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Can I protect my international parcel against theft or damage?
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Residential
You can protect the contents of your parcel sent abroad 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 mail your parcel sent abroad with warranty. More information about the calculation of this compensation .
How much does it cost to return a parcel?
FAQ
Residential
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.
Can I purchase one shipping label in the eShop?
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Residential
No, You can no longer buy pre-franked shipping labels in our eShop. In order to improve the quality of our products, we will no longer be selling pre-franked labels in our eShop, Post Offices, Postal Points or Parcel Points as from 15/04/2025. Of course, you can still use the prepaid labels you have already purchased from us. They will remain valid until 31/12/2026. If you would like to create a shipping label online, you can use our shipping tool . You can also visit a Post Office, Postal Point or Parcel Point.
The PIN code alone is not sufficient. The sender must write your name 100% correct. You must ask the sender to modify that small spelling or clerical error in the Post Office or Ria agency where the money was sent. You can only pick up the money after your name has been corrected.
If your name is spelled wrong, only the sender can modify it. Ask the sender to go to the Post Office or Ria agency where he or she sent the money. That is the only place where he or she can modify the spelling of your name. Once the spelling has been changed, you can pick up the money.
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.
If you haven’t yet set your delivery preferences , we will generally first try to leave your parcel at a neighbour or in a safe place by your home. If we cannot do this, we will leave it at a pick-up point in your neighbourhood. You’ll be able to pick it up next working day. You will receive a notification in the My bpost app or its status will be updated in Track & Trace as soon as it is delivered. We will always send you an email when your parcel is ready for you at a Pick-up point.
, I received a failed delivery notice
, We leave a missed delivery notification if we cannot reach you digitally. That helps us cut our paper consumption. Full details of the pick-up point are stated in this notice. Keep in mind that the Pick-up point can change in exceptional circumstances. Always check the parcel status in Track & Trace before you go to the Pick-up point.
You must always know which country you are sending money to. Depending on the country, you must also indicate where (in which Ria agency and which city) your addressee will pick up the money. The counter clerk in your Post Office will tell you which countries require you to choose a Ria agency.
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.
I received a parcel with the wrong contents. What should I do? Who will deliver the correct parcel?
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Residential
If the contents of your parcel do not correspond with what you ordered, then you must contact the original sender of your parcel. Ask him/her to send the correct parcel. You will usually be asked to return the incorrect parcel first. If the sender offers you the option to return your parcel, then attach the return label on the parcel and send it back. The return label is in the package, or you can download and print it from the sender's website or from an e-mail from the sender. If the sender does not offer any return options, then you can purchase a shipping label. Attach that on top of the shipping label of your original parcel and bring the parcel to a Post Office, Post Point, Parcel Point or Parcel Locker to send it back.
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