DHL and DPD tie for second, each far behind PostNL, so the second lane is contested.
Netherlands · delivery
Most used couriers in Dutch online shops
PostNL is the most offered courier among online shops in the Netherlands, with DHL and DPD level in second and GLS a distant fourth.
- Online shops
- ~240,000
- Leader
- PostNL
- Then
- DHL and DPD
- Advertising now
- ~55,000
September 2026
bpost reaches Dutch shops at the same level as TNT and FedEx.
Only a minority of PostNL shops advertise, so an ads filter shortens the leader's list a lot.
Couriers ranked by online shops
A shop can offer several couriers.
On WooCommerce shops
On Shopify shops
On Magento shops
What this means
What to do with it.
PostNL is on the majority of shops with a named courier, so it is a weak filter alone; the shops to target first offer PostNL and nothing else, where DHL and DPD are both fighting for the second slot. PostNL shops run on WooCommerce first, then Shopify, Magento and Mijnwebwinkel.
Target shops that offer PostNL and no DHL or DPD; with the two challengers level, the single-courier PostNL shop is the normal opening for a second lane.
Reach Dutch sellers that offer bpost; the group is small and specific, and a second-country courier is the simplest marker of cross-border selling.
Work Mijnwebwinkel shops as a separate list; it sits with WooCommerce, Shopify and Magento in the PostNL platform mix.
Common questions
- Which courier do most online shops in Netherlands offer?
- PostNL, offered by ~41,000 Dutch online shops. DHL is second with ~15,000.
- How many Dutch online shops offer DHL?
- ~15,000 online shops in Netherlands offer DHL, the second most common courier in the country.
- Is DPD common in Netherlands?
- DPD is the third most common courier in Dutch online shops, with ~15,000 shops offering it.
- Can I get the list of Dutch online shops by courier?
- Yes. Pick the courier and the cut you want, for example shops that advertise now or sit above a turnover line, and we return the matched companies with the people to reach.
Keep in mind
- PostNL named on a shop's site does not make it the default courier; many shops offer several.
- Many Dutch shops show no courier at all, and a missing name is not proof that none is used.
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