The advantages of purchases of goods over the Internet are obvious, however, the purchase on the network carries certain risks. The most common of them is to send low-quality products or ignoring the client after receipt of payment from it. Maximum reduce the risks of remote shopping allows the service of the cash on delivery.
Cash on delivery: what it is, its advantages and disadvantages
The wording "Cash on delivery" was heard by many, but not everyone knows its meaning. The term "departure with cash on delivery" is the traditional transmission of letters or sending, but with the transfer of money remuneration on the fact of obtaining the latter. The payment will consist of two parts:
- The amounts that must be paid in itself for the goods received (stipulated in most cases in advance, even before the shipment of the goods).
- Amount for the implementation of the Money Translation Postal Service. The size of this payment varies, because Depends on the value of the goods sent specified in the documents.
Thus, when you receive departure by cash on delivery, the addressee needs to make an amount, which in the future by classical monetary translation will fall to the sender, as well as an additional payment - the commission for carrying out the operation. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this type of departure:
- The buyer, on the one hand, is forced to overpay some amount, but at the same time he does not risk staying and without a product, and without money.
- The seller is forced 2 times to contact the post office - for sending parcels and for receiving money, which is not always convenient.
Cash on delivery: sending rules
- The departure of the goods followed by payment is possible only if it is registered and instructed by the announced value.
- The value of the cash on delivery cannot be higher than the announced parcel value.
- The announced value has boundary sizes, to familiarize themselves with which you can here - Post office.
- The addressee has the right to refuse to send. In this case, it will be sent back to the sender.
- The transfer of parcels with POST payment can be made not only within the Russian Federation, but also in a number of foreign countries. Whether the state chosen by you is in the list of permitted countries is best to know in the post office.
Procedure when sending parcel cash on delivery
At the stage of preparation of the goods to send by cash on delivery, 2 types of forms must be filled with 2 types - NO 113 (post-cash transfer) and NO 117 (accompanying address to departure).
Filling out form № 113
Filling this form of form, the sender prescribes the following details:
- The value of the cash on delivery (information is provided both in digital and in the letter interpretation).
- The data of who will be sent by the cash on delivery - the name and the address of the sending sender (ie own data).
- Information about the recipient of the goods is the organization's data (brief or complete name) or an individual. In the latter case, its name and address is indicated.
If mail delivery services also pays the recipient of the parcel, it is necessary to inform the mail to operate. This amount should be included in the final calculation of the amount of money transfer. An employee will provide you with the necessary data and you will make the final amount to transfer.
Filling out form № 117
During the fill in this form, the sender indicates the following information:
- Departure, imposed translation for which it expects (you can glue the identifier barcode).
- The index of the postal office, where the parcel was passed.
- Date of submission and information about its recipient (name, address).
- Your passport and address details.
After the departure arrives in the specified post office, the addressee receives the appropriate notice and with the passport can be sent over the package.