InPost and Czech logistics group Zásilkovna are linking their parcel networks to cut delivery times from Poland to Czechia to two working days, a move that could make cross-border online shopping cheaper and easier just as Central Europe heads into the holiday season.
InPost and Zasilkovna link parcel networks in Czechia
The partnership gives Polish online retailers using InPost International access to Zásilkovna’s network of more than 14,000 parcel lockers, pickup points and home-delivery routes across Czechia and Slovakia. For investors, the significance is that the deal lowers a longstanding logistics barrier between neighboring e-commerce markets and could help both operators capture more volume from merchants looking to sell beyond their home countries without building separate delivery systems.
The companies are marketing a D+2 service, excluding retailer processing time, and are adding Saturday deliveries in Prague, Brno and Ostrava. That matters because faster and more predictable last-mile service has become a key competitive lever in online retail, especially in markets where consumers are used to domestic parcel lockers and pickup points.
Packeta, the parent of Zásilkovna, said Czech e-commerce reached CZK 206 billion in 2025, up 6% from a year earlier, and that 84% of Czechs shop online. Those figures point to a sizeable addressable market for Polish merchants, particularly as regional online trade keeps expanding across Central Europe.
The agreement is aimed primarily at Polish businesses, which can activate the service through InPost’s existing logistics integration rather than building a new one. That could improve utilization across both networks and give InPost a cleaner route into neighboring markets, while giving Packeta more parcel flow from Polish retailers already signed up to InPost International.
For customers, the deal adds another delivery option from Polish stores ahead of the Christmas rush. For logistics investors, the bigger story is the continued convergence of parcel networks across Central Europe, where scale, locker density and delivery speed are increasingly deciding who wins cross-border e-commerce volume.
| Entity | Gains | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| InPost | ▲broader cross-border reach | ▼some pricing pressure |
| Zásilkovna/Packeta | ▲more parcel volume | ▼capacity strain risk |
| Polish retailers | ▲easier Czech access | ▼dependence on one integration |
| Traditional couriers | ▲less demand for legacy routes | ▼market share in cross-border shipping |
