DHL parcel centers in Germany
Post parcels are distributed in Germany via the DHL parcel centers. But where are their locations and can recipients pick up the shipments there themselves?
The DHL parcel centers
The DHL parcel centers have several names internally.
- The parcel centers are also known as freight centers or main handling centers, abbreviated to HUB. The centers serve to distribute the parcels, that is, the parcels are collected in the branches and brought to the nearest main transhipment center. With the help of a special code, they are then sorted and forwarded to the so-called destination parcel center. From there you go to the on-site delivery bases.
- DHL currently has a good 30 parcel centers, which are spread across Germany, in 2013. The locations include Leipzig, Bremen, Neustrelitz, Bielefeld, Hamburg, Dorsten, Cologne, Speyer, Rodgau, Bruchsal, Augsburg, Nuremberg and Regensburg.
Freight centers are not only responsible for distribution in Germany
Most freight centers are responsible for distribution in Germany, but there are also some centers that are responsible for forwarding to other countries.
- The Leipzig HUB is responsible for the parcels going to Eastern Europe, Hamburg for the parcels to Scandinavia and the sea mail to the USA, Canada and Iceland. The Cologne center is responsible for sending parcels to Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland, Great Britain and Luxembourg. From Speyer, the parcels go to France, Spain, Portugal, Andorra, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Gibraltar. A relatively large number of target countries fall under Nuremberg's jurisdiction, including Italy, Greece and the Balkans. The parcels for Austria leave from Regensburg, parcels that come from the neighboring country all arrive in Regensburg.
- It often happens that postal customers who cannot wait for their parcel to arrive want to pick it up at the parcel center. However, this is not possible due to the operational sequence alone. Sometimes it also happens that customers confuse the term parcel center with the packing station. The latter are lockers in which DHL keeps parcels for customers to pick up. You can register for the Packstation and then receive your parcels instead of being sent to you at home Station delivered, where you can pick them up at any time, so you don't miss the delivery person have to.
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The parcel centers are only used for distribution and forwarding. You cannot pick up your parcels there.
