How to send a letter to Luxembourg

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

Luxembourg

Sending post to Luxembourg
Full name on envelopeRequired
Delivery time5–12 business days typical.
PostageLetter, Parcel, Registered, EMS.
PostcodeFormat L-NNNN before locality.

✉️ Addressing the envelope

Address layout
Full Name
House Number + Street
L-NNNN LOCALITY
LUXEMBOURG
Example
Claire Muller
12 Rue de la Gare
L-1611 LUXEMBOURG
LUXEMBOURG
Full name
Required
Full name recommended.
Postcode
Format L-NNNN before locality.
Language
Luxembourgish/French/German; uppercase locality.

📮 Sending

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

⏱️ How long letters take to reach Luxembourg

From anywhere
about 6 days (52 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.
Restrictions
Standard dangerous goods restrictions.

💡 Tips

Use L- prefix with 4-digit postcode.
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