International Addresses and Salutations

INTERNATIONAL ADDRESSES AND SALUTATIONS

These International Business address formats and personal salutations are condensed from Merriam Webster's Guide to International Business Communications, which discusses the various elements in greater detail. If you see any errors that you can correct or additions that you can suggest, please e-mail us at....."Addresses & Salutations"

Country
(Back to Top)Postal AddressAddress ElementsSalutations Denmark Anders Sørensen
Internationalt Forlag a/s
Vesterbrogade 8, 5.th
1780 KØBENHAVN Va/s = a corporation
-gade = street
8 = building number
5 = 5th.floor. th = on the right
1780 = postcode + city
V = Postal district (V = West)Hr. = Mr. Fr. = Ms.
Do not use Miss.
Business is informal -use given names freely. Country
(Back to Top)Postal AddressAddress ElementsSalutations France Monsieur LEFÈVRE Alain
Éditions Internationales S.A.
Siège Social
Immeuble Le Bonaparte
64-68, av. Galliéni
B.P. 154
75942 PARIS CEDEX 19S,A.= Société Anonyme
Siège Social = head office
Immeuble = building + name
64-68 = building occupies 64, 66, 68
av. = avenue (no initial capital)
B.P.= Boîte Postale (P.O.box)
93155 = postcode
CEDEX = postcode is for P.O.boxMonsieur = Mr.
Madame = Mrs.
Mademoiselle = Miss
Best not to abbreviate.
Family name is sometimes capitalized with given name following. Country
(Back to Top)Postal AddressAddress ElementsSalutations Germany Herrn Gerhardt Schneider
International Verlag GmbH
Schillerstraße 159
44147 DORTMUNDHerrn = To Herr...
GmbH = Inc. (incorporated)
-straße = street ('ß' often written 'ss')
159 = building number
44147 = postcode + cityHerr= Mr. Frau= Mrs. Fräulein obsolete in business.
Business is formal. Do not use given names unless invited.
Use academic titles in the address, but not in the salutation unless title is accepted as part of the name, eg Dr. and Prof. Country
(Back to Top)Postal AddressAddress ElementsSalutations India Shyam Lal Gupta
International
Publishing (Pvt.) Ltd.
1820 Rehaja Centre
214, Darussalam Road
Andheri East
BOMBAY - 400049(Pvt.) = privately owned
Ltd.= Limited liability corporation
1820 = poss. office #20 on 18th floor
Rehaja Centre = building name
214 = building number
Andheri East = suburb name
City + hyphen + postcodeShri = Mr.
Shrimati = Mrs. but Mr., Mrs. and Miss are used. English is a common business language. Given names are used only by family and close friends. Israel Ephraim Ben-Aharon
International Publishers Ltd.
25, Druyanov Street
63143 TEL AVIVEnglish company names are common.
Ltd.= Limited liability corporation
25 = building number
63143 = postcode + cityUse Mr. and Ms. on first contact, but given names are freely used in business. Italy Egr. Sig.
Giacomo Mariotti
Edizioni Internazionali S.p.A.
Via Terenzio, 21
20138 MILANOEgr.= Egregio (honorific)
Sig.= Signor (not nec. separate line)
S.p.A.= Società per Azioni (corp.)
Via = street
21 = building number
20138 = postcode + citySignore (Sig.) = Mr.
Signora (Sig.ra) = Mrs.
(Ms.= Sig.a) Women in business addressed as Signora.
Use given name only when invited. Country
(Back to Top)Postal AddressAddress ElementsSalutations Japan Mr. Taro Tanaka
Kokusai Shuppan K.K.
10-23, 5-chome, Minamiazabu
Minato-ku
TOKYO 106-1234K.K.= Kabushiki Kaisha (corporation)
10 = Lot number
23 = building number
5-chome = area #5
Minamiazabu = neighborhood name
Minato-ku = city district
City + postcodeGiven names not used in business. Family name + job title are used.
Or use family name + -san. (Tanaka-san) More respectfully, add -sama or -dono. Country
(Back to Top)Postal AddressAddress ElementsSalutations Korea Mr. KIM Chang-ik
International Publishers Ltd.
Room 206, Korea Building
33-4 Nonhyon-dong
Kangnam-ku
SEOUL 135-010English company names common.
Ltd.= a corporation
206= Office number inside the building
33-4 = Area 4 of subdivision 33
-dong = city neighborhood name
-ku = subdivision of city
City + postcodeFamily name normally first but sometimes placed after given name. A 2-part name is the given name.
Use Mr./Mrs in letters, job title in speech. Country
(Back to Top)Postal AddressAddress ElementsSalutations Mexico Sr. Francisco Pérez Martínez
Editores Internacionales S.A.
Independencia No.322
Col. Juárez
06050 MEXICO D.F.S.A.= Sociedad Anónima (corporation)
Independencia = street name
No.= Número (Number)
322 = building number
Col.= Colonia (city district)
Juárez = Locality name
06050= postcode + city
D.F.= Distrito Federal(Federal capital)Señor (Sr.)=Mr.
Señora (Sra.)=Mrs.
Señorita (Srta.)=Miss
Family name in middle -eg.Sr.Pérez (Martínez is mother's family). Given names are used in business. Country
(Back to Top)Postal AddressAddress ElementsSalutations Poland Pan Robert Kowalski
Biuro Tlumaczen Sp. z o.o.
ul. Grodzka 25/4
31-525 KRAKOWSp. z o.o.= Limited liability corporation
ul. = Street
25 = Building number
4 = Suite number
31-525 = postcode + cityPan = Mr.
Pani = Mrs./Ms./Miss
Given name is first. Business is rather formal, do not use given names unless invited. Portugal Exmo. Senhor
Luis Martins Rodrigues
Internacional Edição S.A.
Rua de S. Bento, 39-4.B
Apartado 2574
1114 LISBOA CODEZExmo.= honorific
Senhor = Mr.(not usually abbreviated)
S.A.= Sociedade Anônima (corp.)
Rua = street
39=building number,4th.floor,office B
Apartado = P.O.box
1114 = postcode + city
CODEX says postcode is for P.O.box.Senhor =Mr.
Senhora =Mrs.
Senhorita =Miss
Family name at end -eg.Senhor Rodrigues (Martins is mother's family). Country
(Back to Top)Postal AddressAddress ElementsSalutations Saudi Arabia Ahmad Faraj Al Ghamdi
International Publishing Ltd.
P.O.Box 4732
RIYADH 11491English company names are used.
Ltd.= a corporation
P.O.Boxes always used.
- no postal delivery to street addresses.
City + postcodeUse Mr.+ given name -Mr.Ahmad- or family name -Mr.Al Ghamdi.
'Sheikh' used for Royal family and sometimes for senior executives.
South Africa Mr. Mandla Ntuli
International
Publishing (Pty.)Ltd.
Private Bag X2581
JOHANNESBURG 2000Pty.= Proprietory (privately owned)
Ltd.= a corporation
Private Bag = P.O.Box
City + postcode (or Postcode + city)

