New postal rates starting January 1, 2016, approved
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Prices to remain stable for three years
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New stamps available online and in retail outlets since December 3
Bonn, December 4, 2015: Bundesnetzagentur (the German network agency), the government
authority responsible for regulating mail prices in Germany, today approved price rate
adjustments starting January 1, 2016, that had been requested by Deutsche Post. As
announced several weeks ago, the price for a standard letter weighing up to 20g will be raised
to €0.70 and then remain unchanged for three years starting in 2016, such as all other letter
mail products.
In addition to the price adjustment to €0.70 for standard letters within Germany, the price for
Maxibrief national items up to 1,000g will also climb, from €2.40 to €2.60. International standard
letters and postcards will cost €0.90 starting in 2016 instead of the former €0.80. The price for
large international letters (Grossbrief) up to 500g will be increased from €3.45 to €3.70. Prices
for other individual letter mail formats, whether national or international, will remain unchanged.
The new price for transporting standard letters within Germany must also be paid by business
customers but here the company will also increase the discount for downstream access for
standard letters by five percentage points.
Price changes for individual letter mail formats will also be accompanied by a rise in rates for
certain special services. In the future, items such as domestic or international registered mail
(Einschreiben) will cost €2.50. Some special services - registered mail to addressee’s letterbox
(Einschreiben Einwurf), delivery to addressee only (Eigenhändig) and/or with advice on delivery
(Rückschein) - will each cost €2.15.
New stamps and supplemental stamps on sale now
For customers who still have unused stamp stocks at the end of the year, Deutsche Post has
already begun selling €0.08 supplemental stamps at its retail outlets and online at
www.efiliale.de. That also applies to stamps with the new postage values valid as of January 1,
2016. Business customers can also go to www.postofficeshop.de to purchase the higher-value
stamps and any needed supplemental stamps and benefit from our online offers for business
customers. Current stamps or supplemental stamps from previous years may also continue to
be used to frank Deutsche Post items. It is not necessary to exchange them. Individual stamps
of any desired postage value can also be printed at any time at one of the 2,700 stamp
machines nationwide.
An overview of the most important requested price changes has been attached.
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