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Langley returned parcel bound for UAE

Post by Tmaxstudy »

Mailed a parcel to UAE last week (cost £26) but its been returned to me/sender by Royal Mail international hub with a blue sticker saying "incomplete address/no PO box". It has a villa number, street name and phone number and I have sent several parcels there in the past. What can I do please?
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Re: Langley returned parcel bound for UAE

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Until recently, you had to address it to a PO Box. Now the instructions for the UAE are:
Delivery in the UAE is made to PO boxes and to physical addresses if strict addressing criteria is met. The previous requirement to send to a PO Box only is no longer mandatory.

The criteria is a complete & full address

The address must include the full town or village name as there are many identical street numbers
A telephone number, preferably a mobile number.

A complete address is illustrated below:

Mr John Smith
Villa 20 Street 2
Saheel 1
Arabian Ranches
Dubai
UAE
054 994 1779

Note: there is no VAT low limit, so any declared value requires 5% to be paid and Emirates Post will not attempt delivery without confirmation from the receiver.
Source: https://www.royalmail.com/united-arab-emirates

So, does the address on your parcel conform to the above?
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Re: Langley returned parcel bound for UAE

Post by Tmaxstudy »

Thanks, it has villa number & specific street name in Abu Dhabi plus full phone number. I've sent to same address several times over last 2 years. What do I do now?
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Re: Langley returned parcel bound for UAE

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we aren't an official site so it would be better to contact them on an official one. Try twitter @royalmailhelp
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Re: Langley returned parcel bound for UAE

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Oh dear, I just spent 40minutes getting through to their helpline only to be told it would be due to Brexit and to email query to customerservices@your.royalmail.com but this email address just rejects immediately as undeliverable! Does anyone know if its a valid email address? Thanks
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Re: Langley returned parcel bound for UAE

Post by Snaggletooth »

That definitely isn't a valid email address because the @ should be immediately in front of the domain.

You can start an email exchange using this webform: https://personal.help.royalmail.com/app ... tact/c/310