Military consignments
Postage-free mail items to and from military personnel
Swiss Post transports private letters and parcels weighing up to 5 kg to military personnel (without value-added services) free of charge. Private and official military consignments weighing up to 5 kg sent by military personnel (without value-added services) or consignments from army headquarters weighing up to 30 kg (incl. value-added services) are also transported postage-free.
Addressing
- Military rank, first name and last name
- Precise designation of the unit, the staff, the school or the course
- Remark “Military” with the correct military code number on the last line
Examples
| Field address | Barracks address |
|---|---|
| Sdt Hans Meier Inf Kp 13/1 Militär 61114 | Rekr Erich Müller Pz RS 23-1 Kp2, Zug 1 Kaserne 3609 Thun |
You can obtain information on military code numbers from “Swiss Office”, tel. +41 31 381 25 25.