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

9 countries in Europe, plus the United States

Available to stores in these countries

Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland

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 and labels on your own contract.

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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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