rather than a
residence, insurance, cash-on-delivery and
receipt of delivery. Parcels sent using this
method must be signed for by the recipient.
National Delivery (paquetería nacional/
paquete azul)
This can be used for domestic parcels up
to 20kg. Additional options include delivery
confirmation, cash-on-delivery service and
insurance.
Mailing an International Standard
Letter or Parcel
Mail sent to an international destination
should be marked clearly with the recipient’s
address including country. The envelope or
parcel should be marked with the words
“Prioritario/Priority”.
Parcels sent to an international destination
from Spain can be sent using different
methods of international delivery (paquetería
internacional).
A customs declaration (Form CP72) must
be affixed to parcels sent outside of Spain
(though some EU destinations are excluded).
EMS Postal Exprés
This service is available for parcels sent
to Europe, the USA, Asia, Africa (some
countries) and Oceania (some countries).
Parcels may not exceed 30kg.
Optional insurance is available.
Delivery times vary from country to country.
International Economy Delivery
This is available for parcels up to 30kg (some
recipient countries may have lower weight
restrictions).
Delivery times vary from country to country,
though the average delivery time for parcels
sent within Europe is 8 to 10 working days.
Optional insurance is available as is a
cash-on-delivery service (in participating
countries) and a delivery confirmation
receipt.
For more information contact www.
correos.es
Tel: 902 197 197
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