Overview
- DHL published new tariff tables on Friday that propose higher prices for many private-customer parcels to take effect on 1 January 2027, subject to final approval by the Bundesnetzagentur.
- The company will set higher rates for in-branch drop-offs while keeping lower online and Packstation prices to steer customers toward digital channels.
- From January small Päckchen will automatically include tracking and liability cover of €20, which DHL presents as part of the package of changes.
- Heavier domestic parcels and some international routes face the largest increases with examples showing steeper jumps for 10 kg, 20 kg and 31.5 kg categories and some overseas lanes rising by large percentages.
- DHL says the rises are needed to cover higher wages, energy and inflation and it plans to spread allowed increases across 2027 and apply another increase on 1 January 2028, a move that could raise costs for consumers and influence competitors and e-commerce pricing.