USPS ends contract with German GLS

United States Postal Service has not renewed its contract with General Logistics Systems (GLS), the German postal service operator which is controlled by UK-based postal service operator Royal Mail, but has opted to co-operate with Deutsche Post, Germany’s leading postal service operator.

At present, GLS has an exclusive licence with USPS for the distribution of private parcels in 23 European countries. In future, Deutsche Post, Germany’s former postal monopoly, will hold the licence for these services in Germany.

GLS is estimated to have delivered 1.6 million private parcels for USPS per year.