Ship parcels nationally – within
24 hours
Reach your customers throughout Germany quickly and reliably. With GLS, you can ship parcels weighing up to 40 kg to almost any address in Germany, with no distance limits. Transparent parcel tracking allows you to keep an eye on your shipments at all times. At the same time, your recipients benefit from flexible delivery options and can decide for themselves when and where they would like to receive or collect their parcel. Create a positive delivery experience with GLS national shipping.
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What should be considered for national shipping?
- Transport-appropriate packaging: The packaging should be suitable for the size, weight and nature of the goods and provide sufficient protection during transport and sorting.
- Correct shipping labelling: Each parcel requires a clearly legible shipping label. Old labels and barcodes should be removed completely.
- Observe dangerous goods regulations: Before shipping, check whether the dangerous goods are approved for transport with GLS and ensure all applicable dangerous goods regulations are complied with. Find out more about dangerous goods transport here.
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Overlength and tyre shipping
- With us, you can easily ship overlength parcels
- A parcel length of 1.50 m or more is considered overlength. However, please note: the longest side must not exceed 2.00 m!
- Ship tyres, whether bundled as a parcel, with or without a box
- Find out more about our tyre shipping service here
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Maximum dimensions and weight for parcel shipping within Germany:
Width: max. 80 cm | Height: max. 60 cm | Length: max. 200 cm
Girth: max. 300 cm (parcel circumference plus longest side)
Weight: max. 40 kg
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Parcel shipping in Germany: benefit from our extensive range of services
International shipping solutions for your business

Would you like to manage your parcel shipping via API or plug-in? Then choose your favourite from more than 30 partner systems. Become a GLS business customer and benefit from our reliable shipping solutions.
Optimally organised. Parcel statistics, collections and more – all under one roof
Discover the GLS Customer Portal, your central hub for everything related to parcel shipping. Keep track of your shipments, manage collections and order shipping materials conveniently online. Efficient and straightforward.
GLS as an environmentally conscious and responsible partner
When sending parcels, focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and supporting climate protection projects.
Choose our reusable packaging option now and minimise your packaging waste. By making this decision, you actively contribute to protecting our resources.
Fully transparent: we comply with internationally recognised standards and disclose environmental data.
Optimise your shipping or e-commerce business with our fulfilment solutions
Benefit from efficient warehouse logistics, automated order processing and smart value-added services perfectly tailored to the needs of modern online shops.
Create a unique shopping experience that delights and retains your customers through personalised packaging and individual value-added services. At the same time, our logistics chain ensures fast, transparent and flexible delivery for maximum reliability.

Increased competitiveness
Improved process efficiency
Lower logistics costs
Faster delivery
Improved customer satisfaction
Highly professional parcel handling
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