Delayed deliveries of items to addressees in some countries are expected until the end-of-the-year holidays

04.12.2019

Taking into account that December is the busiest month of the year for the postal sector worldwide, with the amount of the processed postal items increasing several times, postal establishments in some countries have announced deadlines for delivering postal items and express mail items to such countries in order to reach the addressees before Christmas.

In order for holiday greetings and gifts sent by post to reach their addressees in a timely manner, postal establishments in some countries have announced deadlines for delivering postal items and express mail items to such countries so that the addressees can receive them before Christmas. 

So far this information has been provided to the Universal Postal Union by the United States (U.S.), the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) and Costa Rica. Letters and small packets must arrive in the U.S. by the 7^th of December and express mail items – by the 19^th of December; letters and small packets must be delivered to the U.A.E. by the 18^th of December and express mail items – by the 19^th of December; finally, letters and small packets must arrive in Costa Rica by the 13^th of December and express mail items – by the 18^th of December.

Postal establishments of the mentioned countries have indicated that if postal items are received in those countries after the dates listed, their deliveries to the addressees before Christmas may be delayed.

Latvijas Pasts encourages customers not to put off the sending of greetings and gifts to the last minute. When planning the sending, a number of important conditions should be taken into account: when estimating the delivery time of the item, attention must be given to the distance to the addressee’s country, an accurate address must be indicated on the item and the item must be paid for using stamps of an appropriate face value. The last day for delivery of items before Christmas this year is the 23^rd of December and for delivery before the turn of the year – the 30^th of December. 

About SJSC Latvijas Pasts
Latvijas Pasts ensures the widest availability of postal services throughout Latvia by maintaining more than 600 post offices. The primary function of the company is provision of the universal postal service; Latvijas Pasts also provides commercial transport, express mail, payment, press subscription, retail and philatelic services. Latvijas Pasts is a wholly State-owned company with over 3,500 employees. The quality measurements of Latvijas Pasts domestic mail deliveries are regularly conducted by Kantar TNS, one of the leading market, social and media research agencies in Latvia. In turn, the quality measurements of the cross-border deliveries are provided within the framework of the International Post Corporation through the intermediary of the research companies Kantar TNS, Ipsos and Quotas.

Additional information:
Vineta Danielsone | Senior Public Relations Project Manager
Phone: +371 67608504
E-mai: pr@pasts.lv, vineta.danielsone@pasts.lv 
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