If you track your shipment and it appears to be on hold at the destination, it may be because the receiver has closed its deliveries at the moment. Contact your receiver to see if the company is open for deliveries. We will make another delivery attempt when the receiver is again open for deliveries.
Also know, can DHL hold a package?
With DHL Express Holiday Hold, customers can request a vacation hold for packages. They will be held safely at the DHL Express service center during certain holidays or for a custom period of time. After a hold, DHL will also resume regular delivery to home addresses after the specified date.
Moreover, what does shipment on hold mean for DHL?
The “on hold” message is often an indication that your package has stopped moving entirely, and is staying in one place. It is usually due to a delay in the package’s journey. For example, if a border between countries is closed, your package will appear as “on hold” because DHL cannot get it through.
Why is my DHL package taking so long?
The most common reason that it takes DHL a long time to deliver a package is that the seller hasn’t shipped it out yet. DHL can’t deliver anything until the package arrives at one of their facilities. It can sometimes take a seller up to two months to ship out a package.
Why is my DHL shipment not moving?
If your package has already arrived in your country and the DHL tracking info has not updated since it’s arrival, it is likely because your package has been handed off from DHL to your local postal provider for the final leg of delivery. Sometimes DHL tracking will end, or “freeze”, once this hand off has occurred.
Why would a package be on hold?
The reason behind the shipment on hold are many as ways may be bad weather, Incorrect contact and delivery address, changes in shipping routes, company had stopped shipping for some moments due to pandemic or some problem in your product which you had ordered online.