Another quite popular one postal service on Aliexpress - Holland Post (Netherlands). A large percentage of sellers send phones to Russia and the CIS countries using this particular service, which easily accepts parcels with batteries and two batteries.
General information about Dutch post.
Average delivery time: 30-50 days
Reliability: average
Pros: accepts shipments with two batteries and lithium batteries.
Minuses: The track number begins to be tracked after 10-20 days. Poor tracking service on the official website.
Types of tracking numbers: RS*****NL
Official site: http://www.postnl.post
Netherlands Post - tracking of parcels, how shipments are going.
Let us repeat once again that the Netherlands Post has gained popularity among Aliexpress sellers due to the fact that it easily accepts shipments with two batteries and accumulators. Well, not the least role is played by the budget cost of sending by this postal service.
Some time ago, the Dutch post office was not so in demand and busy, so parcels were delivered very quickly. But, from the moment the sellers turned their attention to it, the load increased significantly and the parcels began to arrive much slower. And if earlier you could receive a parcel in 20-30 days, now the time frame has increased to 30-50 days. Although, there are lucky ones who still receive their parcels 3 weeks after ordering on Aliexpress.
Another disadvantage of the Netherlands Post is that information about track numbers in tracking systems is updated very slowly. Usually your goods are collected from the seller by a courier, and the parcel is sent by a courier company to the Netherlands. Usually this journey takes 5-10 days. The tracking status indicating this stage will be like this: The item is pre-advised. But you will not see this track information until the parcel arrives in the Netherlands and information about it enters the database. It happens that the first tracking status appears no earlier than 14-20 days. Of course, this delay makes buyers nervous.
Next, the parcel is sorted (tracking status The item is at the PostNL sorting center) and is sent to the destination country ( The item is on transport to the country of destination).
Next, after the import has completed, the status will appear The item has arrived in the country of destination and from now on, the parcel can be tracked without problems on the Russian Post website or the official website of the destination country. And there is a situation where the status of the parcel is stuck at the sorting center or sent to the destination country on the website of the Netherlands Post, but on the website of the Russian Post it is already clear that the parcel has cleared customs and is traveling across Russia. Therefore, if you see that the tracking statuses do not change for a long time, just try to check the track number of the Netherlands post office on the official website of the post office of your country.
Good afternoon
PostNL- one of the best, stable and fastest budget methods for delivering goods from China. Of course, courier delivery by EMS or FedEX will be much faster, but the price for such delivery methods starts from $20 and inexpensive goods are not sent by them.
How PostNL works
PostNL- This is the Dutch postal service, so all parcels go through this country. The parcel from China is first delivered to a sorting center in the Netherlands, after which it is sent by regular mail with tracking to Russia. Typically, parcels sent from China using PostNL reach Russia in 2-3 weeks. This, of course, is not very fast, but it is stable. If parcels can travel through Chinese post from one week to several months, then with Dutch post there are usually no problems, consistently 2-3 weeks.
PostNL parcels begin to be tracked using Russian Post (pochta.ru) as soon as they cross the border of the Netherlands and are sent to Russia. However, such parcels also have other statuses, which can only be seen on the Netherlands Post website. But first things first.
You can start tracking a few days after the seller has sent the package. Go to the website https://www.postnl.nl/en/ and in the "Track your item" section enter your parcel number, destination country "Russia" and your zip code. In response, you will see information like the following:
Details about statuses:
The item is pre-advised- Your parcel is collected by the courier service from the seller and delivered to the Netherlands, usually it takes 5-7 days.
The item is at the PostNL sorting center- Your parcel has been delivered to the Netherlands and is in the local sorting center; it will be sent to Russia in the very near future.
The item is on transport to the country of destination- Your parcel has been sent to Russia. Starting from this status, the parcel will be normally visible on the Russian Post website (pochta.ru) and can then be tracked in Russian.
Parcels from the Netherlands (PostNL) consistently reach Russia in 7-10 days (the time between export and import), go through customs and then travel across Russia, like all other parcels.
If you have any questions or need clarification, please, or leave a comment.
Netherlands Post (NL Post, PostNL) is a better delivery method than China Post, and also allows you to send parcels with batteries without any problems. Also, the Dutch Post is not overloaded with shipments, which allows you to receive the parcel in a faster time.
This method has gained particular popularity due to the absence of problems with the delivery of batteries and devices containing them.
The GearBest store sends parcels with batteries mainly through PostNL and does this without any extra charges.
PostNL operates in the Netherlands. There are several parcel collection points in China. The seller does not take the parcel to PostNL himself, but the courier picks it up. After this, all parcels are sent to a parcel collection center and then loaded onto a plane to be sent to a sorting center in the Netherlands.
PostNL tracking in Russian
The PostNL website does not support tracking in Russian, fortunately, we have translated all PostNL statuses, and you can track PostNL in Russian using our mail tracker.
In addition, our postal tracker will show you the approximate delivery times of Netherlands Post to Russia, Ukraine and Belarus and check the websites of Russian Post, UkrPochta, BelPochta.
PostNL delivery times
Delivery times for PostNL parcels vary greatly, depending on your city of residence. For the western part of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, the average PostNL delivery time is about 20-22 days. The fastest delivery takes about 9 days, the longest about 30, but the vast majority of PostNL parcels arrive somewhere around 20 days from the moment the goods are actually sent from Aliexpress or GearBest
Translation of PostNL statuses
See the table below to find out the translation of all PostNL statuses, the following statuses are translated: The item is at the shippers warehouse translation, The item is pre-advised translation, The item is at the PostNL sorting center translation.
To track your parcel you need to take a few simple steps.
