18+ age check from PostNL.
With the age check 18+ shipping option, the PostNL deliverer checks with proof of identification that the person the shipment is handed over to is 18 years of age or older. This way, the legal age requirements for products with a minimum age, such as alcohol and tobacco, are met. For the age check 18+, more than one person can take delivery of the shipment.

Costs 18+ age check.
For the 18+ age check, you pay a surcharge on top of the standard rate for your parcel shipment.

Setting up 18+ age check.
Create a new parcel shipment in the back office.
Enter the recipient’s address details.
Under Shipping options, select 18+ age check.
Save the shipment, download the shipping label, print it out and stick it onto the shipment.
Deliver your parcel to a PostNL location or have it collected by the Collection Service.

All shipping options from PostNL.
Sending a large or heavy parcel
For sending a heavier or larger parcel.
Delivery to recipient
Your parcel will only be delivered to the address provided on the shipping label.
No-answer return
Your parcel will be returned after the first failed delivery attempt.
Signature upon receipt
This way, you know exactly who received the parcel and when.
Insured delivery
This allows you to send insured parcels with destinations within the Netherlands.
Insured delivery abroad
Sending insured parcels with international destinations.