01-10-2026

D Express and City Express are gradually beginning to work together and will become a new company

Vienna/Belgrade, 1 October 2026 – Austrian Post has successfully completed the acquisition of 100 per cent of the Serbian parcel delivery company D Express. Following approval by the relevant Serbian competition authority, all the necessary conditions for the completion of the transaction have now been met. With D Express and City Express, two of Serbia’s leading parcel delivery providers will now form part of the Austrian Post Group. In the long term, the aim is to merge the two companies to form one strong parcel delivery service provider.
 
With the closing of the transaction, D Express and City Express will now begin their phased collaboration. The aim is to pool the experience, infrastructure and operational strengths of both companies within a combined entity and to further develop the parcel business in Serbia in the long term. Austrian Post is pursuing a long-term strategy in this regard and will invest in the Serbian market, the companies’ operational capabilities and the further improvement of their services.
 
Peter Umundum, Deputy CEO, Parcels & Logistics (COO), Austrian Post: „With the completion of this transaction, we will become the new market leader in the Serbian parcel delivery sector. To achieve this, we are bringing together two successful companies that have an in-depth understanding of the market, its customers and its requirements. We intend to gradually combine their strengths, make targeted investments and, together, drive further growth. In this way, we will lay a strong foundation for long-term and stable development.”
 
D Express has a strong operational foundation, with its own logistics centre in Belgrade, a nationwide network comprising 27 delivery hubs and more than 300 parcel collection points. In collaboration with City Express, the aim is to make even better use of existing expertise and capacity in future and to bring them together within a single company in the long term. The focus is on the steady growth of the business and on creating new opportunities for customers and business partners.
 
The parties involved have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

Source: Austrian Post