Official languages English and Afrikaans (similar to Dutch)
Meneer (Mnr.) = Mr.
Mevrou (mev.) = Mrs.
Mejuffrou (Miss) not used in business.
Business becoming less formal, use of given names possible. Spain Sr. Don
Alberto López Cisneros
Editores Internacionales S.A.
Calle San Bernado, 15-3º-C
28015 MADRIDSr.= Mr.(on separate line)
Don/Doña = respectful additional title
S.A.= Sociedad Anónima (corporation)
Calle = street
San Bernado = street name
15 = building number,3rd.floor,suite C
28015 = postcode + citySeñor (Sr.)=Mr.
Señora (Sra.)=Mrs.
Señorita (Srta.)=Miss
Family name in middle -Sr.López (Cisneros is mother's family name) Given names not used in business. Use Señor rather than Mr. Country
(Back to Top)Postal AddressAddress ElementsSalutations United Kingdom Mr. N. J. Lancaster
International Publishing Ltd.
Kingsbury House
12 Kingsbury Road
EDGEWARE
Middlesex HA8 9XGN. J.= initials of given names.
Ltd.= Limited liability corporation.
Kingsbury House = building name.
12 = building number.
Kingsbury Road = name of street/road
EDGEWARE = city (capitalized)
Middlesex = county (not capitalized)
HA8 9XG = postcode (after 6 spaces -or on separate line)Mr. and Ms. mostly. Mrs./Miss sometimes used in North and by older women.
Given names -called Christian names- used in business after some time - Wait to be invited. United States Ellen Krueger Murphy
International Publishing Inc.
16850 S. Union St., Suite.2250
HOUSTON TX 77002
Inc.= Incorporated (a corporation)
16850 = building number.
S.= South section.
Union St.= name of street.
Suite = shared office in large building.
2250 = suite number.
HOUSTON = city name.
TX = standard 2-letter State abbrev.
77002 = postcode.Use Mr. and Ms. in correspondence. (Mrs. and Miss rarely used in business.)
Use Mr. and Ms. on first contact but change to given names quickly. Country
(Back to Top)Postal AddressAddress ElementsSalutations Venezuela Sr. José González
Editores Internacionales C.A.
Edif. Bolívar, Piso 7, Of. 3-A
Av. Madrid No. 322
Urb. Las Mercedes
CARACAS 1060, D.F.C.A.= Compañía Anónima (corp.)
Edif.= Edificio (Building)
Bolívar = name of building.
Piso 7 = 7th.floor.
Of.= Oficina (Suite), number 3-A
Av.=Avenida (Avenue)
No.= Número (Number) 322
Urb.= Urbanización
Las Mercedes = name of locality.
CARACAS = city + postcode
D.F.= Distrito Federal (Fed. District)Señor (Sr.)=Mr.
Señora (Sra.)=Mrs. (Señorita (Srta.)=Miss not used in business)
Family name in middle (as Spain) - Mother's name usually dropped for business. Given names used - wait to be invited.
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