Express delivery service in Moldova
Express delivery service, as an independent business activity, emerged at
the very beginning of the 20th century. It was caused by the fact that economic
processes all over the world began to develop so fast that the existing postal
service was unable to meet the requirements and expectations of most of its
clients. Moreover, such fundamental aspects as the speed and safety of the
mail delivery contributed to the appearance of high-quality system - express
delivery service. At first a number of small companies specialized in mail
delivery within the limits of a certain city. That business activity turned
out to be quite profitable and as a result most of those companies transformed
into transnational ones guaranteeing to deliver either correspondence or consignments
to any place of destination. Gradually, more and more companies got engaged
in the business.
At present in the Republic of Moldova there are 6 express delivery companies
such as DHL, FedEx, TNT, UPS, EMS and Molinari Express. Two of them are domestic
(EMS and Molinari Express), whereas others are foreign. All these companies
have representative offices throughout Moldova. For instance, DHL has representations
in Balti, Soroca and Tiraspol. The territorial coverage is one of the major
criteria for deciding what express delivery company to choose to entrust it
with your consignment. It can be mentioned that in this issue the positions
of the competing companies are similar. Their territorial coverage amounts
to approximately 220 countries of the world. Only the regions involved in
armed conflicts are regarded as exceptions. All the foreign express companies
work in Moldova in accordance with their own technological process, elaborated
for the majority of them during decades. In practice, it is a peculiar conveyor:
from the registration of the contract, through customs formalities (handled
by the express service), the package reaches the sorting center, further -
if it is necessary - it goes to other similar centers and finally the courier
will deliver it to the place of destination. So, a letter sent through UPS
from Moldova to Moscow, will first come to Frankfurt am Main, and then - to
the destination. Time is money, therefore the timing of delivery is an important
factor. In DHL they deliver correspondence within the term of one to three
working days. UPS will do the same in one to five days. TNT guarantees the
delivery to Europe within two or three business days, to North America - up
to four days, to the CIS and other regions - up to five days; EMS will do
the same, but within seven days. The existing time difference between EMS
and other companies is simple to explain: the majority of foreign courier
services have their own transport park (from automobiles to airplanes), and
EMS uses traditional means of communication. In other words, in EMS delivery
goes through the same channels with usual postal correspondence, only by accelerated
procedure. All the express delivery companies sort the posting into documents
and non-documents (parcels). Documents comprise private correspondence, business
documentation which does not have a commercial value (different kinds of documents,
electronic media). Non-documents have commercial value (souvenirs, samples
of goods, equipment) and require customs declaration. The cost of dispatch
depends on the category - document or parcel. The conclusion of the agreements
for a fixed period of time becomes one of successful steps. Such a form of
relationships allows the client to benefit from the granted discounts on payment
of the following postings. And, besides, it is possible to pay the bill for
the provided service not at once, but at the end of the month. So if you plan
to send a parcel or documents to any part of the world, there are 6 express
delivery companies at your disposal.
The cost of one kilogram of consignment (parcel)
| |
DHL($) |
UPS($) |
TNT($) |
EMS(lei) |
FedEõ($) |
Molinari Express ($) |
| Albania (Tirana) |
92 |
74 |
72 |
340 |
82 |
63 (37) |
| Russia (Moscow) |
69 (50) |
49 |
65 (47) |
240 |
* |
* |
| Portugal |
76 |
74 |
72 |
460 |
70 |
53 |
| USA |
71 |
63,5 |
61 |
340 |
66 |
58 |
| Romania |
50 |
49 |
47 |
240 |
63 |
63 (37) |
* - On inquiry
The cost of one kilogram of documents
| s |
DHL($) |
UPS($) |
TNT($) |
EMS(lei) |
FedE & otilde;($) |
Molinari Express ($) |
| Albania (Tirana) |
79 |
59 |
56 |
325 |
76 |
48 (35) |
| Russia (Moscow) |
54 (35) |
34 |
50 (33) |
200 |
* |
* |
| Portugal |
61 |
59 |
56 |
440 |
59 |
38 |
| USA |
55 |
51.5 |
50 |
325 |
53 |
44 |
| Romania (Bucharest) |
35 |
34 |
33 |
200 |
50 |
48 (35) |
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