The second part of this guide will deal with European and Dutch rules for sending packages and food across the borders if you require more guidance on what is, and what isn’t, okay to send to and from the Netherlands. Ever since 2001, which saw many packages containing anthrax sent to politicians, packages are very well monitored and sending something which was, let’s say, bought at your local coffeeshop, is a good way to get yourself visited by the police and booted out of the country (So whatever you do, don’t send drugs through packages from the Netherlands)
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Here’s another tip free of charge do not try to send illicit goods through packages. (No, you’re not going to have to spend a lot of time to find one, we’ll list the one we use at the end of the article!) Sending and receiving packages in the Netherlands: what you hoped it looked like However, as someone who’s had experience trying to send things through PostNL, if you want to send a package to a different country from the Netherlands, you may want to try a third party provider. The PostNL counters where most go to send their loved ones belated gifts are spread all across most cities, you can find them in supermarkets and cigarette shops. Generally sending things in the Netherlands costs money depending on how heavy and big your parcel is. Things aren’t made any easier by the general lack of post offices in the Netherlands, or by the many different services you could use!
So sending a package in the Netherlands is a bit different. Prices of post stamps in the Netherlands are also rising the last couple of years, one of the consequences of the modern world we guess. Dutch post stamps are now priced at 0.78 euro, but prices go up pretty quickly when you’re sending a package from the Netherlands to a foreign country. Anyways, not the way to go if you’re sending around serious parcels to or from the Netherlands. It’s a maximum size: 38 x 26,5 x 3,2 cm and a maximum weight of 2 kilos. Here’s a handy link for finding the post box nearest to you in the Netherlands. Here are also the max sizes of letters and parcels that go through the Dutch post box system. The Dutch system for sending and receiving letters is fairly simple buy some stamps, stick them on a letter using copious amounts of saliva, throw the letter in one of those big orange boxes you’ve seen around and you’re pretty much done. Netherlands Post: Sending packages inside the Netherlands After all Christmas presents don’t send and receive themselves, and if you’re not home when they’re delivered to your door you might be surprised to find your gift sitting in your neighbours home! Because the Dutch postal service can be confusing to some, we here at DutchReview reckoned you internationals could do with some handy tips and tricks for sending and receiving parcels when you’re in the Netherlands. You may have noticed by the worsening weather and the lights hanging all over, that we’re creeping ever closer to that time of year where most of the Western world is busy panicking and gathering last minute gifts for loved ones and family members. Netherlands Post: Your Dutch guide to sending and receiving packages in the Netherlands
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