The most convenient and reliable Ireland Post postal package tracking is on the Postal Ninja website. The progress of your shipments will be updated automatically as soon as you add them to your personal list.
An Post is a company responsible for international postal exchange and handling of postal shipments in Ireland. An Post is also a member of the global EMS cooperative and delivers EMS shipments. Postal deliveries and EMS shipments by Ireland Post are carried out in accordance with the general rules of the Universal Postal Union, which guarantees the free transit of packages by land, sea, or air among members of the united postal territory.
There are two types of general prohibitions and restrictions that are typical of all postal services: weight/measurement and content. All necessary information can be found on the official Ireland Post website. The permitted types and possible restrictions for the shipment of goods also depend on the country of destination.
Which tracking numbers does An Post use?
Letters and parcels are sent with a Ireland Post tracking number, which can be used to track the movement of the package. The sender may not register small packages and letters, in which case they will not have a tracking number.
The international postal identifier consists of an alphanumeric sequence:
For small packages weighing up to 2 kg: Rx123456785IE;
For shipments weighing between 2 and 20 kg: Cx123456785IE;
For EMS shipments: Ex123456785IE.
A 13-character tracking number encodes: The type of shipment in the first letter, and the second part with all digits guarantees a uniqueness. The last two letters refer to the country of the postal service; e.g. CN for China Post, US for United States Postal Service, etc.
Tracking of Ireland Post postal packages
Through the tracking number, you can find a package from Ireland and find out in which distribution center it is located, when it passed through export and import, and arrived at the post office.
Ireland Post international shipments go through the following main stages:
Receipt of the shipment at the Ireland Post office;
Processing and consignment to the distribution center;
The package enters the international postal exchange site, where it is prepared for onward routing;
Customs clearance in the country of origin;
Export;
Import;
Customs clearance in the destination country;
Distribution of the shipment in the destination country;
Delivery of the package to the recipient.