Literature for the Blind

Literature for the Blind is destined for sending written, sound, pictorial or graphical communications on any kind of physical media, also for sending small articles within the Slovak Republic and abroad, too.

If you need a Certificate of Posting (on demand also a Certificate of Delivery) of an item, use the service Registered Literature for the Blind. In this case, an item shall be delivered subject to a receipt.

By means of the Literature for the Blind, you can send:
  • written communications made by the Braille writing (writing for blinds),
  • written communications made by the Klein writing (pricked out by the Roman alphabet embossing),
  • blocks with blind marks,
  • sound records on electromagnetic and optic media,
  • special papers for blinds´needs (only sent by an institution for blinds or addressed to such an institution).

Characteristics back

Transit time
  • domestic: D+2 (delivery on the second working day after the day of posting at the latest)
  • international: assumed transit times for the literature for the blind addressed abroad depend on a respective country of destination
Weight
  • up to 7 kg, an item above 3 kg shall be fastened with a tight string or provided with eyelets.
Size
  • Literature for the Blind of a flat shape:
    minimum: 14 x 9 cm
    maximum: sum total of length, width, and thickness shall be max. 90 cm, while the biggest dimension shall not exceed 60 cm
  • Literature for the Blind in a roll:
    minimum: length plus two times of diameter shall be min. 17 cm while the biggest dimension shall not be less than 10 cm
    maximum: length plus two times of diameter shall be max. 104 cm while the biggest dimension shall not be higher than 90 cm
  • Literature for the Blind of irregular shapes:
    minimum: distance of two furthermost edge points of an item shall be min. 14 cm
    maximum: distance of two furthermost edge points of an item shall be max. 60 cm
Posting
  • at a counter of a post office/”Pošta Partner” post office
Delivery
  • Literature for the Blind:
    to private letter-boxes without any receipt
  • Registered literature for the blind:
    to private letter-boxes with a receipt
Method of payment
  • all literature for the blind are provide by Slovenská pošta free of charge

Services to Literature for the Blind back

Dispositional services – sender
  • Literature for Blind within the Slovak Republic:
    Withdrawal of an item from the Post at posting, Withdrawal of an item from the Post at delivery, Return to Sender, Do not return, Return to Sender after ... days, Do not redirect, Return
  • Literature for Blind abroad:
    Withdrawal of an item from the Post at posting
Dispositional services - addressee
  • Literature for Blind within Slovak Republic and abroad:
    Time Redirection, Poste restante
Information services
  • Monitoring Information

Posting procedure back

  1. Mark the item with addressee data (in domestic service, they can be written also by the Roman alphabet embossing pricked out).
  2. The literature for the blind shall be posted only in a close wrapping.
  3. Mark the item in the right upper quarter of the address side with the note „Slepecká zásielka“, in case of an international one, with the note „Cécogrammes“.
  4. Post the literature for the blind together with a Certificate of Posting (receipt, posting sheet) that is available at each post office.
  5. Attach to the items that are subject to customs procedure the Customs Declaration CN 22 that is available at each post office. In case of sending more articles or if their amount is higher than 300 DTS, use the Customs Declaration CN 23 that is also available at each post office. When it in a case of the registered items containing only papers the Customs Declaration CN 22/CN 23 shall not be attached. The items addressed to Member States of the European Union are not subject to customs procedure.
  6. Post the literature for the blind at a counter of a post office/”Pošta Partner” post office.

Prices for Literature for the Blind back

Literature for the Blind is provided by Slovenská pošta free of charge.

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