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An Einschreiben is a Deutsche Post letter with a tracking number and documented delivery. Deutsche Post records posting and delivery, you can follow the tracking history online and show that and when the letter arrived. There are three types: the Einschreiben (handed over against a signature), the Einschreiben Einwurf (documented delivery into the letterbox or PO box) and the Einschreiben with Rückschein (you receive the signed acknowledgement of receipt back by post). Registered mail suits terminations, reminders, objections and any letter whose delivery you need to document.

With an Einschreiben the postal worker hands the letter only to the recipient or an authorised person, against a signature. If nobody is in, they leave a notice and the letter waits seven working days for collection at the branch. With an Einschreiben Einwurf the postal worker puts the letter into the letterbox or PO box and documents when it was delivered. No signature is needed. The Einwurf version is cheaper (€2.35 instead of €2.65 surcharge at Deutsche Post) and arrives even if the recipient is not at home or would refuse it. That is why we recommend it for terminations.

No. With briefsenden.com you send the Einschreiben (handover against a signature), the Einschreiben Einwurf and the Einschreiben with Rückschein. We do not offer Einschreiben Eigenhändig, where only the recipient in person may sign.

For terminations we recommend the Einschreiben Einwurf. The postal worker documents delivery into the letterbox even if the recipient is not at home. With the standard Einschreiben there is a risk that the recipient refuses it or is not found. As evidence of delivery you use the delivery receipt, which you request from Deutsche Post with the tracking number from your dashboard. According to a ruling of the German Federal Labour Court of 30 January 2025, the tracking status alone is not enough. Terminations of employment contracts and residential leases require the written form with a handwritten signature on the original. You sign these by hand and post them yourself as registered mail.

At Deutsche Post you pay the postage for the letter plus a surcharge for registered mail. For a standard letter (€0.95 postage) the Einschreiben Einwurf costs €3.30 (€2.35 surcharge), the Einschreiben with handover €3.60 (€2.65) and the Einschreiben with Rückschein €5.80 (€4.85), as of 2026. On top come printing, paper, envelope and the trip to the branch. With briefsenden.com the Einschreiben Einwurf costs from €3.11 including printing, enveloping and postage, without going to the post office.

The price includes printing, enveloping and postage. At the best coin rate an Einschreiben Einwurf (A4, black and white) with 1–3 pages costs €3.11, with 4–8 pages €3.48 and from 9 pages from €4.43. The Einschreiben with handover costs €0.40 more, with Rückschein €0.70 more. With smaller top-ups a coin costs up to 1.80 cents, and colour printing uses more coins. You see the exact cost in the cost preview before sending.

Registered mail is delivered by Deutsche Post like standard letters – usually on the next working day. Letters submitted before 4 pm (German time) are handed over to Deutsche Post the same day.

Your dashboard shows the tracking number of your registered letter with a link to tracking and the latest reported delivery status. You request the delivery receipt, which documents delivery, from Deutsche Post with this tracking number. With an Einschreiben with Rückschein you also receive the signed acknowledgement of receipt by post at the address of your sender profile.

No. You submit the registered letter online; it is delivered as a real letter by Deutsche Post. Upload, choice of type and tracking happen online. The Rückschein comes by post to the address of your sender profile.

Yes. When you create a mail merge job you can turn on the registered mail option. All letters in the job are then sent as registered mail – ideal if you have to send terminations or reminders to many recipients at once.

Yes. In the REST API you set the registered mail type in the registeredLetter field when you create a letter. With a test key (bv_test_…) you try the process without a letter being printed.

No. Registered mail is only available for recipients in Germany and is always printed single-sided. Standard letters can go abroad for a surcharge.