A DHL tracking number is a multi-character code sent by DHL through the order confirmation email when a customer orders delivery online. It can also be sent directly to the recipient by the shipper sending a package through DHL.

DHL Tracking Number Formats and Examples

The DHL tracking number you receive through your confirmation email will vary depending on the DHL service the merchant or shipper uses to send over your parcel. The tracking number formats are as follows.

DHL is a German logistics company founded in San Francisco, California, in 1969 by three friends, Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom, and Robert Lynn. They had previously worked as couriers and decided to partner up to start their own company, which they named using the first letters of their surnames.

When the company was started 54 years ago, these three friends were the only employees and delivered each mail in person. Fast forward to today, DHL is owned by the DHL Group with headquarters in Bonn, Germany, and an ever-growing global workforce of over 600,000 employees in 220 countries and destinations.

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