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Omniva opened an automatic e-declaration solution where the customs data of the shipment is filled in automatically on the smart device of the customer and the shipment is declared with a few clicks. Read more »

In order to simplify ordering from third countries to the European Union, from July, many shopping platforms will enable the option to pay the VAT of goods costing up to 150 euros immediately when making the purchase. Read more »

From July, the shipments ordered from outside of the EU are no longer exempt from VAT and all parcels must be declared. How is the value of the parcel calculated and what does the amount of tax payable depend on? Read more »

From 1 July, all commercial shipments ordered from outside of the EU are subject to tax. This means that the currently valid tax exemption for goods costing up to 22 euros will no longer be valid and all shipments arriving to Estonia from third countries must be declared. Read more »

The tax amendment is also valid for goods that were purchased before 1 July but arrive after the said date. Read more »

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In connection with this, the standard terms and conditions of the universal postal service, EMS (Express Mail Service), and the maxi parcel service will also change from 1 July. Read more »

This week, Triin Oselein, who has two decades of experience in the logistics sector, started working as a member of the board for the joint venture of Omniva and S.F. Express, the largest private capital-based courier company in China. Read more »

From 1 July, new pan-European tax amendments will come into force, and it will become mandatory to declare and pay VAT on parcels from third countries (e.g. USA, China and now also the UK) that cost less than 22 euros. This means that the lower limit of tax exemption for goods outside of Europe will be abolished. For this purpose, Omniva will develop an application where the client sees the information of the goods they will receive and can declare them quickly and conveniently. Read more »

From 21 May, Omniva subsidiary Finbite will have a new management board member, Keir Veskiväli, who has considerable international experience. Read more »

The group earned a profit of 7 million euros in the first quarter, a 33-fold increase compared with the same period in 2020. Read more »

Omniva has expanded eight parcel machines in recent weeks and added one parcel machine to a completely new location. New lockers and machines are added to places where the parcel traffic is exceptionally high. Read more »

Mart Mägi has had a long career in management, from both private and public sector and as a management consultant. Read more »

Eesti Post partnered with Estonian company Vok Bikes to launch a pilot project in which they will test the transport of post using electric cargo bikes in Tallinn Old Town. Read more »

Since delivery times may stretch up to two months, you should start ordering now to avoid the additional taxes. Read more »

With the Good Friday and Easter holidays approaching, we ask our clients to consider longer delivery times in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Read more »

Eesti Post's 15 largest post offices have QR code-based queue solutions, which received a lot of positive client feedback during Christmas. With the system, the client can simply scan the QR code with their telephone and the queue number will appear on the telephone screen. It is a contact-free solution and the client does not have to touch publicly used surfaces. Read more »

Last spring, the lockdown nearly doubled the parcel volumes in parcel machines, and the closure of physical shops will also boost online shopping this year. In order to successfully manage the growing parcel volumes in the coming weeks, Omniva will once again adopt measures similar to those during the Christmas period. Read more »

According to Eve Vuks, the head of Eesti Post's service channel unit, all post offices will remain open maintaining their normal schedules. “If a post office has previously been open on the weekends, then it will continue to do so,” said Vuks, commenting on the work organisation in light of new restrictions. Opening hours of all post offices are available in the Omniva website map application. Read more »

AS Eesti Post ended 2020 with a record turnover and the highest profit in history, which allows investment into the parcel machines network expansion and bringing the service closer to the clients both in the cities and rural areas. Read more »

In connection with Estonian Independence Day on 24 February, we ask customers to take into account longer delivery times. Read more »

Omniva’s A New Home for Teddy charity campaign has involved nearly 1500 people and several companies across Estonia. You can still send children’s toys for free until Sunday. Read more »

To keep up with rapid e-commerce growth and to satisfy clients’ need for a functioning 24/7 service close to home, Omniva supervisory board confirmed the investment into expanding the parcel machine network in Estonia and the Baltic States. Read more »

Today, Omniva once again launches the charity campaign 'A New Home for Teddy', where children and parents are able to send the toys no longer used in their homes to other children free of charge via parcel machines. Read more »

Ongoing COVID-19 outbreak and current restrictions in Latvia and Lithuania have resulted in short delays in last-mile delivery. Read more »

The public competition for Eesti Post member of the management board and chief financial officer ended on 10 December. The Supervisory Board approved Charlie Viikberg as a member of the management board and chief financial officer. Read more »

According to Omniva, the beginning of December has brought parcel volumes that easily break all previous records. Although the company is handling these record volumes, we nevertheless ask people to consider the possibility that some parcels may reach the recipient up to three days after sending. Read more »

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The Black Friday and subsequent Cyber Monday shopping holidays which took place over the last weekend have put enormous stress on online shops. This means that some European online shops might not be able to post Christmas items purchased after last weekend in time. Read more »

The strategic development trends of AS Eesti Post for the next five years have been approved at an extraordinary general meeting of its sole shareholder. One of the decisions made at the meeting was to separate the company’s information business (e-invoices) to form the subsidiary Finbite OÜ, which will continue to offer services in the infologistics business area as of 1 January 2021. Read more »

