Postal items’ delivery speed depends on correct writing of the essential elements. Nowadays it’s particularly important to follow the rules of address and postcode filling-in because Russian Post implements new automated mechanisms of post processing.
A sender himself fills in the address of an addressee and addresser on postal items, postal letterforms, covering documents for parcels, direct containers, postal orders. Address shouldn’t contain abbreviate names and marks that don’t refer to the address.
Address components should be written n the following order:
- Name of addressee (for citizens-surname, name, patronymic )
- Name of the street, number of the house and flat
- Name of the settlement (town, village and other)
- Name of the district
- Name of the republic, territory, region, autonomous district(region)
- Name of the country (for international items)
- Postcode
Address of an addressee must be written in the right bottom part of envelope, packet, postcard or any postal wrapper. Address of an addresser must be written in the left upper part of item wrapper.
All address components should be written legibly with ink pen or typed on any printing machine. As recommended address should be written in capital letters.
Postcode is an integral part of address. If you don’t know postcode or you are not quite sure check it up in the post office or at our site.
NB!Postcodeof an addressee on letters and postcards with a code stamp should be filled in with ink of any color except red, yellow and green.
Example of figures in postcode
How to fill in the address in domestic items:
As for empty envelopes without lines for address order is the same:
NB! Full name and patronymic are to be written in case items are given out only if an addressee shows any identity documents. Such cases are stated in the Rules of Postal Services (RPS).
Address on postal items and forms of postal orders sent within the territory of the RF are filled in Russian. Address on postal items and forms of postal orders sent within the territory of the republics of the RF are filled in the language of the republic provided that the address is doubled in Russian.
As for international items аddress must be written in Latin letters and Arabic figures. Address can be written in national language of the republic provided that name of the state is doubled in Russian.
Return address is written both in Russian and Latin letters. Name of the country must be doubled in Latin letters.
How to fill in the address in international items:
