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Thursday, 12.12.2024, 04:46
Movement of parcels between Estonia, UK suspended until New Year; Lithuanian Post warns of delays
22.12.2020Due to the aggressive spread of the new coronavirus strain in the United Kingdom, flights to and from the UK have been suspended and also the movement of parcels from the UK to Estonia and vice versa has been halted until the new year. Lietuvos Pastas (Lithuanian Post) also has warned of delays in parcel deliveries to and from the United Kingdom amid new transport restrictions, informs LETA/BNS.
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The rules for ordering goods from the United Kingdom will change
14.12.2020The Tax and Customs Board (MTA) recalls that, from 1 January, parcels ordered from the United Kingdom over EUR 22 will be subject to VAT and parcels over EUR 150 will be subject to customs duties.
Eesti Post aims to become fit for listing in 3 years
24.11.2020The chairman of the supervisory board of the state-owned postal service and logistics company Eesti Post, Sten Soosaar, believes that the indebted company can be transformed into a transparent business with market-based services that would be fit also for listing, for instance, in as little as three years, Postimees reports cites LETA/BNS.
Guidelines for coping in crisis to be delivered to Estonian residents' mailboxes
02.11.2020Instructions for coping in various types of crises will be delivered to the mailboxes of all residents of Estonia from this week, informs LETA/BNS.
Estonian consumers increasingly prefer local, European e-commerce
19.10.2020As a result of the changes that took place during 2020, consumers in Estonia increasingly give preference to domestic and European e-commerce platforms over Chinese e-commerce, Estonian state-owned postal company Eesti Post, which operates under the Omniva brand, said on October 19th, cites LETA/BNS.
DPD Lithuania to invest nearly EUR 3 mln in new EVs and charging stations
DPD Lietuva, a Lithuanian provider of parcel delivery services, plans to invest nearly 3 mln euros in new electric vehicles (EVs) and their charging stations, reported LETA/BNS.
Lithuanian postal operator will not turn into bank
Lithuania’s postal operator Lietuvos Pastas (Lithuanian Post) will most likely not turn into a specialized bank given that such a scenario, as estimated by experts, would be uneconomic but will expand its financial services instead, informs LETA/BNS.