Recipients of Polonez Parcel packages in the Ukraine may not receive more than one package within six week period

Shipito received the following notification from Polonez Parcel regarding shipping to the Ukraine:

We would like to inform you that Ukrainian custom standards have been updated. According to
new regulations a recipient may not receive more than one package withiin a six week period. Should this regulation be broken, and a recipient receives more than one package, despite its low value Customs will automaticly apply high duty and tax fees. If you are sending more than one package to a certain address, send your packages to different individuals who live at specified address.

As a reminder: the following information must be included on the declaration:

• Sender name, address and telephone number


• Recipient name, address and telephone number


• Parcel weight


• Parcel value in USD


• Parcel contents must be very detailed. Each category of items must be listed with its amount and value.

If the package contains any food, its weight must be also provided.
Example how to describe parcel's contents:

• Childrens jacket- 2 pcs


• Shoes- 3 pairs


• Peanut butter- 2 pcs- 2 lbs


• Chocolates- 4 pcs- 1.5 lbs


• Cearal- 2 pcs- 0.5 lbs

To avoid customs clearance problems please comply with the following requirements:

• Only up to 2 kg (4.4lbs) of one specific food product (in its original packaging) per one parcel is allowed. Total collective weight of all food products cannot exceed 10 kg (22 lbs) per parcel.


• Parcel contents must be listed as in above example. All items not listed may be confiscated.


• Parcels addressed to Ukraine cannot contain seeds, plants of all kinds of stage, weapons, narcotics, medicine, alcohol, any type of tobacco and smoking mixture.

Shipito mail forwarder allows customers from Russia to send packages with electronics and lithium batteries

Shipito has offered a new way to send packages with lithium batteries and electronics for its customers from Russia. Shipito offers Polonez Parcel for customers from Russia now. Polonez Parcel packages are shipped by Container to Poland and then given to the postal service for delivery in Russia.

Polonez Parcel limitations:

• Maximum weight is 44 lbs, maximum size 47"x23"x23"(should be more than enough for the large 36"x17"x17" consolidation box)


• No insuranceis available. Polonez unfortunately does not insure packages delivered by the postal service. For this reason, we do not recommend shipping expensive packages. Better solution is to remove lithium batteries from your electronics, ship actual devices by USPS with tracking and insurance, and use Polonez only for batteries.


• Minimum chargeable weight is 20 lbs, so even if you ship small package, you will pay the same as for 20 lbs!


• Dimensional weight formula is L x W x H / 140, dimensional weight is used if higher than actual weight.


• Polonez claims delivery in about two months, but it is not guaranteed, and it may take even little longer than that.


• Polonez picks up packages once a month, usually last complete weekend in the given month.


• Available from California warehouses of Shipito only, no Polonez package can be shipped from the Oregon warehouse (You can transfer your package from Oregon to California for a fee).

Polonez Parcel is very expensive for Russia. For example, I have compared the cost of shipping via USPS, Shipito Airmail and Polonez parcel for my two packages sent in 2012 via USPS Express Mail International:


Shipito Airmail vs. USPS Express Mail vs. Polonez (29 lbs, 37″x19″x14″)


Shipito Airmail vs. USPS Express Mail vs. Polonez (36.80 lbs, 36″x18″x17″)

Please note that Shipito allows to deliver lithium batteries and electronics with lithium, Li-ion, Li-pol batteries through Airmail Priority and Airmail Express shipping methods:

• Airmail Priority packages can be insured, but can not be tracked. And shipping light and small packages is cheaper via Airmail Priority than via USPS.


• Airmail Express packages can be insured and tracked, but they cost about the same as USPS Express Mail packages.

See the Shipito Calculator for shipping options and calculating postage for your parcel.

Update (November 06, 2013) Shipito Airmail can no longer be used for shipping lithium batteries. But you may use alternative shipping methods offered by Shipito for that including USPS Priority, USPS Express, Russian Post, FedEx, DHL and TNT.