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Deutsche Post plans to raise standard letter price to €1.15 in 2027
Deutsche Post plans to raise the standard letter price in Germany from 95 cents to €1.15.
The increase is planned for January 2027, but Germany’s Federal Network Agency must approve it first.
Postcards would also cost €1.15, while prices for other letter formats would rise by varying amounts.
The company says fewer letters and rising costs make higher prices necessary.
Germany sent about 9.4 billion letters in 2025, down from 16.9 billion in 2005, and volumes are still falling.
Deutsche Post says it must maintain a nationwide network of letter boxes and branches, so fewer letters mean higher costs per item.
The company has yet to announce new prices for private parcel deliveries, which may also become more expensive.
Deutsche Post plans to raise the price of a standard domestic letter from 95 cents to €1.15 at the start of 2027.
The proposed 20-cent increase requires approval from Germany’s Federal Network Agency.
The company says falling letter volumes and rising staffing, energy and operating costs are driving the increase.
Prices for several other letter services are also set to rise, while the price of registered mail will remain unchanged.
The proposed prices would apply in 2027 and 2028.
- Who
- Deutsche Post plans the increase.
- What
- The standard domestic letter price is due to rise from 95 cents to €1.15.
- When
- At the start of 2027, if approved.
- Where
- Germany.
- Why
- The company says letter volumes are falling while staffing, energy and other costs are rising.
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The Federal Network Agency said Deutsche Post could raise letter-post revenue by up to 20.35 percent.
Deutsche Post announced its proposed new letter prices, including €1.15 for a standard domestic letter from the start of 2027.
- Standard domestic letter
- €1.15, up from 95 cents
- Standard letter increase
- 20 cents
- Proposed effective date
- Start of 2027
- Proposed price period
- 2027 and 2028
- Kompaktbrief, up to 50 grams
- €1.25, up 15 cents
- Approval authority
- Germany’s Federal Network Agency
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What people are saying
The volumes of letters have been falling significantly for years, while personnel, energy and material costs are rising.
If fewer and fewer letters pass through this infrastructure, the cost per letter inevitably rises.