# Tracking a package from The Netherlands

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracking-a-package-from-the-netherlands/343872>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 10, 2006, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracking-a-package-from-the-netherlands/343872 "2006-02-10T16:27:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracking-a-package-from-the-netherlands/343872/1 "2006-02-10T16:27:21Z")

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I’m expecting a parcel from The Netherlands. I have a registration number (RR\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_BE). How do I track it?

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**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracking-a-package-from-the-netherlands/343872/2 "2006-02-10T18:35:45Z")

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Do you know the shipping company?  
Could be [TNT](http://www.tnt.com/country/en_generic.html)

If not, have you pluuged the number directly into google?

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**Author:** ![6\_6\_6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e0b2c6/32.png) [@6\_6\_6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6_6_6)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracking-a-package-from-the-netherlands/343872/3 "2006-02-10T23:50:58Z")

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[Here possibly?](http://www.tpgpost.com/parcels/business/track/index.jsp)

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2006, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracking-a-package-from-the-netherlands/343872/4 "2006-02-11T00:46:12Z")

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:smack:

It’s coming from **Belgium**.

DE Post.

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**Author:** ![gazpacho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@gazpacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gazpacho)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2006, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracking-a-package-from-the-netherlands/343872/5 "2006-02-11T00:52:46Z")

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Have you tried putting that number into google. If you put a UPS, Fed ex number etc. Google will recognize it as a tracking number and send you to the tracking page. For instance I have a ten digit decimal number with no spaces or other formatting and whenI plug it into google Bang it find my package.

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**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2006, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracking-a-package-from-the-netherlands/343872/6 "2006-02-11T00:52:59Z")

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Looks like you need

[http://etracker.emstaxipost.be/index.asp?lang=gb](http://etracker.emstaxipost.be/index.asp?lang=gb)

but it looks kinda tricky to use

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2006, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracking-a-package-from-the-netherlands/343872/7 "2006-02-11T01:00:42Z")

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> [@gazpacho](#):
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> Have you tried putting that number into google.

No joy.

**Tapioca Dextrin** : The number is too long.