Outgoing International Post delays

Sent a gift via 2 day express international to a friend in uk. Dropped Saturday, sorted Monday. Nothing since. Am kind of concerned. Did Label online with declaration. Should I be concerned? Is it gone missing?

I posted an international envelope / letter yesterday morning. I asked for express shipping with tracking. However, it's been more than 24 hours now and the status is still "Your post was accepted in (insert post office details)".

I was told it would take two days to arrive with express shipping, but a full day later, the letter is still at the same stage it was at yesterday when I first posted it.

Is this normal?

I see - yeah, it's within Europe.

The status was updated to "left An Post" on 07/04. No further update since.

They sell the express shipping as a two day service, but it took more than two days for the letter to leave An Post (unless there's a gap between the process and the system updates).

Did the item eventually reach the buyer?

I'm having the same issue.

I sent an international envelope on 05/04 and the last update is 07/04 "Your post has left An Post - DUBLIN MAIL CENTRE". No further update since. I wonder if it's normal?

It did, took about 33 days altogether and the buyer never complained or anything so that was a huge relief.

There's a bit of a silence for a good while when things leave An Post then they eventually just update with "Out for Delivery" I find.

I ended up tracking it via the destination country's postal service website. It's already in the country and ready for delivery.

I'm not relying on An Post updates no more because I can't say they're timely.

How long does it take? Has anyone else had problems with sending stuff to Aussie land in recent time?

I sent something in January that "left an post" but never arrived anywhere. Sent something about a week ago and the same thing is happening and I'm starting to worry it will also never arrive. I hope writing "Australia" on the envelope is not a cue for them to horse it into the nearest skip 😮

It should appear within 2 hours max assuming they scanned it when they received it (if you have a receipt with the tracking number they must have scanned it).

I sent a parcel on Wednesday and the status hasn't changed from "Your post was accepted". It's only a return so I'm not too bothered but it's still annoying how slow it seems to be.

Anyone got experience of T & T? I posted a parcel to Australia on 29 November, it left the Dublin Mail Centre on 30th November and that's all the information I can get from the An Post Track & Trace System. Seemingly international deliveries have to be tracked through the international partner and the Australian partner has no record of it. Just get an auto response to query if the number is correct with a recommendation to check back in 24hours. An Post have no customer support in the form of a phone number or email, just a ridiculous bot who confirms it's left Dublin. What a dreadful service. So disappointed I didn't spend an extra 20 Euro to use a courier. Anyone got recent experience of international delivery?

Australian post is notoriously bad, to and from. The issues usually seem to be on the Australian side.

They normally use the same tracking number as long as it's in the format AA000000000BB.

Regular postal service tracking usually only shows the status in the origin and destination countries. If you want detailed tracking each step of the way you need to use DHL, UPS or FedEx.

Think I've learnt my lesson!

I've sent a 2kg package to Dubai on the 5th December but it hasn't arrived at the destination yet. Using the An Post tracking system it says it has left the Dublin mailing centre on 9th December.

Freight may have been grounded during the bad weather but I'd like to find out for definite as my partner is going nuts thinking she'll not get her Christmas prezzie in time.

Who does An Post use for delivering to Dubai? I'll ring them to find out once and for all.

My (expensive) package hasn't arrived at my girlfriends place in Dubai yet despite An Post saying it's no longer in Ireland and Emirates Post saying it hasn't arrived in Dubai yet. Do I assume it's been stolen, lost or ditched somewhere along the way. And yes I've communicated with both services comprehensively.