How to send a letter to Netherlands

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

Netherlands

Sending post to Netherlands
Full name on envelopeRequired
Delivery time5-12 business days typical.
PostageLetter, Parcel, Registered, EMS.
PostcodePostcode: 4 digits + 2 letters before locality (e.g., 1015 CJ).

✉️ Addressing the envelope

Address layout
Full Name
Street Name + House Number
NNNN AA LOCALITY
NETHERLANDS
Example
Jan de Vries
Keizersgracht 123
1015 CJ AMSTERDAM
NETHERLANDS
More examples
Apartment:
Eva Jansen
Stationsstraat 12 A
3511 CE UTRECHT
NETHERLANDS
Full name
Required
Full name recommended.
Postcode
Postcode: 4 digits + 2 letters before locality (e.g., 1015 CJ).
Language
Dutch; uppercase postcode and locality.

📮 Sending

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

⏱️ How long letters take to reach Netherlands

From anywhere
about 9 days (429 letters)
From USA
about 2 weeks (100 letters)
From United Kingdom
about 5 days (62 letters)
From Germany
about 6 days (33 letters)
From Australia
about 2 weeks (22 letters)
From France
about 5 days (20 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 (non-EU origin).
Restrictions
Dangerous goods restricted.

💡 Tips

House number follows street; avoid commas.
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