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GLS is a courier service provider realizing international transportations with a high standard of safety, guaranteeing punctuality in every situation. Courier to the Netherlands is a service tailored to the needs of both occasional customers and companies regularly sending international parcels.

There are also a few thousand Szybka Paczka points available throughout Poland, ready to accept shipments, which will then be forwarded to a courier to the Netherlands. Additionally GLS provides transport from the Netherlands to Poland.

How much does the parcel to Netherlands cost?

How much does a parcel to the Netherlands cost? The price of the service depends on the size of the goods being shipped. Small XS parcels are cheaper than XL goods due to taking up less transport space. The sum of the circumference of the package and the longest side cannot exceed a total of 300 cm. How much does a parcel to Holland cost? To check it, just use the special calculator, which after entering the addresses and dimensions of the parcel will calculate the cost of the service. Thanks to the flexible logistics system of GLS, the price of a parcel to the Netherlands is favourable, and the delivery time is affordable.

How to ship the parcel to Netherlands?

Girl is shipping an internacional parcel to Netherlands

Occasional shipping

In order to occasionally ship a parcel to the Netherlands with the help of GLS courier services, all you need to do is use the Szybka Paczka or ParcelShop points. These are special facilities for sending and receiving packages, which are located in accessible places, such as stores or service establishments.

Such a solution is particularly convenient, because it is the sender himself who decides when exactly the package to the Netherlands will be handed over into the hands of the courier. However, if you want the carrier to pick up the parcel, you should use the GLS ParcelVan service.

Couple received an international parcel from Netherlands

Regular shipping

On the other hand, the regular international shipping of goods by GLS is carried out within the framework of EuroBusinessParcel. This is the core product of European parcel delivery to the Netherlands based on precise logistics coordination, which enables companies to systematically use courier services on attractive terms.

GLS provides fast delivery of parcels weighing up to 40 kg.
Organizations that send packages frequently, such as e-commerce stores, can take advantage of the FlexDeliveryService offer, adapted to the needs of B2C companies. The service reduces customer service workload, while generating no additional fees for parcel shippers to the Netherlands.

How long does a parcel to Netherlands take to arrive?

GLS focuses on a comprehensive service for international shipments. How long does a parcel to the Netherlands take? For both occasional shipping and regular delivery to the Netherlands within EuroBusinessParcel, the average delivery time is 3 working days. GLS provides transport monitoring in both cases. Therefore, customers do not have to worry about how long the parcel to the Netherlands is taking, because its status remains under the constant control of the Sender.

What cannot be shipped to Netherlands?

Shipping a parcel to the Netherlands with GLS is affordable and efficient. However, you should know what you are not allowed to put in your parcel. The list of things excluded from carriage includes, among others:

  • Alcohol,
  • Tobacco and cigarettes,
  • Flammable and explosive materials,
  • Works of art and goods of very high value (e.g. jewelry),
  • Cash, money signs, vouchers,
  • Live animals and plants.

For a complete list of items excluded from transportation, please refer to the Szybka Paczka / ParcelShop Regulations.

Terms and conditions

Services provided by GLS do not include shipping parcels to the Netherlands to post office box addresses.

Parcels from Netherlands

Fast parcel delivery from and to the Netherlands is not all that GLS can offer. The transport service provider also carries out shipments from abroad to Poland. The process of sending a package looks very similar.

There are several hundred Parcel Shop locations in the Netherlands ready to receive the goods, which will then be forwarded to the courier. GLS services also include a special offer for companies wishing to regularly send parcels from the Netherlands, even up to several hundred per day.

The cost of shipping a parcel from the Netherlands to Poland depends on the size of the goods. The package must not exceed the weight of 32 kg and the length of 150 centimeters (the sum of the longest side and the shortest side).

The prices for the parcel shipment from Netherlands to Poland are available on the official website of GLS in Dutch. The website contains all the information about the transport rates and the data about the maximum dimensions of the parcel.
Poland is in Eurozone II.

A fast package sent to and from the Netherlands via GLS arrives at the recipient approximately within 3 working days. The sender can track the transport in real time.

Also, when shipping from the Netherlands to Poland, the sum of the package circumference and the longest side must not exceed 300 cm.

We have provided information on what items should not be included in a fast package to the Netherlands shipped by GLS.

For shipments from Benelux to Poland the same rules apply. If you are unsure whether your package can be sent by courier, please contact our customer service via the form or hotline.