Postal services currently constitute a market in Germany of more that € 23 bn. Even prior to the current Postal Act there had been competition on the postal market. In 1997, the market for courier, express and parcel services alone already totalled more than € 8 bn. The new Postal Act extended the competitive area.

The transition of the entire postal market to full-scale competition is already foreseen in the said Act: The statutory exclusive licence of Deutsche Post AG is limited to 31.12.2007 for certain postal services.

Major determinations by the Chamber responsible for postal matters may be found under Ruling Chamber 5.

Acts and ordinances for the postal sector are to be found under Acts and ordinances.