How to send a letter to Belgium

How to address and send post to another country — the address layout, postage, delivery times and what you can and can’t send.

Belgium

Sending post to Belgium
Full name on envelopeRequired
Delivery timeApprox 5–12 business days.
PostageLetter, Parcel, Registered, EMS.
Postcode4-digit postcode before locality (e.g., 1000 BRUXELLES).

✉️ Addressing the envelope

Address layout
Full Name
Street Name + House Number
POSTCODE LOCALITY
BELGIUM
Example
Marie Dupont
Rue de la Loi 16
1000 BRUXELLES
BELGIUM
More examples
Apartment:
Jan Peeters
Meir 24 bus 5
2000 ANTWERPEN
BELGIUM
Full name
Required
Full name recommended.
Postcode
4-digit postcode before locality (e.g., 1000 BRUXELLES).
Language
Dutch/French/German; uppercase locality; use 'bus' for unit in Dutch.

📮 Sending

Postage methods
Letter, Parcel, Registered, EMS.
Delivery times
Approx 5–12 business days.

⏱️ How long letters take to reach Belgium

From anywhere
about 8 days (215 letters)
From USA
about 8 days (42 letters)
From Canada
about 12 days (31 letters)
From Australia
about 3 weeks (21 letters)

Based on letters our members logged and marked as received over the last two years, using the quicker letters on each route. A letter may arrive sooner: members don’t always mark a letter as received as soon as it arrives.

🛃 Customs and restrictions

Customs
CN22/CN23 for goods; EU import rules may apply at destination.
Restrictions
See bpost list of items not accepted.

💡 Tips

Avoid commas; postcode before city; country in English.
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