From 30 November, couriers will start handing over parcels using a simplified procedure upon agreement with the client. This service change means that if the addressee is not home, they can agree for the courier to leave the parcel in a safe location protected from the elements, e.g. on the terrace, or hand it over to a neighbour. To confirm delivery, the courier takes a photograph of the parcel at the delivery site. Read more »

From October, all Omniva couriers' handheld devices have the HOIA app, which lets you know quickly if you have been near anyone infected with COVID-19. By installing the app, the company can better identify possible contact with infected persons and thus ensure a safer service for both clients and employees. Read more »

Omniva and printing service provider Pagerr created direct mail ordering environment omniva.pagerr.ee, where small businesses and private persons can conveniently order direct mail for the community. Read more »

According to Omnivas' Head of Business customer segment Evert Rööpson, the Omniva parcel machine network has so far been working in parallel on two software. "The older generation parcel machines work using the Polish parcel machine Integer software and the newer machines use software developed by Omniva," Rööpson explained. "Due to this, the user experience of different parcel machines differs – the new machines are faster, more user-friendly and provide better solutions. As a result of the coming change, we can start providing a better and faster service at all of our parcel machines." Read more »

Delivery speed depends largely on how quickly people pick up their parcels. Omniva fills parcel machines several times a day and encourages clients to retrieve their parcels from the machine as soon as possible. Read more »

The COVID-crisis has changed the direction of e-commerce. If the parcel volumes arriving to Estonia were previously dominated by Chinese e-commerce giants, then as a result of the changes in 2020, local consumers increasingly prefer local and European e-commerce platforms, said acting Omniva chairman of the management board Andre Veskimeister. Read more »

Christmas is still a couple of months away, but the new stamps inspired by Christmas songs to accompany your holiday greetings launch tomorrow. Eesti Posts’ member of the management board and head of postal business Kaida Kauler encourages everyone to gather everything necessary for sending holiday cards early so that during the peak season you only need to post the cards. Read more »

The recently published BRAND CAPITAL most loved Baltic brands survey assessed Omniva as the fastest growing brand in the Baltic States. We also reached the top three most esteemed brands. Read more »

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To improve the postal service, Eesti Post is changing some postal codes in Tallinn and Pärnu cities starting tomorrow. The change concerns both those living in these areas as well as those sending letters and parcels to these areas. Read more »

At its meeting held on 24 September, the Supervisory Board of Omniva (AS Eesti Post) decided to dismiss Ansi Arumeel, Chairman of the Management Board of Omniva. Read more »

Kristi Unt, Head of Operations at Omniva, explains what the company is doing differently this season to cope with seemingly ever-growing volumes. According to Unt, the peak season of parcel delivery has already begun. Read more »

The six-month turnover of the Omniva Baltic parcel business formed a record 49% of the group’s turnover in the first six months of 2020 (37% in the same period in 2019). The six-month turnover of the Latvian and Lithuanian subsidiaries made up more than a fifth of the entire group’s turnover this year. Read more »

On the 100th anniversary of the first Estonian Olympic victory, Eesti Post is releasing a pure silver postage stamp depicting the country’s first Olympic champion: Alfred Neuland, the winner of the gold medal in weightlifting at the Antwerp Olympic Games. This year also marks 125 years since the hero's birth. Read more »

The company will grow the parcel machine network by 10% in the Baltics this year. The majority of the new lockers will be added in Lithuania; in Estonia, new lockers will be added to more popular machines. Read more »

Within in the first seven months of 2020, 92% more parcels were retrieved from Omniva parcel machines than over the same period last year. Growth in parcel volumes is primarily thanks to the increasing popularity of e-commerce and parcel machines located outside. Read more »

To improve the postal service, Eesti Post is changing some postal codes in Tallinn and Pärnu cities from 1 October. In Tallinn, certain postal codes in the City Centre, Northern Tallinn, Kristiine, Haabersti, Mustamäe, Lasnamäe, Pirita and Nõmme districts will change. In Pärnu, the postal codes of some addresses located on Kodara, Savi, Supeluse and Villa streets will change. Read more »

Due to the Force majeure circumstances and unstable flight connections, export of parcels to most countries is taking longer than usual. We are working on finding alternative solutions (incl. substituting flight connections with road transport), but at the moment extended delivery times are to be considered. Read more »

To celebrate the first ever WRC event held in Estonia, Eesti Post releases a rally-themed WRC Rally Estonia stamp and a first day envelope. The stamp will be launched on the first rally day, 4 September, and from 30 July the stamp and envelope can be pre-ordered from the e-store at pood.omniva.ee. The pre-ordered products will be shipped to the buyers from 4 September. Read more »

From June 1 of this year, Omniva Latvija’s office and sorting centre are located in the most energy-efficient logistics centre in Latvia – Green Park in Mārupe. The new premises house the most modern parcel sorting centre in Latvia, and Omniva has invested 350 000 euros into an automated parcel sorting machine, which will allow to improve the parcel sorting efficiency by 40%. Read more »