Mauritania Post, officially the Société Mauritanienne des Postes and commonly known as Mauripost, is Mauritania's designated postal operator. The company was created in 1999 following the restructuring of the former Posts and Telecommunications Office and operates a network of post offices serving communities across Mauritania.
Mauripost provides traditional postal services including letters, registered mail, small packets and postal parcels. Its official tariffs cover domestic shipments as well as international postal items addressed to regions such as the Maghreb, West Africa, other Arab and African countries, Europe, Asia and the Americas.
The operator also provides Express Mail Service, or EMS, for faster transportation of documents, packets and parcels. Mauripost's EMS service connects with the international EMS postal network, while its EMS Plus product is presented as a higher-level service aimed particularly at business customers. Mauripost is officially recognized within the Universal Postal Union system for letter post, parcel post, EMS and other postal services.
Beyond physical mail, Mauripost offers postal financial services, savings and postal cheque products, domestic and international money transfers and services such as BaridCash. For shipment recipients, package tracking is especially useful for registered, parcel and EMS items because it allows available postal events to be followed as an item moves through Mauritania and, for international shipments, into another postal network.
How Mauritania Post shipment tracking works
Trackable Mauritania Post items use a postal identifier associated with the shipment. Mauripost provides an official mail-tracking page with separate options for postal parcels and EMS items, while EMS shipments can also be followed through the international EMS Tracking system.
To Track a Mauritania Post package with 4Tracking, enter the complete tracking number in the tracking field. 4Tracking can automatically identify supported postal numbers; if necessary, select Mauritania Post manually. Press the Track button to open the results page and view the latest available package tracking events.
International postal Tracking can contain events from more than one operator. Mauripost may record acceptance and export processing in Mauritania, while the postal administration in the destination country can add import, customs, sorting and delivery events after receiving the shipment.
A gap between scans does not necessarily mean that the package has stopped moving. International mail can travel between postal exchange offices or countries without generating another public event until it is received and scanned at the next processing point.
Mauritania Post tracking number formats
Mauritania Post participates in the international postal system where trackable items can use the Universal Postal Union's S10 identifier. The S10 structure has 13 characters: two letters, nine digits and two final letters representing the issuing postal authority's country code.
The first two letters identify the postal service category. Under the UPU standard, EMS identifiers use prefixes in the EA–EZ range, registered letter-post uses RA–RZ, and parcel-post identifiers use CA–CZ. For S10 numbers issued under Mauritania's postal authority, the final country-code letters are MR.
This does not mean that every number beginning with one of those letters is necessarily a Mauripost shipment, nor that every Mauripost product must use exactly the same identifier type. Enter the complete number printed on the receipt, shipping label or information supplied by the sender.
EMS tracking specifically uses a 13-character postal item number. If you do not know the number, the international EMS service recommends obtaining it from the sender rather than trying to reconstruct it from an order or payment reference.
Mauritania Post delivery times and supported information
Mauripost's current public service pages do not publish a reliable route-by-route table of end-to-end delivery times for ordinary postal parcels or EMS shipments. For that reason, a fixed number of days should not be presented as an official Mauritania Post delivery promise.
EMS is the faster postal option and is designed for priority international transportation of documents and merchandise. Mauripost lists EMS service zones covering Mauritania, the Maghreb and West Africa, other Arab and African countries, Europe and other destinations, while EMS Plus uses separate destination groups including France, Western Europe, Eastern and Northern Europe, Asia and Oceania, the United States and Canada, and other regions.
Those geographic groups are used in Mauripost's official EMS pricing information, but they are not published as guaranteed transit-day ranges. Delivery time still depends on the destination, flight or transport connections, customs processing and the performance of the destination postal operator.
For ordinary postal parcels and small packets, delivery can take longer than express mail because these services do not receive the same priority as EMS. The safest way to judge an individual shipment is to follow its Tracking events and use any estimate provided when the item was posted.
Why Mauritania Post Tracking may stop updating
An international item may have no new Tracking event while it is travelling between Mauritania and the destination country. Another update may appear only after the receiving postal operator scans the package into its own network.
Customs can also create a pause in package tracking. Mauripost's official postal tariff information includes customs-presentation charges for postal items and parcels, confirming that applicable shipments can require customs handling before continuing toward delivery.
