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If you are not at home, the postman will deliver the registered mail in accordance with the delivery preferences you have set in the My bpost app. If you have not set any delivery preferences, the postman will leave a failed delivery notice. This notification clearly states: Where you can pick up your mail the dates and times when you can pick up your mail Delivery preferences for registered mail You can set your preferences for how your registered mail is to be delivered in the My bpost app. These are the options: Delivered to your letterbox: we won’t ring your bell, we’ll simply put the mail straight through your letterbox. Proxy: in the app you authorise someone else to take receipt of your registered mail. More details about proxies . Postpone delivery to your home by one working day. Immediate delivery at a Post Office or Post Point. These last two options only become available once a registered mail has been announced. In that case, you’ll get an email or an app notification stating the delivery date and location.
How much does it cost to return a parcel?
FAQResidential
If the original sender offers you the option to return your parcel, then you have two options: The return shipment is free. The return shipment is not free. Either you must pay part of the costs yourself in the Post Office or Post Point where you turn in your return shipment, or the original sender deducts a small return fee from the amount that he refunds. If the original sender does not offer any return options, then you must send your parcel as a regular shipment. In that case, the price of your parcel depends on the weight, the size and the destination. Use our online shipping tool to calculate the price of your parcel.
I won’t be home. How do I set my delivery preferences?
FAQResidential
If you know you won’t be home, you can request the following delivery options for this shipment: Directly to a Pick-up point in your neighbourhood Directly to a different address the same day The next working day instead To a safe place To a neighbour For future deliveries, you can plan ahead by setting general delivery preferences in the MyPreferences web portal or in the My bpost app . Tip: with the My bpost app, you can follow all your parcels at a glance and change your delivery preferences up to 5 minutes before the delivery.
There are alternatives if you do not want a photo to be taken of your ID card during the delivery of registered mail. You can also have a photo taken of something else that proves who you are. It must always be issued by an official body or agency and it must include your full name and a photo that is clearly recognisable as you. Examples are a passport, a driving licence or a train or bus pass. You can also ask the person delivering to note down your full name and ID card number on the missed delivery notice and take a photo of that. Or ask him or her to hand your registered mail in at the post office of post point. When you go there to pick it up, you will again be asked to allow a photo to be taken of your ID card. You can then ask the person at the counter to note down your full name and ID card number and take a photo of that instead. You can also set up a last-minute mandate in the My bpost app under ‘delivery preferences’. You will receive a QR code you or someone else can use to take receipt of the registered mail item.
Is my parcel additionally protected against theft and damage if I send it in a bpost box?
FAQResidential
Your parcel does not receive extra protection if you send it in a bpost box. If you want extra protection, choose the ‘With warranty’ shipping option. In case of loss or damage, you will be reimbursed for the value of the contents of your shipment (up to max. €500). More information about the calculation of this compensation . You can select this mailing option when creating a shipping label via the online shipping tool. Or go to a Post Office or Post Point near you and ask the counter clerk to send your parcel with warranty. You can also choose the ‘With warranty’ option for parcels sent abroad.
bpost returns your parcel to the sender if: The sender entered your home address incorrectly. Your parcel was not accepted at the door (e.g. because it is damaged) You did not pick up your parcel at the Pick-up point within 14 calendar days You did not pick up your parcel at the Parcel Locker within 5 calendar days Contact the sender to take further actions (e.g. to ship your parcel again or if you want a refund). If your parcel was returned to sender incorrectly, please let us know via our online form at the bottom of this page.
You can protect the contents of your parcel within Belgium up to €500 via the ‘With warranty’ mailing option. In case of loss or damage, you will be reimbursed for the value of the contents of your shipment (up to max. €500) + the shipping costs. If the contents only include documents, then you will be reimbursed €15 in case of damage or loss. You can select the ‘With warranty’ mailing option when creating a shipping label via the online shipping tool. Or go to a Post Office or Post Point near you and ask the counter clerk to send your parcel with warranty. With a regular shipping label, without extra options, we only reimburse the shipping costs of your parcel if we are responsible for the loss or the damage.
Which delivery preference can I choose if I am not home?
FAQResidential
If you know you won’t be home, you can request the following delivery options for this shipment*: Directly to a Pick-up point or Parcel locker in your neighbourhood Directly to a different address the same day The next working day instead To a safe place (provide a photo to help us) To a close neighbour – either chosen by bpost or by you (ask them first if they agree) *Some of them are not available as last-minute options For future deliveries, you can plan ahead by setting general delivery preferences in the MyPreferences web portal or in the My bpost app . Tip: with the My bpost app, you can follow all your parcels at a glance and change your delivery preferences up to 5 minutes before the delivery.
If you receive a parcel at home with 'payment on delivery', you can pay for it in various ways:
, Cash
, You can pay cash to the postman, but then you must give the exact amount.
, Mobile
, You can also pay by mobile phone using your banking app or the Payconiq by Bancontact app. The postman will then create a QR code which you scan with your banking app. You will both receive a confirmation of the payment. The postman will deliver your parcel with payment at a Post Office or at a Post Point when: You are not at home. you cannot pay the exact amount in cash or via your mobile phone you would like to pay with a debit or credit card. the amount involved is more than EUR 1,000.
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