What is PO Box? PO Box Review

introduce

Door-to-door mail delivery does not exist in many countries, particularly in Africa and the Middle East. In these countries, renting a post office box to receive mail has traditionally been the norm.

The recipient address is written as a PO BOX address, and no signature is required. The delivery staff will deliver the mail to the corresponding PO BOX address (that is, the corresponding postal mailbox address). The recipient does not need to sign for it, and the recipient needs to pick up the item in person from the mailbox.

Common countries with PO Boxes

Australia, New Zealand, Samoa, Singapore, Angola, Benin, Egypt, Ghana, Republic of Guinea, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Canada, Puerto Rico, United States.

cost

Generally speaking, individuals or businesses rent PO boxes from the post office on a monthly or annual basis, and the rent varies depending on the size of the box. The rent for a PO box in the central business district (CBD) is usually higher than that of a PO box in a remote area.

send by post

APO = Army Post Office

FPO = Fleet Post Office

APO/FPO locations are military mailbox addresses, which are military garrison mailing addresses generated by the cooperation between USPS and DOD (United States Department of Defense).

In the United States, only USPS (United States Postal Service) can mail to PO Box or APO/FPO addresses, which means that only postal mail can be sent to APO/FPO addresses (including EMS, HKEMS, CN large parcel, HK large parcel, HK small parcel, CN small parcel, SW small parcel)

UPS, Fedex, DHL, TNT cannot deliver to PO Box or APO/FPO addresses

USA

In the United States, the rent for mailboxes is uniform across the country. However, the post office now provides 7 levels of PO box services based on different regions, and some customers can also use free PO boxes.

U.K.

In the UK, Royal Mail PO Boxes are located in mail sorting areas and are usually only slightly larger than pigeon holes and can only be opened by postal staff. In this case, the renter of the PO Box receives a card with the PO Box number and the name of the post office, which must be presented to the staff at the post office counter when collecting mail. Royal Mail delivers mail to the actual address of the renter of the PO Box for an additional fee.