DHL suspends high-value deliveries to US from France The temporary measure, adopted on April 21, is the result of delays linked to increased clearance checks
Six charged over major parcel delivery scam in France The scam, worth an estimated 鈧�30 million, led to companies issuing false refunds
Receive parcels for others and earn money in France Parcel collection platform Welco is focusing on rural communities where the service is most needed
news Olympic zones disrupt parcel deliveries in Paris: What to expect La Poste and Amazon in particular have warned customers that some at-home deliveries may be unavailable or delayed - here is how to check the Olympic zone areas
Can neighbours collect our parcels if we are not at French home? The rules on parcel collection vary if delivery is by La Poste or not
Shopkeepers in France fed up with Christmas package pick ups The points relais must handle a massive surge in December each year
Doorstep milk deliveries now available in 17 French cities A growing start-up is trying to help consumers break their single-use plastic bottle habit
If I order a sofa in France does firm have to take away my old one? We review the regulations to which certain but not all retailers are subject
Amazon appeals plans for 鈧�3 minimum delivery fee for books in France It said France鈥檚 move, aimed at protecting independent bookshops, would be a 鈥榮evere blow鈥� to people鈥檚 budgets
Deal struck over minimum wage for delivery riders in France The agreement will come as a relief for workers delivering for platforms such as Uber Eats and Deliveroo
Why ordering books online in France will become more expensive It is a move to encourage readers to buy at bookshops on French high streets
People in Paris to have their Ikea orders transported by boat on Seine The French capital is the first city worldwide to offer deliveries in this way. Ikea is aiming to deliver up to 455 orders per day via the river route by 2023
Zero-emission electric riverboat in Paris makes 800 deliveries per day The riverboat works as a 鈥榝loating warehouse鈥� and enables cycling delivery drivers to fulfil orders without adding to the city鈥檚 combustion pollution
鈥楬ow I got 鈧�37 postage fee refunded for 拢3.50 book delivery to France鈥� When his sister sent him a book she had written, one reader was charged a huge fee to receive it but has won a refund
Deliveroo France on trial in Paris for abuse of freelance work status 鈥業ndependent鈥� delivery staff had a list of obligations and work conditions, including a uniform, that meant they should have been salaried employees, a gendarmerie report found
Customs declarations needed to bring many items into France Customs declarations, French VAT and sometimes import duty must now be considered when you are moving items between the UK and France since Brexit
Removals firms facing new rules post-Brexit New rules mean removals to a second home in France will be more complicated than as part of making France your permanent residence
Brexit: Receiving a gift sent from UK to France There are changes with regard to paperwork and liability to taxes when sending items between the UK and EU following full Brexit
France cracks down on junk mail Fines increased for advertisers who ignore Stop Pub signs on mail boxes
Brexit: UK to France delivery problems limited so far Some issues have arisen but so far do not appear widespread - however there are extra charges now in place for online goods
France: 4-fold rise in online shopping scams last month Online scams skyrocketed last month, with scammers targeting online shoppers by email, SMS, instant messaging, and social media
Shops: France considering Sunday opening in December The government is said to be 'favourable' to the idea put forward by unions - as La Poste warns against parcel delivery scams
Can takeaways deliver food in France's new lockdown? During the last lockdown some places, notably pizzerias, offered takeaways. Does this still apply?
French post admits errors and aims to improve parcel service French post office La Poste has announced that it is working to improve its parcel delivery service, Colissimo, after a huge spike in traffic since the end of confinement has led to more than 20,000 delivery errors per day.
All post offices open in France this summer France鈥檚 7,700 post offices will stay open this summer, with an additional 200 seasonal service points, creating 2,000 seasonal jobs.
When will Amazon France deliveries restart? Amazon has reopened its six French warehouses today, May 19, but return to normal will be 鈥減rogressive鈥�, the general director of Amazon France has said.
Amazon France warehouses to stay shut until May 13 Mail order giant Amazon is extending the closure of its six warehouses in France until May 13.
All post offices in France will be open by end of May La Poste is preparing a progressive reopening of post offices to have all 7,700 operational by the end of May; currently many remain closed.
Amazon closes warehouses, no deliveries in France Amazon has closed all six of its warehouses in France after a court decision ruled that security measures against Covid-19 virus were not being respected by the e-commerce giant.
Delivery service looking for volunteers A reader in the Gers has won praise from local French media for starting a free delivery service for people who cannot get out to the shops during the confinement period and is looking for volunteers to widen the area the service can help in.
La Poste enables home-delivery from local French shops A subsidiary of La Poste which enables local businesses to sell online and have home deliveries made by La Poste is inviting shops and tradespeople across France to use its platform free of charge due to the Covid-19 confinement period.
Advice for receiving parcels during Covid-19 crisis The government has issued advice about receiving parcels at home during the Covid-19 crisis.
Post deliveries in France at 80% Post deliveries are continuing - although reduced to around 80% at present - and online shopping platforms like Amazon have detailed measures they are taking to try and maintain their service.
France鈥檚 La Poste criticised over parcel deliveries La Poste has come in for intense criticism for its parcel delivery service in a growing number of social media complaints.
France warned over Christmas present delivery scams Online Christmas shoppers in France are being warned against a new scam that asks recipients to pay fake customs fees on their parcels 鈥渂efore they can be delivered鈥�.
Vendor responsible for mail-order delivery in France I have had several bad experiences of mail-order goods delivered damaged. I believe the items left the vendor in perfect order but in transit, or possibly at the depot waiting for delivery, they have been dragged across the floor and soiled by black tyres and other dirt. I do not like blaming the vendor of the product but how can logistics companies be called to account? M.M.
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When an incomplete address is not incomplete... "The Ch芒teau de Blois has not moved since construction started in the 13th century"
Summer furniture woe I placed an order with Gamm Vert for six garden chairs and a table with a lazy Susan in June. I received the chairs in June.
La Poste scam warning I was called by someone claiming to be from the La Banque Postale Information Department.
Protection for workers who use 鈥榩latforms鈥� like Uber Drivers with Uber, delivery cyclists with Deliveroo and other workers who work through intermediary platforms ( plateformes num茅riques collaboratives in French ) are set to get better protection.
