Secure delivery of mailings after identification with POSTIDENT delivery (business customers) | Deutsche Post

POSTIDENT delivery

POSTIDENT delivery enables the secure personal delivery of mailings. Recipients are identified before delivery using official ID documents.

Secure delivery is necessary if important personal documents such as PINs or ID documents are to be sent, for example according to Section 336 Paragraph 5 SGB V.

The advantages of POSTIDENT delivery

Nationwide, secure delivery
Uncomplicated identification by the deliverer before the mailing is handed over
If recipients are not at home, the mailing will be deposited for 7 working days in a nearby post office for personal pick up
Electronic provision of the identification result

Safety and quality information

Personal handover of mailing after successful identification using an official ID document
Safe delivery e.g. according to § 336 paragraph 5 SGB V
Nationwide delivery
If the recipient is not present, the mailing will be deposited at a post office for pick up

This is how POSTIDENT delivery works

Digital pre-registration of the delivery

Recipient data (name, address, date of birth if applicable)

Shipment of the mailing

In a yellow POSTIDENT marked envelope

Identification & mailing handover

Comparison of the transmitted recipient data with a valid identification document
If the recipient is not at home, deposit of the mailing at a post office