PO box or business address: which suits your company?

A PO box is a box at the post office from which you collect your letters yourself. It is not a street address. The business address of Heinzle Immobilien GmbH in Altach, Vorarlberg, is one: €59 a month excl. VAT, €49 paid yearly. We take in the post and you get an email scan.

Anyone looking for a separate postal address for their company often thinks of a PO box first. Here is what a PO box does, where it reaches its limits and when a business address with mail handling fits better.

As of October 2026

PO box or business address: which suits your company?

At a glance

Provider
Heinzle Immobilien GmbH
Location
Altach, Vorarlberg, Austria
Price
€59 a month excl. VAT paid monthly, €49 a month excl. VAT paid yearly (€588 a year)
Term and cancellation
Paid monthly: cancel to the end of any month. Paid yearly: one contract year, cancel with one month's notice to its end. No setup fee, 14-day money-back guarantee.
Mail scan
Yes, email scan included in the price, or collect in person. Up to 5 original letters a month are forwarded.
Suitable for the company register
No, it is a postal address.

What is a PO box?

  • A lockable box at a post office. Letters to your box number are placed in it
  • The address consists of a box number and postcode, not a street and house number
  • You collect the post yourself. Nobody opens it or sends you a scan

Where a PO box reaches its limits

  • The legal notice of a business website states a geographic address. A PO box is not one
  • For trade registration you state a location. A PO box is usually not enough for that
  • If you travel a lot or live abroad, you cannot get to the post office regularly

What the business address does differently

  • A street address in Altach, with your company name on the letterbox
  • We take in the post, and once or twice a week it is scanned and forwarded digitally
  • Email scan included in the price, or you collect the post in person
  • We forward up to 5 original letters a month

Which suits you?

  • PO box: you do not need the address for a website, invoices or trade registration and collect the post yourself
  • Business address: the address goes on letterheads and invoices, and someone takes in the post for you. €59 a month excl. VAT
  • Registered office: the address is to be the seat in trade registration or the company register. €99 a month excl. VAT
  • Whether the address is enough in your case is best clarified beforehand with your tax adviser or the WKO founder service. That applies to any address, not only ours.
PO box and business address compared, as of October 2026
FeaturePO boxBusiness address Altach
AddressBox number and postcodeStreet and house number in Altach
Who takes in the postNobody, you collect itSomeone in the building
Email scanNoYes, included in the price
Company name on the letterboxNoYes

For the post office's PO box prices, see the post office. Whether an address is enough for your legal notice or trade registration in your case is for your tax adviser.

Packages and prices

All prices net, plus 20 % VAT. No setup fee.

Business address

For post, your legal notice and invoices.

€59net / month

cancel monthly

  • Address in 6844 Altach
  • Your company name on the letterbox
  • Post taken in and scanned to PDF
  • Ready for collection
  • Up to 5 original letters forwarded a month
Book Business address

For founding a company

Registered office

For the company register and trade registration.

€99net / month

cancel monthly

  • Everything in Business address
  • Registered seat for the company register and trade
  • An address that can receive official service
  • Up to 5 original letters forwarded a month
Book Registered office

Monthly: cancel to the end of any month. Yearly: one month's notice to the end of the contract year. Original letters: up to 5 forwards a month free within Austria. Beyond that, and abroad, postage plus €2 per letter.

Frequently asked

What is the difference between a PO box and a business address?

With a PO box you collect the letters yourself at the post office, and the address is a box number. The business address in Altach is a street address: We take in the post and you get an email scan. It costs €59 a month excl. VAT, €49 paid yearly.

Can I give a PO box in my legal notice?

Usually not. The legal notice of a business website states a geographic address, meaning street and house number, and a PO box is not one. Whether a business address is enough in your case depends on where you actually work. If in doubt, ask the WKO or your tax adviser.

May I give a business address in the legal notice of my website?

The legal notice must state the geographic address at which you are established (§ 5 E-Commerce-Gesetz). Whether a business address alone is enough depends on where you actually carry on your activity. If in doubt, ask the WKO or your tax adviser.

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