Postvorweisungstaxe

English translation: postal delivery fee

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German term or phrase:Postvorweisungstaxe
English translation:postal delivery fee
Entered by: Courtney Sliwinski

22:57 Apr 5, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Law: Taxation & Customs / Swiss postal taxes
German term or phrase: Postvorweisungstaxe
Zusätzlich wird eine sog. "Postvorweisungstaxe" von pauschal sfr 10 vom Postboten berechnet.

This is for a website that plans to distribute its articles globally. In Switzerland, there is an extra tax that the customer must pay when the article of clothing is delivered. Does anyone know the name for this in English?
Courtney Sliwinski
Local time: 04:53
postal delivery fee
Explanation:
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Note added at 6 hrs (2008-04-06 05:08:21 GMT)
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Switzerland: Delivery within Switzerland by the Deutsche Post and DPD is free of ... The Swiss postal service charges a delivery fee for COD deliveries, ...

Swiss Post International also charges a postal fee of CHF 10 for handling and processing parcels. The entire amount is collected upon delivery of the parcel ...

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Note added at 1 day46 mins (2008-04-06 23:43:37 GMT)
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Burning the midnight oil.....
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Robert Feuerlein
Local time: 10:53
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Makes Sense! Thanks!
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postal delivery fee


Explanation:
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Note added at 6 hrs (2008-04-06 05:08:21 GMT)
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Switzerland: Delivery within Switzerland by the Deutsche Post and DPD is free of ... The Swiss postal service charges a delivery fee for COD deliveries, ...

Swiss Post International also charges a postal fee of CHF 10 for handling and processing parcels. The entire amount is collected upon delivery of the parcel ...

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Note added at 1 day46 mins (2008-04-06 23:43:37 GMT)
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Burning the midnight oil.....


    www.swisspost.ch/en/index/ uk_mm03_einfuhr_von.htm?viewId=722 - 22k -
    www.sport-tiedje.co.uk/intern/agb.htm - 31k
Robert Feuerlein
Local time: 10:53
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Makes Sense! Thanks!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Makes sense, it was very late when I put in the question last night!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paul Skidmore: "COD fee"; @Courtney: it's not a tax.
7 hrs
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