Virtual Post Office

Last update 24/10/2022

We make comprehensive use of digital communication. Allocation applications, monitoring plans, emission reports and other documents have to be submitted to DEHSt via digital communication. For secure communication, DEHSt has established what is known as Virtual Post Office (VPS). All parties involved in emissions trading can carry out secure and legally binding digital communication.

Step by step VPS access

Technical Support

Please address your technical enquiries to Governikus directly:

E-Mail: E-mail: helpline@governikus.de

Phone: +49 (0)421 204 95-900

Mondays to Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Governikus GmbH & Co. KG Customer Service

All users must have their own mailbox at our Virtual Post Office (VPS). For information on how to install VPSMail on your local computer, please refer to the Virtual Post Office Installation Guide.

When you have successfully installed your mailbox, it must be activated by us after which it is then possible to send and receive messages. The following steps apply:

Send us a screenshot of your business card in an email to vpsfreischaltung@dehst.de.
We will then activate your mailbox.
You will receive an email confirmation from our customer service.
Mailboxes created with the ID card’s eID function will be activated automatically.

Please note: We recommend securing your local mailbox locally.

Virtual Post Office - Installation Guide

Download VPSMail

Guideline on digital communication procedures

Virtual Post Office video tutorial (available in German only)

In addition to the installation instructions, you will find a video tutorial below with step-by-step instructions on how to set up the Virtual Post Office (VPS).

This gives you the opportunity to play the video in parallel while setting up your postoffice and to pause, continue or watch it again if necessary.

Acoustic signals have been omitted from this video, but you will find additional explanations in German in the subtitles.