Stamp prices for 2024 announced
The Hague, the Netherlands, 4 October 2023 – On 1 January 2024, the price of a stamp on letters sent within the Netherlands will be €1.09, compared with €1.01 today. The new stamp price as well as other price changes are within the scope granted to PostNL by its regulator ACM for 2024. PostNL delivers post across the Netherlands five days a week.
Postage and parcel prices in 2024
From 1 January 2024 PostNL will raise its rates for sending letters within the Netherlands and from the Netherlands to other countries. The basic rate for letters sent abroad will be €1.75, compared with €1.65 today.
Bob van Ierland, Director of Mail in the Netherlands, said: “Mail volumes continue to decline. Despite fewer mail items, we still empty around 11,000 post boxes every working day, and walk and cycle every street across the Netherlands daily. To keep mail affordable for our customers, we constantly adapt our postal business to keep costs as low as we possibly can. Falling mail volumes and rising costs are making it imperative for us to raise rates if we’re to keep mail accessible and reliable.”
Charges for sending a domestic parcel franked online will remain unchanged at €6.95. Having the same parcel stamped at a PostNL point will be charged at a higher rate of €7.95, from €7.65 today. The rates for sending parcels abroad will also increase.
December stamps in 2023
Every year, PostNL issues special December stamps for the holiday season. The price of a PostNL December stamp will be €0.96 in 2023. A sheet of 20 December stamps will sell at €19.20 and will be available to buy from 13 November via postnl.nl, or at post offices, parcel points and other designated stamp outlets.
All rates and prices
PostNL’s full product offering and prices for 2024 can be seen from mid-October at the PostNL website.
About PostNL
We are PostNL, the mail and logistics solutions provider for all. With our mail and parcel deliverers who get everywhere, our 5,500 PostNL locations, 11.000 mail boxes and 517 automated parcel lockers, we are always nearby. We aim to be our customers’ favourite deliverer by making it as easy as possible for them to send and receive parcels and letters. Our over 35,000 people are right at the heart of society. On weekdays, we deliver an average 1.1 million parcels and 7.4 million letters across the Benelux region. Our focus is on quality for our customers, creating opportunities for our people and adding value for our stakeholders through growth, digitalisation and sustainability initiatives.
We optimise and support our physical networks by using smart digital solutions and launching new propositions that create value for our customers. We build long-lasting working relationships by acting as a good employer and client for everyone who works for and with us. To make our deliveries as sustainable as possible, we cover a lot of kilometres on foot or by bicycle or e-bike, provide innovative city logistics, use cleaner fuels, and use electric vans and light electric trucks. PostNL NV is a listed company with revenues of €3.1 billion in 2022, 61% of this derived from e-commerce. We provide deliveries of mail and parcels, logistics solutions for e-commerce, and cross-border solutions.