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Sender address

When a parcel cannot be delivered, the carrier needs a fallback destination – without a sender address, the shipment has nowhere to go.

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Last updated: 22 June 2026Published: 19 June 2025

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_address

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When a parcel cannot be delivered, the carrier needs a fallback destination – without a sender address, the shipment has nowhere to go. The sender address is the consignor's complete postal information: full name, street, house number, postal code, city, country for international shipments, and a contact reference. It appears on the shipping label, the consignment note, and any customs declaration, fulfilling several roles at once: enabling the return of undeliverable items, providing a point of contact for the logistics operator, and supporting invoice reconciliation. For cross-border shipments, the sender's country is also relevant to customs procedures and may affect the application of preferential trade agreements.

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