High transport and labor costs: DHL raises prices - but one option is even cheaper

Created: 06/14/2022, 05:21

By: Patricia Huber

DHL reacts to the rising prices in all areas.

Sending parcels and parcels will be more expensive in the future - but one option will even be cheaper.

Bonn - Food and energy prices have continued to rise in recent months.

According to the Federal Statistical Office, inflation in Germany is now at 7.4 percent (as of May 2022).

On June 1st, the minimum wage will rise to 10.45 euros, which means extra costs for many companies.

The logistics group DHL is now also reacting to the price development and will increase its prices for national and international parcel shipping from July 1st.

Inflation: DHL responds to rising costs

The reason given by the company was "the significantly increased transport and labor costs and other general cost increases," DHL said on Monday.

Accordingly, the price advantage for parcel and parcel brands purchased online will no longer apply in the future.

The branch prices for small and medium-sized parcels will also be adjusted, DHL explained.

The price for a size S package has increased from EUR 3.79 to EUR 3.99.

In future, customers will have to pay EUR 4.79 instead of EUR 4.50 to send a size M parcel.

The price for the "5 kg package most frequently used by private customers", on the other hand, will be reduced from the current EUR 7.49 to EUR 6.99, DHL explained.

DHL: Parcels abroad are also becoming more expensive

Prices are also rising for the international shipping of parcels and packages.

The reason is the sometimes “extreme increase in flight rates” and rising prices for delivery partners abroad.

When shipping to non-European countries, however, buying parcels and parcel stamps on the Internet can still be worthwhile: the price difference remains here.