08/16/09 - Quote calculator improved to provide exact prices based on volumetric weight for huge and light shipments. Enter dimensions into quote to get proper price for shipping.
05/01/09 - new address! - 1461 San Mateo Ave, South San Francisco, CA 94080
03/19/09 - new destination - Hungary
03/19/09 - overweight fees to certain countries significantly decreased, see the pricelist

Polonez Parcel Service provides affordable shipping of heavy nor oversized parcels to countries of Eastern Europe that are either too expensive to ship with USPS or that cannot be accepted because of size or weight limits. Company was established in early nineties and is highly popular among online shoppers all over Europe.

Advantages
accepts oversized and overweight packages that cannot be accepted by USPS
affordable price
shipping door-to-door, no need to pickup your shipment
easy customs forms


Dis-advantages
length of transport, usually over ten weeks, depends on destination and season of the year
fragile articles have to be shipped in sturdy safe boxes to ensure nothing get breaked during transport
containers are dispatched only once a month, deadline for given month is usually the first Friday in a month, see calendar on the left
no online tracking


Limits and restrictions
each shipment has minimum accountable weight 20 lbs, if your package has weight under 20 lbs it will be automatically calculated as 20 lbs of weight
max accountable weight is 200 lbs, we accept even heavier shipments but those are not considered as household shipment and are accounted as volume shipment and the unit is cubic meter - individual quotes are provided per request.
in certain countries shipments with weight over 70 lbs are considered as overweight and there are additional fees added to the price, for details check our pricelist or try instant quote form on the right.
long packages with length over 2 meters (eg. ladders) are also subject of additional fees - usually +30 USD


Insurance
We advise all customers to insure their packages because container shipping is tough but insurance claims are limited only to destroyed or lost packages. Prices for insurance are shown in pricelist.´


Customs
Customs fees and taxes depend on laws of destination country, they are not included in the price of shipping and in the case there is customs claim delivery agent might charge additional fees for customs services and collect due taxes for the shipment.