Colissimo delivers from Monday to Saturday in 2026, and Saturday remains a standard delivery day. However, several parameters have changed since January: price increases, a new European tax on small imported parcels, and adjustments to delivery routes. Saturday is no longer quite the same delivery day as before.
Colissimo Rates 2026: the actual cost of a parcel delivered on Saturday
The price dictates every shipping decision. In 2026, a standard Colissimo in metropolitan France starts at 5.49 euros for a parcel up to 250 g. For a heavier shipment, up to 30 kg, the rate rises to 39.59 euros.
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The increases compared to 2025 vary by weight category, ranging from 0.30 to 1.50 euros. This increase affects every shipment, including those delivered on Saturday. One detail to remember: Saturday is not charged as a premium day in the standard Colissimo offer. The extra cost comes solely from the general pricing structure, not from the delivery day.
For an e-commerce purchase, this means that the shipping fees displayed by the seller already include these new amounts. If you compare with a pickup at a relay point, the price difference sometimes justifies delaying receipt until Monday. To better understand what is changing for your parcels, the pricing structure is the first reflex to have.
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European tax on small parcels: what applies since July 2026
Do you regularly shop on platforms located outside the European Union? Since July 1, 2026, a new rule changes the game. The previous exemption from customs duties for parcels valued at 150 euros or less has been removed.
Instead, the EU applies a flat customs duty of 3 euros per imported parcel below this threshold. This tax is added to the shipping costs and the existing VAT. In practical terms, a parcel ordered from an Asian marketplace and delivered on Saturday by Colissimo now costs at least 3 euros more than before.
This flat fee does not depend on the weight or size of the parcel. It applies to each individual shipment. If you order three items shipped separately, you pay three times 3 euros in customs duties. Consolidating orders into a single shipment becomes an economic reflex for purchases outside the EU delivered at the end of the week.
Saturday delivery routes and geographical areas: why the delivery time varies so much
Colissimo delivers from Monday to Saturday, excluding public holidays. The usual time frame generally extends from 9 AM to 1 PM. But this range masks variations depending on your location.
- In rural areas, the mail carrier often comes earlier in the morning, sometimes as early as 9 AM, with a route completed before 11 AM.
- In densely populated urban areas, the routes are longer, with possible deliveries until 1:30 PM or 2 PM depending on the volume of parcels to be distributed.
- During peak periods (holidays, sales), late deliveries in the late afternoon have been reported on Saturdays, related to the overload of sorting centers.
On Saturdays, the routes are often shorter than during the week. Mail carriers handle a sometimes reduced volume of parcels, which can speed up or, conversely, consolidate deliveries in certain areas. The exact delivery time is never communicated by Colissimo, even through the online tracking tool.
Colissimo tracking on Saturday: what the tool really indicates
The online tracking displays the expected delivery day, not a time slot. The status “out for delivery” appears when the parcel leaves the local sorting center. During the week as well as on Saturday, this status does not specify whether the mail carrier will arrive in an hour or in four.
To reduce uncertainty, automatic pickup points (like Pickup Stations) offer access 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. This is the only option that completely eliminates the time constraint on Saturday.
Absence on Saturday: retention periods and pickup alternatives
Are you not home at the time of delivery? The mail carrier leaves a delivery notice. However, the retention periods vary depending on the pickup location.
- At an automatic pickup point: the parcel is held for 3 days before being returned to the sender.
- At a relay point or post office: the retention period extends to 10 days, allowing more time to retrieve your shipment at the beginning of the following week.
- In case of an address error, the reshipment procedure extends the delay by several business days.
If you know you will be absent on Saturday, changing the delivery address to a relay point before it goes out for delivery remains the best solution. This option is accessible from the Colissimo tracking space, provided you act before the parcel is loaded onto the route.
Parcel ordered on Friday: what to expect concretely
A parcel shipped on Friday morning from a warehouse in metropolitan France has a good chance of being delivered on Saturday, provided that the seller uses Colissimo with next-day delivery. If the shipment takes place on Friday afternoon, the sorting center processing may delay delivery until Monday.
Saturday remains a standard delivery day, not an optional service to check off. Most e-commerce merchants do not offer a specific delivery guarantee for this day. Online tracking remains the only reliable indicator to know if your parcel will be delivered before the weekend.
With the price increase in January and the customs tax in July 2026, the overall cost of a parcel received on Saturday has increased without the service itself fundamentally changing. Saturday with Colissimo operates like an ordinary weekday, with the same delivery route uncertainties and the same tracking tools.