On November 25th and 26th, Belgium’s national trade unions have announced a nationwide strike in the public sector in response to recent federal government measures. This action may have a direct impact on our operations.
Nationwide strike impacts postal services: Intelligence received by Everstream Analytics indicated that local trade unions have called a 24-hour nationwide strike from 00:01 local time on October 14 across Belgium. As a result, disruptions to bpost’s domestic as well as international logistics network, the letter and parcel-post deliveries are to be expected. In addition, all inbound and outbound flights at Brussels Airport (IATA: BRU) have been cancelled.
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The designated operator of Belgium, bpost, wishes to inform Union member countries and their designated operators that a national demonstration will take place across Belgium, organized by the country’s national trade unions in protest against various measures taken by the federal government. This action is expected to last 24 hours and to cause disruptions in various key sectors such as transport, public services and logistics, commencing at 00.01 CEST (UTC+2) on Tuesday, 14 October 2025. This industrial action is expected to affect various postal services across the country, including letter-post and parcel-post deliveries, as well as bpost’s domestic and international logistics network. In addition, all incoming and outgoing flights to and from Brussels Airport will be cancelled on 14 October. |
Next Tuesday, 14th of October, a national manifestation will take place across Belgium, organized by the national trade unions in Belgium in protest against various measures taken by the federal government. This action is expected to cause disruptions in key sectors such as transport, public services and logistics.
While we are making every effort to minimize the impact on our services, we would like to inform you that this industrial action may affect the delivery of your mail and parcels within Belgium.
In addition, all incoming and outgoing flights from Brussels Airport are cancelled on the 14th of October.
Belgium, bpost, informs that, in light of the new import requirements introduced by the US executive order dated 30 July 2025, it will no longer accept open or closed transit items containing goods destined for the United States of America. This measure will take effect on 20 August 2025, in accordance with article 17-013 of the Convention Regulations.
Any transit or misrouted items containing goods that are destined for the United States and arrive at bpost’s international mail processing centres will be returned to origin.
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The designated operator of Belgium, bpost, wishes to inform Union member countries and their designated operators that, in the light of the new import requirements introduced by the US executive order dated 30 July 2025, it will no longer accept open or closed transit items containing goods destined for the United States of America. This measure will take effect on 20 August 2025, in accordance with article 17-013 of the Convention Regulations. Any transit or misrouted items containing goods that are destined for the United States and arrive at bpost’s international mail processing centres will be returned to origin. |