How to contact Mauritania Post about shipment issues
Mauripost lists its head office at Avenue Roi Fayçal, BP 10000, Nouakchott, Mauritania. The official general contact number is +222 44 33 36 50, and the published email address is mauripost@mauripost.mr.
For EMS-specific questions, the official international EMS network lists the Mauritania EMS customer-care number as +222 45 25 37 70. Shipment enquiries should be directed to the postal operator rather than the Universal Postal Union or EMS central administration because individual operators manage customer Tracking cases.
When reporting a delayed, missing or damaged shipment, provide the complete tracking number, sender and recipient details, posting date and the last visible Tracking event. Keeping the original postal receipt is useful because it contains information that may be required when Mauripost opens an enquiry.
Frequently asked questions about Mauritania Post package tracking issues
Why is my Mauritania Post tracking number not working?
The item may not yet have received its first visible scan, the number may have been entered incorrectly, or the postal product may offer limited Tracking. Check the number exactly as printed on the receipt and try again after the shipment has been processed.
What does a Mauritania Post tracking number look like?
International trackable postal items can use the UPU S10 structure of two letters, nine digits and two final letters. EMS uses service indicators in the EA–EZ range, registered letter-post uses RA–RZ and parcel post uses CA–CZ. S10 identifiers issued under Mauritania's postal authority end with MR.
How do I Track a Mauritania Post package on 4Tracking?
Enter the complete Mauritania Post tracking number in the 4Tracking tracking field. The system can automatically identify supported postal numbers, or you can select Mauritania Post manually. Press Track to view the available package tracking history.
Can I Track a Mauritania Post EMS shipment internationally?
Yes. Mauripost directs customers to the international EMS Tracking system for EMS items. Tracking can continue as the shipment moves between participating postal operators, although the frequency of events depends on the networks handling the item.
Why has my Mauritania Post Tracking stopped after export?
The package may be travelling between countries and waiting to be scanned by the destination postal administration. International postal shipments can therefore have a gap between the final Mauritania event and the first event recorded abroad.
How long does Mauritania Post delivery take?
Mauripost does not currently publish one verified end-to-end transit-time range that applies to all domestic and international parcels. EMS is the priority express option, while ordinary postal parcels can take longer. The destination and individual Tracking history are the best guides for a specific shipment.
Can customs delay a Mauritania Post package?
Yes. International postal parcels can require customs presentation and processing. Customs checks, documentation or import requirements can add time before the package is released to the postal network for final delivery.
What is the difference between Mauritania Post EMS and ordinary parcel post?
EMS is the express postal service intended for faster, priority transportation of documents and merchandise. Ordinary parcel post is a standard postal service and does not necessarily receive the same transport priority or delivery speed.
What should I do if my Mauritania Post package is very late?
Review the latest Tracking events first. If the shipment has remained unchanged for an unusually long period, contact Mauripost with the complete tracking number and original posting information. For an international purchase, the sender can also request an enquiry from the originating postal operator.
Who should I contact about an EMS tracking problem?
For Mauritania EMS shipments, contact Mauripost or the EMS Mauritania customer-care service at +222 45 25 37 70. The international EMS administration does not handle individual shipment enquiries directly.
How can I contact Mauritania Post about a parcel?
Mauripost publishes the general telephone number +222 44 33 36 50 and the email address mauripost@mauripost.mr. Have the tracking number and shipment details ready when requesting assistance.
Monthly Delivery Performance for Mauritania Post - MAURIPOST – September 2026
Our comprehensive monthly delivery report for Mauritania Post - MAURIPOST in September 2026 is based exclusively on shipments confirmed as delivered, detailing the fastest, average, and slowest transit times from origin to destination. Shipments still in transit are excluded to ensure accurate and reliable insights.
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 INDIndia |  CANCanada |
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 CHNChina |  JPNJapan |
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| CHN China |  BRABrazil |
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| IND India |  AUSAustralia |
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| IND India |  USAUnited States |
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 AREUnited Arab Emirates |  DZAAlgeria |
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| IND India |  GBRUnited Kingdom |
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| ARE United Arab Emirates | USA United States |
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| ARE United Arab Emirates |  EGYEgypt |
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 IDNIndonesia | JPN Japan |
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| CHN China | USA United States |
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 MARMorocco |  FRAFrance |
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| DZA Algeria | FRA France |
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| JPN Japan |  KORSouth Korea |
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| CHN China | KOR South Korea |
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