Postal power of attorney: who may collect your post?

With a postal power of attorney, people you trust may accept letters and parcels for you from the post office, including RSa and RSb letters. You grant it online or at a branch. Heinzle Immobilien GmbH in Altach takes in your ordinary post, from €59 a month excl. VAT. You collect registered letters yourself.

Not there when the letter arrives? Here is what a postal power of attorney from Austrian Post is, how you grant it for your company and how it works with a business address.

As of October 2026

Postal power of attorney: who may collect your post?

At a glance

Provider
Heinzle Immobilien GmbH
Location
Altach, Vorarlberg, Austria
Price
€59 a month excl. VAT paid monthly, €53.10 a month excl. VAT paid yearly (€637.20 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 postal power of attorney?

  • A power of attorney held by Austrian Post. Whoever is named in it may accept items for you
  • It covers letters and parcels, including registered letters and RSa and RSb letters from courts and authorities
  • Items marked „Nicht an Postbevollmächtigte“ are excluded. Only the addressee receives those in person

How to grant a postal power of attorney

  • Online on the post office website or at a branch
  • For a company you can authorise up to 20 people, privately up to 5
  • At the branch the post office needs an official photo ID of the authorised signatory and a current company register extract or a comparable register extract
  • The power of attorney is time-limited and there is a fee. The post office states the term and the current price
  • Whoever is authorised shows their own ID when collecting

A postal power of attorney for an address provider

  • Some address providers collect registered letters for their customers with a postal power of attorney
  • Ask beforehand who is authorised, how quickly letters are collected and how you hear about it. A deposited letter is kept for at least two weeks, but deadlines usually run from the first day

How it works with us

  • With the business address and registered office we take in your ordinary post and scan it within 3 working days
  • You collect registered letters, including RSa and RSb, from the post office yourself
  • 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.

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 letters forwarded a month
Book Business address

For companies, also in formation

Registered office

As the seat in the company register.

€99net / month

cancel monthly

  • Everything in Business address
  • Registered seat in the company register, with the declaration of consent
  • Address for official mail
  • Up to 5 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 a postal power of attorney?

A power of attorney held by Austrian Post that lets people you trust accept letters and parcels for you, including RSa and RSb letters. Items marked „Nicht an Postbevollmächtigte“ are excluded. You grant it online or at a branch. The post office states the term and the price.

What do I need for a postal power of attorney for my company?

At the branch, an official photo ID of the authorised signatory and a current company register extract or a comparable register extract. For a company you can authorise up to 20 people. Whoever is authorised shows their own ID when collecting.

Who collects RSa and RSb letters at the Altach address?

You do. With the business address and registered office we take in your ordinary post and scan it within 3 working days. You collect registered letters, including RSa and RSb, from the post office yourself, with the notice and an official photo ID.

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