Sub-address
A single delivery address for different recipients

Opening and managing subaddresses

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With the “Sub-address” service, incoming mail can be centralized for various recipients. Sub-addresses are suitable for customers such as companies with several branches as well as for larger firms with various departments or offices and private households with sub-tenants.

  • Centralized incoming mail for companies with several branches or offices
  • Alternative to letter box address for sub-tenants

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Important information

Swiss Post’s obligation to provide information

If legitimate interest can be credibly established, Swiss Post must disclose the name and address of the customer to whom the sub-address is addressed.

Addressing

Only the recipient’s name may vary on letters to sub-addresses. The other address details must match the main address.

Letters shall be delivered to the main address if:

  • they are correctly addressed

Letters shall be delivered to the domicile address of the sub-addressee if:

  • the domicile address is used instead of the main address
  • the private letter box of the sub-addressee is written to correctly

If this is not the case, the letters are returned to the sender. Alternatively, in addition to the sub-address, sub-addressees can open the forwarding order “redirect mail”, so that all letters are delivered to the holder of a main address.

Exception: Letters to sub-addresses that have the domicile address of the holder and belong to the same household will continue to be redirected to the main addressee free of charge.

Example of sub-addressing to a P.O. Box

Main address
 Sub-address
 Correct addressing
Müller Advokatur
Hauptstrasse 35
P.O. Box
3000 Bern 7
 Meier Handels Ltd
Rainstrasse 25
3203 Mühleberg
 Meier Handels Ltd
P.O. Box
3000 Bern 7

Example of sub-addressing to a domicile address

Main address
 Sub-address
 Correct addressing
Herren Mode Ltd
Centralplatz 2
4051 Basel
 Boutique Angelo
Marktstrasse 10
4001 Basel
 Boutique Angelo
Centralplatz 2
4051 Basel

Prices

Sub-address

 

1st to 5th sub-address

Price per sub-address

Basic price (Internet) the first time
30.00
Basic price (in the branch) the first time
42.00
Price / Following year
30.00

6th to 50th sub-address

Price per sub-address

Basic price (Internet) the first time
50.00
Basic price (in the branch) the first time
62.00
Price / Following year
50.00

From the 51st sub-address

Price per sub-address

Basic price (Internet) the first time
80.00
Basic price (in the branch) the first time
92.00
Price / Following year
80.00

Prices in CHF incl. VAT