All Netherlands Post shipments can be found on the Postal Ninja package tracker by entering the tracking number in the search field and clicking the "Find by tracking number" button.
PostNL is Netherlands's national postal service, responsible for delivering international postal shipments and internal correspondence to individuals and legal entities. It also provides an urgent postal service and carries out EMS shipments. EMS shipping rates with Netherlands Post are higher, but allow for speedy delivery.
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 Netherlands Post website. The permitted types and possible restrictions for the shipment of goods also depend on the country of destination.
Which tracking numbers does PostNL use?
Letters and parcels are sent with a Netherlands 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.
Netherlands Post's tracking number format looks like this:
RT123456785NL: small package from Netherlands;
CA123456785NL: shipment from Netherlands;
EE123456785NL: express shipment from Netherlands.
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 Netherlands Post postal packages
The longest pause in tracking shipments from Netherlands occurs between export and import. Without worrying, you can get an idea of where your package is at a certain point by tracking the Netherlands Post shipment on the Postal Ninja website with translation of all tracking statuses.
With a "package received" status, the recipient can be sure that it has been sent. After that, Netherlands Post shipments in transit go to a distribution center, where they are sorted and directed to the international mail exchange point. The Netherlands Post items are then cleared through customs and delivered to the designated postal operator in the destination country. This is known as the "export" tracking stage. Once imported, they go through a similar process in the destination country. The final tracking status indicates that the package has been delivered.
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