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Upload your letter as a PDF. We print it in the Netherlands and PostNL delivers it registered the next day, against a signature. Seven more countries too.

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A white window envelope addressed to a company in Amsterdam with a Aangetekende brief label, on a light oak desk next to a printed letter and a pen
Delivered, signed forAangetekende brief · Amsterdam
Price
€17.95incl. VAT, 2 pages included
Delivery time
Next business dayusually, after handover to the post
Proof
Recipient's signature+ tracking and proof of posting
Handed to the post
Upload by 15:00on a working day, posted the same day
Counts as
Domestic registered mailprinted and posted in Netherlands

What you get for every letter

Tracking from the post and a proof PDF you can keep or forward.

Tracking

NL 4821 9035 7
  1. PDF received and checked
  2. Printed in the Netherlands
  3. Handed to PostNL
  4. Delivered, signed by the recipient

Example

Proof PDF

With the tracking number, the date of posting, the delivery, the recipient's signature and a fingerprint of your documentA code calculated from your PDF. If even one character in the letter changes, the code changes, so you can show which document was sent..

Example

Price per letter
  • 2 pages included
  • + €0.30 per extra page
  • + €0.20 colour per page
Price per letter, incl. VAT
NetherlandsPostNL aangetekend
€17.95€14.83 excl. VAT

Example: 5 pages in colour to Netherlands = €17.95 + 3 × €0.30 + 5 × €0.20 = €19.85 incl. VAT

What do people in Netherlands send by registered mail?

All Netherlands topics

For a few letters, Dutch law names the registered letter: notice on a residential lease (article 7:271 of the Civil Code), notice on shop and restaurant premises (article 7:293) and the reminder after an unanswered rent increase (article 7:253). For a notice of default, a 14-day letter or a summary dismissal, registered mail is not a duty, but it is strong proof of receipt.

Housing

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Payments

Work

Moving abroad

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Insurance

Which letters must be registered in the Netherlands? Overview by type of letter

Sending to another country?

Frequently asked questions

How fast is a Dutch registered letter delivered?

PostNL delivers the day after handover. Upload by 15:00 on a working day and the letter goes to PostNL the same day. Weekends and public holidays are not working days.

Who may sign for PostNL?

The addressee or an adult member of the household. PostNL does not leave a registered letter with the neighbours.

What if nobody is home?

PostNL leaves a card and keeps the letter at a PostNL point for two weeks. Then it goes back. Keep the PostNL record: a letter that did not arrive through the recipient's own doing can still count.

When does a Dutch letter have to be registered?

To end a residential or shop lease, and for a landlord's reminder after an unanswered rent increase, the law names the registered letter. For a notice of default or a 14-day letter it is not required, but it is your proof of receipt.

Which Dutch letters must be registered

Can I send if I live abroad?

Yes. Upload the PDF from wherever you are. We print in the Netherlands, so the letter travels as an ordinary domestic PostNL letter.

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Does a registered letter prove what was in the envelope?

No. PostNL records posting and delivery. Our proof PDF adds a fingerprint of your file, so you can show which document was printed.

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