What does the obligation to register parcel distribution time mean?

Registration of parcel delivery workers’ parcel distribution time is a legal obligation that helps monitoring minimum remuneration for parcel delivery workers in a fight against social exploitation. All companies subject to the Parcel Delivery Act are required to fulfil this obligation.

Exception: The obligation to register parcel distribution times does not apply if parcels are delivered in Belgium with a vehicle subject to the mandatory use of a tachograph and compliance with driving and rest periods, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006.

What information is required?

The registration of parcel distribution time has to include the following information:

• The parcel delivery worker’s SSIN number
• The parcel delivery worker’s social status (quality): employee or self-employed person
• The CBE number of the parcel delivery service
  • If the parcel delivery worker is employed, their employer's company number.
  • If the parcel delivery worker is self-employed, his own company number.
• The place where the parcel delivery services start and end, in the form of a location or address
• The means of transport with, if available, the licence plate number or other identification data of the means of transport
• Per day, the time of each start of the parcel distribution time per principal
• Per day, the time of each end of the parcel distribution time per principal

How to register the distribution time?

You carry out time registration using a time registration system or another automatic method of time registration. From 1 April 2025, time registration will no longer be possible for the time being. Further information will follow shortly.

Quick application for a SSIN number as a foreign parcel delivery worker

When registering individual parcel distribution times, each parcel delivery worker must be identified by their ‘Social Security Identification Number’ (SSIN). This SSIN is:

• the national registration number for Belgian residents
• the BIS number for persons not residing in Belgium

Does your foreign parcel delivery worker not yet have an SSIN (BIS nummer)? Apply for quickly for the person concerned via the secure online service BelgianIDPro.