Regular shipping

Whether it’s a parcel, freight or express shipment, we offer a range of convenient pickup, delivery and drop off options.

As a GLS customers, you can benefit from daily, weekly or on demand pickups. We can collect and deliver all your shipments from any address, including workplaces, a local Parcel Shop or GLS depot.

You can even make savings by choosing the DepositService, our contactless drop off service.

Find out more about all our services on this page or request an offer .

Parcel

Fast, reliable national and international parcel pickup and delivery.

Freight

Reliable freight pickup and forwarding services across Europe.

Express

National and international shipments picked up and delivered the next working day before 5:00 p.m.

 
GLS products and services

BusinessParcel

Maximum parcel size and weight:
Max. height60 cm
Max. length200 cm
Max. width80 cm
Max. belt measure300 cm
Max. weight31.5 kg

Basic product for your national parcel dispatch. Those optional services are also available for small goods thanks to our BusinessSmallParcel product, where small parcels are sorted and transported separately in special bags.

This service ensures that only the authorized person receives the goods.

Parcels are bundled in a single consolidated shipment and gets dispatched to a single recipient.

We deliver the shipment directly to the recipient's workplace, i.e. a specific department, office or person.

Senders can commission GLS to deliver parcels at a defined location at the recipient's address, even if the recipient is not present.

GLS informs recipients via e-mail about the upcoming delivery of parcels, including an estimated time frame for the delivery.

If desired, a variety of delivery options can be chosen online:

  • Delivery to the same address on a specific date
  • Delivery to a new address
  • Delivery to a GLS Parcel Shop
  • Collection at a GLS depot
  • Issue drop off permission
  • Delivery refusal (return to sender)

For B2B shipments, recipients can also be informed of their next day delivery by e-mail.

When a shipment is delivered at one of your company sites, GLS also collects their shipments at the same time to deliver them to other sites of your company.

This return solution allows your cross-border customers to request a return or a shipment of goods via a personalized return portal, consistant with your look and feel. The shipment can then be dropped off, free of charge, at the GLS Parcel Shop of their choice. The parcel is then returned to you immediately.

Parcels are collected from any address on the date of your choice and returned directly to you.

Shipments are collected from any address of your choice and delivered directly to your desired address.

Trust is needed when it comes to pharmaceuticals and medicinal products, and this applies to their shipment too. With its high quality standards, GLS complies with the EU’s guidelines on good distribution practice (GDP).

With this service we offer a reliable dispatch of your time-critical medical products.

We deliver your shipment directly to a Parcel Shop. Recipients select in advance the Parcel Shop or Parcel Locker to which the parcel should be sent.

This practical return solution allows your customers to drop off their returns – post-paid and free of charge – at the GLS Parcel Shop or Parcel Locker of their choice. The goods are returned to you immediately.

EuroBusinessParcel

Maximum parcel size and weight:
Max. height60 cm
Max. length200 cm
Max. width80 cm
Max. belt measure300 cm
Max. weight31.5 kg

Europe-wide parcel delivery with short regular transit times. Those optional services are also available for small goods thanks to our EuroBusinessSmallParcel product, where small parcels are sorted and transported separately in special bags.

Senders can commission GLS to deliver parcels at a defined location at the recipient's address, even if the recipient is not present.

We take care of customs clearance. Our central Customs Department completes and submits your electronic export declaration.

GLS informs recipients via e-mail about the upcoming delivery of parcels, including an estimated time frame for the delivery.

If desired, a variety of delivery options can be chosen online:

  • Delivery to the same address on a specific date
  • Delivery to a new address
  • Delivery to a GLS Parcel Shop
  • Collection at a GLS depot
  • Issue drop off permission
  • Delivery refusal (return to sender)

This practical return solution allows your customers to drop off their returns – post-paid and free of charge – at the GLS Parcel Shop or Parcel Locker of their choice. The goods are returned to you immediately.

When a shipment is delivered at one of your company sites, GLS also collects their shipments at the same time to deliver them to other sites of your company.

This return solution allows your cross-border customers to request a return or a shipment of goods via a personalized return portal, consistant with your look and feel. The shipment can then be dropped off, free of charge, at the GLS Parcel Shop of their choice. The parcel is then returned to you immediately.

Parcels are collected from any address on the date of your choice and returned directly to you.

Shipments are collected from any address of your choice and delivered directly to your desired address.

We deliver the shipment directly to the recipient's workplace, i.e. a specific department, office or person.

This practical return solution allows your customers to drop off their returns – post-paid and free of charge – at the GLS Parcel Shop or Parcel Locker of their choice. The goods are returned to you immediately.

