Send a parcel to Latvia

Customs, Prohibitions and Restrictions

• In order to confirm that your items are not prohibited or restricted, please check our dedicated page here 

• Should you require specific customs advice and the latest rules please visit the Latvian customs website

This is for information only and should not be considered to have legal basis. Where doubt exists appropriate legal advice should be sought.

Bank Holidays & Non-Working Days

• Bank Holidays for this year in Latvia can be found here 
• Typical Non-Working Days in Latvia are: Saturday and Sunday 

Postcode Areas (globalpriority Europe and europriority)

• Latvia has one delivery speed area currently

Additional information (globalpriority Europe)

High Level Standard Offered by Latvia Post

General Advice

• In order to ensure a delivery on time, please ensure that your parcel has the full, correct address, an email address in the correct format and a mobile or landline number for the intended recipient. This will help the delivery partner to ensure the parcel is delivered correct first time. This should be clearly marked on the parcel. 

• Timescales shown above do not include delays caused by destination country customs processes. Please be aware that customs could add additional time to your parcel delivery. 

• When sending on the europriority service the postcode format for Latvia must only be 4 numeric digits and must not include ‘LV’. 

Product Specific Advice

• The definition of 'working days' and other important information can be found here 

globalexpress parcels

• To avoid delivery / customs issues, our carrier partners request that a full name is mandatory for globalexpress parcels (e.g. Mr John Smith) 
• globalexpress transit times are based upon collection times, sender and recipient locations.
   

europriority parcels

B2B Shipments– Clothing & Footwear
From 17 March 2026, new legal regulations apply to B2B shipments for Latvia via europriority containing clothing, footwear, and related items (CN Chapters below). Shipments not meeting these requirements will be returned immediately.

• CN 61 – Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories, Knitted or Crocheted 
• CN 62 – Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories, Not Knitted or Crocheted 
• CN 63090000 – Worn clothing and other worn articles 
• CN 64 – Footwear, Gaiters and the Like; Parts of Such Articles with exclusion of 6406 (parts of shoes) – if there is more than 20 pieces in shipment (which means 10 pairs, or e.g. 20 right-foot shoes). 
• Shipments including mixed goods from chapters 61, 62 or 64 (without 6406) 

Key requirements:

• Maximum parcel weight: 20kg (gross)
• Multi-parcel shipments allowed: several parcels up to 20 kg each per consignee
• No weight limit if the recipient holds an AEO certificate

Please note: B2C shipments are not affected and can be shipped without a weight limit.