The price of frankness of letters and packages will increase on average by 7.4% on January 1, 2026, with in particular an increase of 9.35% for the Green Charter for daily shipments, which will increase to 1.52 euros against 1.39 today, Monday, Monday at AFP on Monday, July 28 on Monday, July 28.
The public group justifies this net increase in frank prices through the need “to guarantee the sustainability of the universal postal service with high quality”, while the continuous decrease in the number of letters transported has reduced the income of the post for years. Last year, these prices increased on average by 6.8%.
An annual loss of “500 million euros”
The post has just renewed for ten years in its mandate as a supplier of postal universal services, which guarantees a distribution six days a week. But he chronically faces the wear and tear of the mail.
Every year, it loses “500 million euros in billing” for this reason, he liked to remember the CEO of the Philippe Wahl company, now the interim presidency of the Board of Directors of the public group, which reached 34.6 billion euros instead in 2024.
Its public service missions (mail and press distribution, regional planning, bank accessibility) are not fully financed by the State.
This subcommentation cost the postalist 1.2 billion euros in billing in 2023, according to Philippe Wahl. Therefore, on January 1, 2026, the price of a registered letter of 20 g will increase from 5.74 to 6.11 euros. The one of the Plus service letter, to send important documents, will fall from 3.15 to 3.47 euros. The price of the red e-legal, for urgent shipments distributed the next day, will increase from 1.49 to 1.60 euros. The price of the International Charter of up to 20 g will increase from 2.10 to 2.25 euros.
28 euros on average for cleaning
The post emphasizes that customers of the online seals service to print at home (Montimbrenligne) will benefit from discounts “according to the weight of their letter compared to the classical public price.” Finally, the prices of the colissimo sent by individuals will increase on average by 3.4% all combined destinations (France and international).
However, the increase in prices will not lead to an increase in the “home budget” for postal services, the post argues: “In 2025, the budget of a home in postal products represents 28 euros per year on average.” However, “taking into account the fall in mail sending, this expense in postal products should be shown at a 6% decrease in 2026,” he argues.
Source: BFM TV
