Discusses the prevalence and reliability of express delivery firms within the country, time from large U.S. cities, and relevant customs procedures, including de minimis amounts.
There are few express delivery firms in Greece.  Overall, Greeks use them to ensure the quick and sure transport of their mail and/or parcel within Greece and worldwide.  Controlling the market are the semi-government ELTA courier, foreign firms FedEx, DHL, UPS, and Greek firms SpeedEx, and ACS courier.  The standard delivery time to and from Greece to the United States is two days.  The weight of the parcel and the CIF (Cost, Insurance, and Freight) value are factored into pricing.  The fee may also increase due to the value and description type of the shipped item (dangerous, valuable, perishable) as well as by storage fees, which vary according to type.  Finally, export shipments that require customs release are subject to an additional fee.
 

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