DHL increases prices: expensive shipping abroad from July 2025!

DHL increases prices: expensive shipping abroad from July 2025!

Duisburg, Deutschland - From July 2025, DHL will increase the prices for package shipping abroad. According to the information from Remszeitung Cost parcel up to 2 kg in the future, which corresponds to an increase of 50 cents. For packages of up to 5 kg, prices increase by 1 euro to 20.49 euros if they are franked in a branch. If you frankly frank online, you pay 17.49 euros, also 1 euro more.

The price increases also affect special types of shipment to other world regions, whereby the increase for programs to Russia is particularly pronounced. In contrast, the prices remain largely stable in Germany, with the exception of two products: a plus package will cost 8.19 euros (1.20 euros more), while sending a role for posters to 3.99 euros (1.99 euros more) increases.

background of the price adjustments

like Ruhr24 are reported Costs in the logistics industry. Despite these adjustments, DHL remains the market leader in the German parcel market. In contrast to the international programs, the prices for local programs look largely stable, apart from the exceptions mentioned.

The logistics industry itself has gained importance in recent years through a constant growth rate. Sales in the German logistics market will be forecast to around 331 billion euros by 2025, which means an increase of 19% compared to 2019. According to Statista , the DHL Group was the largest logistics company in Germany in 2023.

market developments

Deutsche Bahn, in second place, only generated 19.1 billion euros and plans to sell their subsidiary DB Schenker for around 14.3 billion euros. This step is to benefit the renovation of the German railway rail network and reduce debts. The most dynamic logistics regions in Germany are the Ruhr area, Halle/Leipzig, Frankfurt and Munich. The port of Duisburg remains the largest inland port in Europe and changed around 41.5 million tons of goods in 2023.