GlobalExpressParcel

Maximum parcel size and weight:
Max. height60 cm
Max. length200 cm
Max. width80 cm
Max. belt measure300 cm
Max. weight31.5 kg

We deliver your parcels to more than 160 coutries. Parcels and documents reach worldwide major business centres in about 2 to 4 work days.

We take care of customs clearance. Our central Customs Department completes and submits your electronic export declaration.

For B2B shipments, recipients can also be informed of their next day delivery by e-mail.

When a shipment is delivered at one of your company sites, GLS also collects their shipments at the same time to deliver them to other sites of your company.

BusinessFreight

Maximum parcel size and weight:
Max. height220 cm
Max. parcel length400 cm
Max. weight per parcel50 kg
Max. packs per shipment10 p.
Max. pallets per shipment4 PL
Max. total weight1.000 kg

Door-to-door national delivery of your palletized or oversized shipments.

If you regularly send higher-value products which exceed the standard insurance coverage, you can easily extend your regular insurance coverage against a fee.

The ADR transport within Belgium and Luxembourg is possible. Trained employees are available to advise senders to their ADR transports.

GLS collects Europallets when picking up goods at the sender's address and exchanges them with the same number of empty Europallets in return.

Shipments are collected from any address on the date of your choice and returned directly to you.

Shipments are collected from any address of your choice and delivered directly to your desired address.

EuroBusinessFreight

Maximum parcel size and weight:
Max. height220 cm
Max. parcel length400 cm
Max. weight per parcel50 kg
Max. packs per shipment10 p.
Max. pallets per shipment4 PL
Max. total weight1.000 kg

Door-to-door national delivery of your palletized or oversized shipments.

AddOnInsuranceService

If you regularly send higher-value products which exceed the standard insurance coverage, you can easily extend your regular insurance coverage against a fee.

GLS collects Europallets when picking up goods at the sender's address and exchanges them with the same number of empty Europallets in return.

Shipments are collected from any address on the date of your choice and returned directly to you.

Shipments are collected from any address of your choice and delivered directly to your desired address.

FreightSolution

Pallets per shipmentMaximum parcel size and weight:
Min. 5 and max. 33 pallets

Customized shipments and part load as well as full truck load delivered by dedicated line hauls or milk runs all over Europe.

Customized solutions for specific needs

ExpressParcel

Maximum parcel size and weight:
Max. height60 cm
Max. length200 cm
Max. width80 cm
Max. belt measure300 cm
Max. weight31.5 kg

A domestic express shipment guarantees a delivery the next working day before nine, ten or noon via the TimeDefiniteServices. Saturdays deliveries are also possible.

Reliable national express delivery before 9 a.m. the next working day.

Reliable national express delivery before 10 a.m. the next working day.

Reliable national express delivery before noon the next working day.

For B2B shipments, recipients can also be informed of their next day delivery by e-mail.

Your shipment is delivered on Saturday within Belgium before noon.

GlobalExpressParcel

Maximum parcel size and weight:
Max. height60 cm
Max. length200 cm
Max. width80 cm
Max. belt measure300 cm
Max. weight31.5 kg

We deliver your parcels to more than 160 coutries. Parcels and documents reach worldwide major business centres in about 2 to 4 work days.

We take care of customs clearance. Our central Customs Department completes and submits your electronic export declaration.

For B2B shipments, recipients can also be informed of their next day delivery by e-mail.

When a shipment is delivered at one of your company sites, GLS also collects their shipments at the same time to deliver them to other sites of your company.

ExpressFreight

Maximum parcel size and weight:
Max. height220 cm
Max. parcel length400 cm
Max. weight per parcel50 kg
Max. packs per shipment10 p.
Max. pallets per shipment4 PL
Max. total weight1.000 kg

Reliable express delivery of pallets and loose load guaranteed the next working day, before a specific time, all over the Benelux countries.

If you regularly send higher-value products which exceed the standard insurance coverage, you can easily extend your regular insurance coverage against a fee.

GLS collects Europallets when picking up the merchandise at the sender's address and exchanges them with the same number of empty Europallets in return.

Reliable express delivery within the Benelux before noon the next working day.

GLS customer using a GLS dispatch system

Dispatch Systems

Optimally connected to modern, standardized and flexible shipping systems which are perfectly tailored to all needs and volumes.

GLS driver walking through the snow to deliver a parcel

How to export ?

Check our guidelines concerning the customs regulations and export information before sending parcels throughout Europe and beyond.