Registered
Send it registered!
- The traditional, safe, tried and tested method of sending a letter: when it’s important that you can prove you’ve posted an item, send it registered!
- Trackable and reliable – Magyar Posta acknowledges the dispatch of the mail item in writing on a form – a receipt –, and its individual identifier means it can be tracked and traced.
- Greater convenience – the recipient can pick up the letter from his/her letterbox in the country
- Flexible – The service is available for both domestic and international mail. Contracted partners can even produce the bar code identifier for the service themselves or have it produced based on the technical specifications made available.
- For international mail the registered additional service is only available with priority letter mail.
- For information about the price of the service, see our Tariffs page, the Registered product sheet or ask at a post office.
My friend sent a domestic letter 4 days ago and his mother has still not received it. I know the tracking number. Where can the letter be?
For domestic mail, at least 97% of non-priority letters posted on a working day is delivered or attempted to be delivered by the end of the fifth working day after the date of posting.
We provide information about the whereabouts of an item to the sender or addressee of the mail item, or their authorised representative, upon request.
Our mail search service can only be requested for registered mail items upon showing the original receipt for posting or a copy of it, or a duplicate issued by Magyar Posta.
A request to search for a mail item (considering the undertaken or expected date of delivery of the item) may be started for up to six months after the date of dispatch.
What form of receipt will I get for sending a registered letter?
To send registered letters, the form called “ Könyvelt küldemény feladóvevénye” or "Feladójegyzék" (Receipt for registered mail item) needs to be completed, on which the sender must enter the name and address of the sender and addressee, while the postal clerk writes the date and time of acceptance, the fee for postage, the weight and the item identifier. This receipt can then be used as proof of posting.
For residential customers who are not contracted customers, if they send their mail items using an electronic dispatch list, Magyar Posta will confirm the dispatch with a PDF document. This PDF document is always sent by Magyar Posta in a certified form – with an electronic signature and time stamp – to the submission channel used by the customer. Its data content is identical to that of the paper-based shipping list and contains the shipment data as embedded xml, which is identical to the recorded xml. For our contract customers, feedback on shipment confirmation will continue to be provided in electronically certified PDF or XML format.
How can a bar code mail identifier be produced by a customer?
Customers can produce bar code mail identifiers themselves in accordance with the technical specifications made available by Magyar Posta. To do so a contract has to be concluded with Magyar Posta and a valid inspection permit is required.
I would like to send a registered letter abroad and track it. Is this possible?
Yes, international registered letters can be tracked. You can easily and quickly check the current status of your shipments on our tracking page or via our app.
I would like to send a registered letter containing gifts (a greeting card and sweets) to France, which will weigh approximately 600 grams. Is this possible?
Registered international mail items with a weight limit of 2 kg may be sent with the indicated contents, but for countries within the customs border of the European Union, the words “ÁRUTARTALOM” must be indicated on the outer packaging of the item, below the sender’s address. The inscription is important for the processing of the item; it does not affect the postage fee or the liability of the Post in case of loss.
I would like to send a textbook, accompanying CD, and workbook to Japan by mail. It is important to me that the postal service takes responsibility for the item. Is this possible?
Goods can be sent by registered mail with additional services, up to a weight limit of 2 kg. However, if the recipient is located outside the customs territory of the European Union, the sender must attach a correctly completed CN 22/23 customs declaration form to the shipment. The form must include a detailed description of the contents, quantity, net weight, value and currency, and country of origin of the goods. In the event of loss or destruction of a registered letter, Posta will pay a flat-rate compensation of 30 DTS (SDR).
