Sending a Product to be Received on Shabbat
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Question
Hello Rabbi, I sell products in France. Today I need to send a product to several customers, and the French postal service tells me that the delivery time for this product is 48 hours. The problem is that in 48 hours it will be Shabbat (and Yom Kippur). Should I send it tomorrow? Thank you very much in advance and Gmar Chatima Tova.
Answer
Hello,
Usually, they can handle the shipment before Shabbat, but if they are not committed to doing so before Shabbat, in such a case you are allowed to send it.
However, if the travel and handling, etc., take them the entire 48 hours, you are prohibited from sending it until after Shabbat, because they are committed to working for you on Shabbat itself.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim, Siman 247