Brieflieferung

Brieflieferung is a German postal term that refers to the delivery of a letter or up‑to‑date mailing item to a recipient’s mailbox or collection point. The term is derived from the German words “Brief” (letter) and “Lieferung” (delivery) and is used in the official tracking and notification systems of the Deutsche Post and private courier companies operating in Germany. When a mail piece reaches the final step of the distribution network and is placed on a mailbox, the event is logged as a Brieflieferung, often accompanied by a timestamp and the name of the local post office or sorting center responsible for the hand‑over.

In the Deutsche Post tracking interface, customers can view a chronological list of events for each shipment. For a standard surface mail item, the series of events usually includes sorting, routing, transport, and finally the Brieflieferung. For registered mail (Brev, ausgeprägter Brief) and parcels, a Brieflieferung may be recorded as “Brev ausgeliefert” or “Sendung ausliefern”. The timestamp of the Brieflieferung is the official arrival time for the recipient and is the moment at which the recipient can claim the mail piece, for example by logging into a personal mailbox on the website or by physically retrieving it from a pad.

The term also appears in the context of logistics and shipping regulations. In German customs transit documents, a Schreibe or delivery report may include a line stating that the package was “Brieflieferung” to the destination, confirming that the item was dispatched to final destination–to‑address. In business mail flows, the phrase is used to describe the hand‑off point to the customer, distinguishing it from earlier stages of processing such as “Postort sortieren” (sorting at the local post office) or “Postamt abholen” (pickup at the post office).

Brieflieferung is not a special service tier; it is a status marker that applies to all mail that is completed and delivered. Express and same‑day services, such as DHL Express or Post DHL, adopt the same terminology but often provide additional tracking layers between the sorting center and the final mailpiece delivery. The term remains useful for users and logistics professionals to identify the point at which a piece of mail has actually been delivered and is ready for receipt.