Duration: 6 months
For international mail forwarding , the respective foreign postal companies may charge additional fees. These must be paid upon delivery. Please also note that certain types of mail are excluded from this mail forwarding .
A mail forwarding is specifically not used if:
The following are specifically excluded from the mail forwarding within Germany:
Press releases and mailings are hereinafter collectively referred to as Pressepost and are generally excluded from mail forwarding .
The following are excluded from the mail forwarding when a mail forwarding is used abroad:
Pressepost will exceptionally be forwarded both within Germany and abroad if it was sent as a bound newspaper.
Documents from postal delivery orders are forwarded exclusively within Germany and only under the legally stipulated conditions. This applies in particular in cases of the recipient's absence due to relocation, or in cases of court-ordered guardianship or insolvency, and only if the sender has issued a corresponding advance directive.
If the sender has issued the advance instruction "Do not forward", no mail forwarding will be executed.
In the case of a mail forwarding order due to temporary absence, the postal item is returned to the sender and marked "Returned due to prior arrangement".
If a PO box is specified, the corresponding home address registered with Deutsche Post must also be provided. Sending a mail forwarding to a PO box is only possible if the person or company in question is registered as the owner or co-user of that mailbox.