Bosnia and Herzegovina is in southeast Europe in the Balkan Peninsula. It shares its borders with Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro. The country has two main entities and one autonomous district. Each of them has a different government system and administrative preferences. This leads to inconsistencies in address formatting. The country has three official languages, adding to the difference in how people write their addresses. When it was part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the address formatting was standardized. However, after independence, regional governments and municipalities started to use their variations. For instance, buildings’ numbering systems differ in urban and rural areas. Moreover, there are various types of addresses, each with a specific element requirement. If you want to send mail to a client or customer in Bosnia and Herzegovina but don’t know the correct address format, we will help you. We have listed all the different types of addresses, as well as the format and examples for each.

Recipient Name

In the first line, start by writing the recipient’s name. You can also add honorific titles like Gospodin for Mr., Gospođa for Mrs., and Gospođica for Ms. If you send the mail to a business, the company’s name will appear in the first line. Write the person’s name and department in the second and third lines. If you want to ensure that the internal mail distribution system sends the mail to the correct office and desk, add ATTN before the person’s name.

Street Address

Write the street’s name and the building or house number for the residential and business address. If the person uses a P.O. box, write the term “P.P.” (Postanski Pretinac is Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian for P.O. box) and then the box number.

Postal Code and City

They are called poštanski brojevi and are five-digit numbers. In the same line, add the name of the city. Some major cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina are Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Bijeljina, Mostar, Tuzla, and Zenica.

Country Name

Write the name of the country in the last line. If you send international mail to Bosnia and Herzegovina, write the name in capital letters.

Residential Address Format

Write the recipient’s name, street address, P.O. box number, postal code, city, and country name. Every address element except postal code and city will come in separate lines.

Rural Address Format

Typically, the streets in rural areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina do not have a formal name. Write the village’s name and the nearest larger town in this case. Add the rest of the address elements in the same way as the residential address.

Business Address Format

Instead of the recipient’s name in the residential address, write the company’s name in the first line. Write the person’s name in the second line, and add their department in the third line.

International Address Format for NGOs and Organizations

Write the organization’s name in the first line and the specific department in the second line. Place all the other address components, except the recipient’s name, in the same way as the residential address.

P.O. Box Address Format

Instead of the street address, write the term “P.P.” and then the P.O. box number in the residential address.

Military Address Format

The military address format follows the same structure as the residential address format except for the first two lines. In the first line, write the rank and full name of the person. In the second line, write the military unit number.

Government Office Address Format

Instead of the recipient’s name, write the office and department names in the residential address on the first and second lines.

Address Format for Multiple Recipients

If you want to mail multiple people in the same household or business, you should write each name on separate lines of the residential and business addresses.

Address Format for Courier Services

If you send mail using courier services like DHL or FedEx, add the recipient’s contact details in the last line of the residential address. This will help the delivery agent if they cannot find the exact address.

Poste Restante

If the person you are sending mail to is temporarily out of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you can ask the post office to hold the mail till they come to collect it. The format for such mail will be as follows:

BH Pošta is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s national postal service provider. It has a vast network of 386 post office units that provide domestic and international mail and package delivery services. BH Pota offers financial services like small savings schemes and postal life insurance. Its retail services include collecting bills and selling various forms and postal products.

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