Deutsche Post mail prices for 2015 approved

Company: dhl, Profile: DHL, Date: 2014-10-15

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This will see the postage charge for a standard domestic letter (up to 20 grams) increase by 2 cents to EUR 0.62.
Also effective January 1, 2015, the price for a Kompaktbrief (up to 50 grams) will be reduced by five cents to EUR 0.85.
Domestic delivery rates for other national letter formats, including Großbrief, Maxibrief and postcards, will remain unchanged, as will the rates for special domestic mail services.
The company is also investing several hundreds of millions of euros in logistics and infrastructure to ensure its long-term ability to deliver an outstanding quality of service to its customers, even by international standards.
This said, as in past years, the postal rate for a standard domestic letter will remain below the European average letter price.

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Standard letter up to 20g to cost EUR 0.62 as of January 1, 2015

Price for Kompaktbrief reduced by five cents to EUR 0.85

The Federal Network Agency has approved the proposed adjustments to Deutsche Post mail prices, effective January 1, 2015, as submitted for approval on October 1. This will see the postage charge for a standard domestic letter (up to 20 grams) increase by 2 cents to EUR 0.62. Also effective January 1, 2015, the price for a Kompaktbrief (up to 50 grams) will be reduced by five cents to EUR 0.85. Domestic delivery rates for other national letter formats, including Großbrief, Maxibrief and postcards, will remain unchanged, as will the rates for special domestic mail services. Additional rate changes will include an increase of five cents for the international delivery of standard letters and postcards, from EUR 0.75 to EUR 0.80, as well as price adjustments for certain special services.Through the proposed rate adjustments, Deutsche Post is looking to offset among other things the steep rise in personnel costs. The company is also investing several hundreds of millions of euros in logistics and infrastructure to ensure its long-term ability to deliver an outstanding quality of service to its customers, even by international standards. This said, as in past years, the postal rate for a standard domestic letter will remain below the European average letter price.

Company Information:

Company: dhl, Profile: DHL, Date: 2014-10-15

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This will see the postage charge for a standard domestic letter (up to 20 grams) increase by 2 cents to EUR 0.62.
Also effective January 1, 2015, the price for a Kompaktbrief (up to 50 grams) will be reduced by five cents to EUR 0.85.
Domestic delivery rates for other national letter formats, including Großbrief, Maxibrief and postcards, will remain unchanged, as will the rates for special domestic mail services.
The company is also investing several hundreds of millions of euros in logistics and infrastructure to ensure its long-term ability to deliver an outstanding quality of service to its customers, even by international standards.
This said, as in past years, the postal rate for a standard domestic letter will remain below the European average letter price.

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