New stamp price as of January 2026
The Hague, October 24, 2025 – PostNL will change its stamp prices as of 1 January 2026. From 1 January 2026, a stamp will cost €1.40. The new stamp price is inevitable due to the declining volume of mail and rising costs. The new stamp price as well as other price changes are within the scope granted to PostNL by the government every year to adjust its rates.
From three letters a day to three a week
Maurice Unck, Director of Mail at PostNL: "Mail still plays an important role in many people's lives. A postcard to support someone, a letter with personal words, or important documents: mail connects people. That motivates us to continue delivering mail to people with care. We understand that a higher price is never welcome, however it is necessary. Delivering letters is more costly than the related proceeds. Our postmen and women make their rounds with the same dedication as always, but with less and less mail in their bags. Twenty years ago, we delivered three letters per day per address; now it's an average of three per week.”
Deployment of people, resources and infrastructure
Before a letter lands on the doormat, many steps are involved: collecting mail from postboxes, sorting in our sorting centres, transporting to local depots, and final delivery to people’s homes. Each step requires the effort of sorters, postal deliverers, truck drivers, and a wide network of resources and infrastructure. These costs rise every year. And as the number of letters continues to fall, those costs are spread over fewer items. Meaning the cost per letter increases, even as PostNL remains committed to reliable mail delivery.
The new postage rates are available on the PostNL website.
About PostNL
We are PostNL, here for everyone, bringing it all together for 225 years. With an extensive network of nearly 5,700 PostNL points, 10,000 letterboxes, and around 1,100 automated parcel lockers, also open to various carriers, along with millions of users of the PostNL app, we're always close by. We aim to be everyone's favourite deliverer by making it as easy as possible to send and receive parcels and mail. With over 32,000 colleagues working with us, we are part of society. On an average weekday, we deliver 1.2 million parcels and 6.3 million letters.
We optimise and support our physical networks through the use of smart digital solutions and introduce new propositions that add value for our customers. And aim for sustainable employment relationships by being a good employer to all people working with and for us. We focus on sustainability, making many journeys on foot and by bicycle, increasingly using cleaner fuels and electric vehicles, and offering innovative city logistics. PostNL N.V. is a publicly traded company with a turnover of €3.3 billion in 2024.