Germany Deutsche Post Tender

A standard letter Standardbrief of up to 20g is to cost 0.80 within Germany and a postcard within Germany 0.60.Prices for Express dispatch in retail outlets will also rise from July 1. Within the procedure as specified by law Deutsche Post applied for approval from the Bundesnetzagentur German Federal Network Agency responsible to introduce its new prices for letter mail products and additional services. After approval has been granted which is expected to take place in June the new prices will come into force from July 1 2019 and apply until December 31 2021. After more than three years of price stability the application includes among other changes a price rise for standard domestic letters of up to 20g by 0.10 to 0.80. In comparison The average European charge for a standard domestic letter according to an up-to-date comparison of 31 countries is currently 0.97. The prices are also to rise by 0.10 for the compact letter Kompaktbrief of up to 50g to 0.95 for a large letter Grossbrief of up to 500g to 1.55 and for a maxi letter Maxibrief of up to 1000g to 2.70. After more than fifteen years of price stability the postcard is to cost 0.60 previously 0.45 from July 1. Some prices will also rise for additional services and cross-border letter mail items. Standard international letters Standardbrief International are thus to cost 1.10 previously 0.90. In comparison The average European price in 31 countries of a Standardbrief item to other European countries is currently 1.57. In addition compact international letters Kompaktbrief International will in future cost 1.70 previously 1.50 and a postcard outside Germany 0.95 previously 0.90. For business customers with large quantities of mail the price increase from July 1 2019 will be compensated to a large extent as part of downstream access including an infrastructure discount. Downstream access customers will be informed about the timing of the next discount adjustment in the second half of 2019. New postage stamps and addendum stamps on sale in good time For the stocks of postage stamps not used up by June 30 addendum stamps to the value of 0.05 0.10 0.15 and 0.20 are already available in the retail outlets and online at www.deutschepost.deshop. The first stamps with the new postage rates will be available in the retail outlets and online in good time for July 1 2019. Existing stamps and also addendum stamps from previous years can continue to be used for franking items sent via Deutsche Post. No exchange will be necessary. In addition individual stamps for any desired postage charge can be printed by one of the 1200 stamp machines throughout Germany at all times.