1. Go to home page
2. Enter the track code in the field with the heading "Track postal item"
3. Click on the "Track parcel" button located to the right of the field.
4. After a few seconds, the tracking result will be displayed.
5. Study the result, and especially carefully the latest status.
6. Forecasted delivery period is displayed in the track code information.
Try it, it's not difficult ;)
If you do not understand the movements between postal companies, click on the link with the text “Group by company”, which is located under the tracking statuses.
If there are any difficulties with the statuses on English language, click on the link with the text “Translate into Russian”, which is located under the tracking statuses.
Carefully read the "Track Code Information" block, there you will find estimated delivery times and other useful information.
If, when tracking, a block is displayed in a red frame with the heading “Pay Attention!”, carefully read everything that is written in it.
In these information blocks you will find 90% of the answers to all your questions.
If in the block "Pay Attention!" it is written that the track code is not tracked in the destination country, in this case, tracking the parcel becomes impossible after the parcel is sent to the destination country / after arriving at the Moscow Distribution Center / Item Arrived at Pulkovo / Arrived in Pulkovo / Left Luxembourg / Left Helsinki / Sending to the Russian Federation or after a long pause of 1 - 2 weeks, it is impossible to track the location of the parcel. No, and nowhere. Not at all =)
In this case, you need to wait for a notification from your post office.
To calculate delivery times in Russia (for example, after export, from Moscow to your city), use the "Delivery Time Calculator"
If the seller promised that the parcel would arrive in two weeks, but the parcel takes more than two weeks, this is normal, the sellers are interested in sales, and that’s why they are misleading.
If less than 7 - 14 days have passed since the receipt of the track code, and the parcel is not tracked, or the seller claims that he sent the parcel, and the status of the parcel “the item pre-advised” / “Email notification received” does not change for several days, this is normal, You can read more by following the link: .
If the status of the postal item does not change for 7 - 20 days, do not worry, this is a normal phenomenon for international postal items.
If your previous orders arrived in 2-3 weeks, and the new parcel takes more than a month, this is normal, because... parcels go on different routes, different ways, they can wait 1 day for shipment by plane, or maybe a week.
If the parcel has left the sorting center, customs, intermediate point and there are no new statuses within 7 - 20 days, do not worry, the parcel is not a courier who is delivering the parcel from one city to your home. In order for a new status to appear, the parcel must arrive, unload, scan, etc. at the next sorting point or post office, and this takes much more time than just getting from one city to another.
If you do not understand the meaning of such statuses as Reception / Export / Import / Arrived at the place of delivery, etc., you can look at the breakdown of the main statuses of international mail:
If the parcel is not delivered to your post office 5 days before the end of the protection period, you have the right to open a dispute.
If, based on the above, you do not understand anything, read these instructions again, and again, until you are completely clear;)
Netherlands Post has become especially popular among Aliexpress sellers after China Post introduced a ban on sending batteries. The heavy workload of the Dutch Post significantly affected the delivery time of items.
In this regard, recipients on various thematic forums are asking the question: how long does a parcel take from the Netherlands to Russia and where to track the PostNL parcel. The average delivery time for parcels from China via the Netherlands is 30-60 days. But they can take up to 90 days, so Netherlands Post often receives negative reviews.
There is another noteworthy point regarding the Netherlands Post tracking system. Since delivery of items from China to the Netherlands takes approximately 5-7 days, some more time is needed to arrive at the Netherlands Post and process the item. Therefore, the first tracking status of the Netherlands Post is shown 10-14 days after the purchase of the goods.
You can track your PostNL parcel using the tracking number in Russian at. Add PostNL track numbers to your personal list and receive up-to-date information about the movement of your parcels.
Netherlands Post is a state-owned enterprise that carries out international postal exchange and services for domestic mail in Holland. Also, the Netherlands Post is part of the worldwide EMS cooperative and delivers EMS items. Delivery of PostNL mail and EMS items occurs in accordance with the general rules of the Universal Postal Union, which guarantees freedom of transit of parcels transported by land, sea and air between members of a single postal territory.
International postal regulations strictly prohibit the sending of drugs, psychotropic or explosive, flammable or other dangerous substances and objects by post. The PostNL website contains complete rules for forwarding, also related to restrictions on dimensions, weight and mail attachments.
What are the PostNL track numbers?
Postal items come in two categories and the main criterion for separation is the weight of the item: up to 2 kg – small packages, over – parcels. Shipments from Holland up to 2 kg may not be trackable, but the Netherlands Post always registers parcels and fast delivery of EMS items and gives them a tracking number.
A unified track number format for registered international mail has been approved. The PostNL track number has the same form and consists of 13 characters:
- For small packages weighing up to 2 kg – Rx123456785NL;
- For parcels weighing from 2 to 20 kg – Cx123456785NL;
- For EMS shipments – Ex123456785NL.
In the structure of the track number, in accordance with the international UPU format, letters and numbers have a semantic meaning:
- The first letter R/C/E indicates the type of shipment. A PostNL track number starting with the letter R (Registered) is assigned to registered small packages;
- 123456785 – this digital series ensures the uniqueness of the number;
- NL – indicates the country of the postal service.
PostNL tracking
The PostNL track number allows you to check the parcel and its condition on the way. At each stage of shipment to unified system tracking information about movement is entered.
The sender can receive a track number for tracking PostNL mail upon registration at the post office. Or register the parcel remotely. But we must remember that electronic registration does not guarantee that the sender will send the parcel. In the first case, the physical transfer of the item occurs immediately, so information about the number of the postal item is entered into the tracking system very quickly and the recipient can immediately see the status of acceptance of the IPO for shipment.