Registered Letters

A registered letter is destined for sending communications or small articles within the Slovak Republic and abroad to which you require the service “Doporučene” ( “Registered“), i.e. a certificate of posting (on demand also a certificate of delivery), we shall deliver it subject to a receipt.

You can use it for:
  • sending written, sound, pictorial or graphical communications,
  • communications can be sent on any kind of physical media (paper, card, CD, DVD).

Characteristics back

Transit time
  • Letters within the Slovak Republic:
    1st Class Letter - D+1 (delivery on the next working day after the day of posting)
    2nd Class Letter - D+2 (delivery on the second working day after the day of posting)
  • Letters abroad:
    assumed transit times of letters addressed abroad depend on a respective country of destination, for an expedite transit time, choose the “1st Class” Letter
Weight
  • up to 2 kg
Posting
  • at all post offices, “Pošta Partner” post offices
Delivery
  • letters shall be delivered subject to a receipt
Size
  • letter of regular shapes:
    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
  • letter 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
Method of payment
  • cash, postage stamps, bank transfer, postage credit, franking machine

Services to Registered Letters back

Supplementary services
  • Registered Letters within the Slovak Republic:
    Deliver to Addressee in Person, Advice of Delivery, Information on the Web
  • Registered letters abroad:
    Deliver to Addressee in Person, Advice of Delivery
Dispositional services – sender
  • Registered Letters 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
  • Registered Letters abroad:
    Withdrawal of an item from the Post at posting
Dispositional services - addressee
  • Exclusion of Substituted Delivery, Extension of Period of Retention, Time Redirection, Single Redirection, Authorization, Refusal of Acceptance of an Item, Poste restante
Information services
  • Posting/Delivery Information, Monitoring Information, Copy of a Certificate of Posting, Certificate of Delivery

Posting procedure back

  1. The registered letters shall be posted only in a close wrapping that you can buy also at a post office directly (e.g. an envelope).
  2. Write out an address of a recipient and an address of a sender.
  3. Write the same data into the Certificate of Posting (receipt, posting sheet) that is available at each post office.
  4. For an expedite transit time, mark the item with the note „1. trieda“ (for items abroad with the note „1. Classe“), in the left upper quarter of the address side or ask for this category of items orally at posting.
  5. Attach to the registered letters abroad that are subject to customs procedure the Customs Declaration CN 22 completed. If you send more articles in the registered item or if their amount is higher than 300 DTS, use the Customs Declaration CN 23. Forms of Customs Declarations are available at each post office.
  6. Post the registered letter at a counter of a post office.
  7. The registered letters shall not be posted by slotting in post-boxes of Slovenská pošta

Prices for Registered Letters back

You find prices for letters here.