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A pile of parcels stacked outside a door
PoliticsBusiness
€3 import fee now applies to cheap packages from outside the EU
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A cyclist passes a DHL delivery vehicle in Doetinchem, Netherlands. March 15, 2026.
1-1-2Business
More delivery drivers skip home deliveries, leaving packages at unexpected pickup points
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Police in the Westelijke Mijnstreek region intercepted 50,000 euros hidden inside a teddy bear at a DHL postal sorting center in Beek, near Maastricht Aachen Airport. April 12, 2026
Crime
DHL worker finds €50,000 stuffed in teddy bear at Maastricht airport facility
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Automatic package locker
Business
Largest Dutch cities trying to get grip on rapidly increasing number of package lockers
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A PostNL delivery man puts a package into a locker attached to a home
BusinessCultureLifestyle
Dutch parcel deliverers publicly shamed online, raising privacy concerns
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An NS Intercity train rolls along a section of snowy track near Apeldoorn. 5 Jan 2026
BusinessTechNature
Snow forces DHL to delay shipments, picnic stops deliveries; travel, train issues remain
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Grocery shopping
Business
Snow and ice slow down grocery deliveries, but shelves mostly stocked
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Surge in Black Friday Shoppers
Business
Labor union warns of unsafe conditions for delivery workers during Black Friday
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Package at a door
CrimeBusiness
Scammers in Hoogwoud swap DHL packages for cheap substitutes
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DHL Van
Business
PostNL, DHL to place 1,000 new parcel lockers across Netherlands
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Package delivery
Business
Dogs bite over 300 package deliverers in the Netherlands per year
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A PostNL delivery man puts a package into a locker attached to a home
Business
Parcel industry expects new peak due to rise of Chinese web shops
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Package delivery
Crime
Package courier convicted of wide-ranging identity theft, stealing online orders
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Package delivery
BusinessEntertainment
Year-end package delivery peak earlier as people buy Sinterklaas gifts on Black Friday
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A PostNL parcel van in Roermond, 21 July 2022
Business
PostNL to reorganize after investors process quarterly figures, up to 300 jobs could be cut
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Paying online.
Business
More online stores charging customers for returns
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DHL
Business
DHL to begin competing with PostNL for regular mail delivery in the Netherlands
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Storm Eunice brought wind gusts of over 120 km/h by early Friday afternoon near Scheveningen Beach. 18 Feb. 2022
1-1-2TechNature
Storm Eunice makes landfall: 150 km/h gusts possible, Warnings to stay indoors
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DHL Van
CrimeBusiness
DHL does not compensate deliverers for all working hours
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Packages in a distribution center
Business
Quarter of packages not delivered on time
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Package deliverers wearing face masks
Business
Sharp increase in package delivery complaints
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A Deliveroo courier in 2015
Business
Marktplaats bans sales of delivery worker apparel ahead of curfew
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A PostNL van
Business
Christmas cards more punctual despite increase in overall package delays
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A PostNL van
Business
PostNL struggling to deliver millions of parcels