Is Deutsche Post International the same as DHL Express?

No, and the difference matters. This is Deutsche Post's cross-border mail and lightweight-goods line, inside DHL Group's Post & Parcel Germany division. It is not DHL Express, which is time-definite air express, and not DHL eCommerce, a separate parcel network.

Where can I ship, and what is the weight limit?

Through OrderKrab: Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Germany, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, the United Kingdom and the United States. Goods travel in letter format up to 2 kg. Note that Deutsche Post suspended goods shipments to the US on 22 August 2025 and resumed them on 25 September 2025, duty-paid only.

Can I print a manifest?

Yes. It is one of two carriers in OrderKrab where you can; the other is Poczta Polska. Deutsche Post International groups shipments into a batch rather than booking each one separately, and the manifest is the handover document for Deutsche Post. COD and pickup-point delivery are not part of this route.

Deutsche Post International shipping

Founded 1995 in Germany
220+ countries via postal channel
10 countries with OrderKrab
Frankfurt international mail gateway
Low-cost goods under 2 kg

Integration features

Deutsche Post International is one of two carriers in OrderKrab with manifests. Shipments are grouped into a batch, and you print the handover document. It carries goods in letter format up to 2 kg, to ten countries, at postal rates. You set the price your customers pay. Returns are supported.

Parcel delivery
Returns
International shipping
Manifest generation
Postal-rate pricing

Shipping coverage: 10 countries

Works with Shopify and WooCommerce

Connect your store once with the OrderKrab app for Shopify or the OrderKrab plugin for WooCommerce. Then Deutsche Post International runs from OrderKrab: shipping methods at checkout, labels on your own contract, and returns.

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Good to know

Deutsche Post International suits high-volume sellers of light, low-value goods - accessories, cosmetics, books, small electronics, print - plus publishers sending invoices and magazines abroad. Its strength is the low cost of the postal channel, with near-universal reach: mail-format goods to more than 220 countries at letter-post prices, routed through Deutsche Post's Frankfurt gateway.

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