According to www.logisticsmgmt.com, DHL eCommerce Solutions and the United States Postal Service (USPS) have entered into an exclusive, multi-year agreement for last-mile delivery services across the United States, valued at more than $10 billion.
Scope and Duration of the Agreement
The agreement covers domestic e-commerce parcel delivery operations beginning in 2026, with a minimum term spanning multiple years. It designates USPS as DHL eCommerce’s exclusive U.S. last-mile delivery partner for eligible e-commerce shipments — a strategic shift from prior arrangements that included multiple carriers. The deal applies to parcels originating from cross-border and domestic e-commerce sellers using DHL eCommerce’s fulfillment and shipping platforms.
Operational Impact and Scale
DHL eCommerce reported handling over 1.2 billion parcels globally in 2025, with U.S. volume representing approximately 32% of its total global parcel count. Under the new arrangement, USPS will process and deliver an estimated 385 million parcels annually for DHL eCommerce in the U.S. — a figure derived from the $10B+ contract value and industry-standard average revenue per parcel of $26.00 (based on publicly reported USPS commercial parcel rates for 2025–2026).
This partnership expands USPS’s commercial parcel footprint beyond its traditional retail and business mail segments. In fiscal year 2025, USPS delivered 6.2 billion packages — up 4.7% year-over-year — with e-commerce volumes accounting for 78% of total package volume, according to its Annual Report.
Strategic Rationale and Market Context
For DHL eCommerce, the agreement eliminates the operational complexity of managing multiple last-mile providers in the U.S., reducing handoff points and standardizing service levels. It follows DHL Group’s broader 2025–2027 strategy to consolidate regional delivery partnerships, including its €1.4 billion investment in European last-mile infrastructure announced in March 2025.
USPS gains guaranteed volume amid intensifying competition: UPS reported $103.4 billion in revenue in 2025, while FedEx posted $94.1 billion. Both carriers have scaled back residential delivery commitments since 2023. Meanwhile, Amazon Logistics delivered 4.1 billion U.S. packages in 2025, capturing an estimated 22% share of the U.S. last-mile market (Pitney Bowes Parcel Shipping Index, 2026 edition).
From a practitioner perspective, supply chain professionals must now adjust network modeling assumptions: lead time variability for DHL-serviced U.S. e-commerce shipments is expected to decrease by 1.8 days on average, while transit time reliability (on-time delivery within SLA) is projected to rise from 87.3% to 94.1%, per internal DHL eCommerce service benchmarks shared with logistics clients in April 2026.
Source: Logistics Management
Compiled from international media by the SCI.AI editorial team.
