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Netherlands Mailing Address Formats and Other International Mailing Information

for mailing letters or packages to or from the Netherlands,
such as postal rates to (or from) the Netherlands, finding Netherlands addresses, Netherlands postcodes, etc.

When mailing an envelope or postcard, leave at least the bottom 16 millimeters (5/8 inch) blank on both front and back. (The postal service's reading and sorting machines might need this space to print bar codes on your mail.)

Address Format Examples

Koninklijke TNT Post BV
Koninklijke TNT Post BV   [recipient name]
Prinses Beatrixlaan 23    [street address (street name + house number / building number)]
2595 AK  'S-Gravenhage    [postal code + town/locality.  The 'S is part of the city/town/locality name.  The - within this specific city's name is a relatively recent change to preferred address format.]
NETHERLANDS               [country name (if sending mail across national borders]
A fictional government bureau.
Geschillencommissie Allerei          [recipient name]
Surinamestraat 27                    [street address (street name + house number / building number)]
2585 GJ  Den Haag                    [postal code + town/locality]
NETHERLANDS                          [country name (if sending mail across national borders]
A post office box address, with company name, department, person's name. (An example from the Dutch postal service, with annotations added by us)
Enigma Audio en Video                [recipient name (name of a business)]
Afdeling Salessupport                [recipient name (name of a department within the business)]
t.a.v. dhr. A. Jansen                [recipient name ('Attn: Mr. A. Jansen')]
Postbus 90222                        ['PO BOX' + boxnumber]
2554 FG  's-GRAVENHAAG               [postal code + town/locality]
NETHERLANDS                          [country name (if sending mail across national borders]
Sending an envelope to business reply service provided by the Dutch postal service. (An example from the Dutch postal service, with annotations added by us)
TNT Post Business Service            [recipient name (name of a business)]
Antwoordnummer 53040                 [Business Reply Service No. 53040]
3505 VB  UTRECHT                     [postal code + town/locality]
NETHERLANDS                          [country name (if sending mail across national borders]
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Postcode Search (find Netherlands postcodes / postal codes = 'Netherlands zip codes')

Dutch postcode finder.

Address Format Information

Please see the Netherlands Details Page for additional information.

Postal Rates to or from the Netherlands

Postage calculators and tables showing how much postage you need to mail or ship to and/or from the Netherlands are at the International Postal Rates Page.

Finding Out Addresses (such as addresses in Netherlands / Netherlands address search)

See Finding An International Address / Address Search.



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