Leitcode
The routing code (also called Leitcodierung) is a 14-digit is two-width barcode ( barcode) of Frachtpostzentrum cooperation with information about the recipient .
The German Post AG (DHL) uses this code together with the ID code to freight shipments automatically in the parcel centers to distribute. The numeric code 2/5 Interleaved with check digit calculation Modulo 10 is used as the barcode .
| Job | information | comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1-5 | Post Code | unencrypted representation of the five-digit postcode of the recipient's house address |
| 6-8 | Street code | The street name has no place in the barcode. Therefore, a three-digit code is assigned to each street name. Shipments to packing stations have the street code 994, shipments to post offices have the street code 993. |
| 9-11 | House number | Unencrypted representation of the house number (three digits), the number
the packing station or the number of the post office. Further |
| 12-13 | Product Code | In use are among others: 00 normal parcel 33 returns 40 parcels 47 Return (e.g. if the address is incorrect) |
| 14th | Check digit | Calculation rule:
A = Z1 + Z3 + Z5 + Z7 + Z9 + Z11 + Z13 B = Z2 + Z4 + Z6 + Z8 + Z10 + Z12 C = (10 - ((4A + 9B) mod 10)) mod 10 Z1 is the first digit, Z2 is the second digit, etc. A and B are subtotals. The check digit is C. |
If an address could not be found in DHL's routing code database (e.g. address misspelled, street too new or renamed, house number too new) no routing code will be printed on the parcel label. Instead of two large barcodes, only one (with the shipment number) can be seen on the package label. In this case, the parcel cannot be automatically routed to the recipient and must be processed manually in the start parcel center. In this case, an employee tries to determine the address correctly in order to generate a routing code and subsequently apply it as a sticker along with the barcode. This manual process requires additional (waiting) time, which under certain circumstances can mean that the package is on the road for an extra day.
Deutsche Post charges business customers a fee for this manual process, which is called the `` Leitcodenachentgelt '' and is billed to the sender, not the recipient. For this reason, as a business customer, it is advisable to always make sure that the recipient address is spelled correctly. When generating parcel labels using shipping software, you should always ensure that the current version of the routing code database is installed and activated.
The additional code charge is a contractual agreement between Deutsche Post and its business customers. Private customers or commercial customers, i.e. not business customers with a contract with DHL, will not be charged the additional code charge, as there is no corresponding contractual basis.
As a customer of online shops, it is in your own interest to ensure that the delivery address is completely correct. So z. As the (incorrect) spelling "main road ss e" to an incorrect or missing Leitcodierung, whereas the (correct) spelling "Hauptstra ß automatically e" from the routing code database of Deutsche Post in the online retailer the correct routing code produced. Incorrect spelling will result in longer package delivery times.