Printed matter and related products market in Germany: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 51 supply contracts for printed matter and related products through award notices on TED; the 3 of them that state a value (5.9%) add up to €1.42 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
- Since November 2023, 99 companies have won 157 public supply contracts for printed matter and related products in Germany, in 98 award notices from 78 public buyers.
- 97.5% of these awards went to companies registered in Germany; the most frequent foreign origin is Switzerland.
- The five companies that win most often hold 17.2% of all awards.
- 16.9% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.
In proportion
All public purchasing in Germany — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €864 billion in 2025, 19.1% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.
Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.
Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)
How to cite: Cresques, "Printed matter and related products market in Germany", https://cresques.com/markets/de/220-printed-matter-and-related-products, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Winning companies
- 99
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 98
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 78
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports
- —
- no customs heading isolates this category
The market in numbers
Public supply contracts in Germany: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 157
- in 98 award notices
- Awarded value
- €15.3M
- from 10% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 99
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 78
- hospitals, cities, agencies
Table view
| Nov–Dec 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 50 |
| 2025 | 51 |
| 2026 | 53 |
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| Nov–Dec 2023 | €0 |
| 2024 | €12.5M |
| 2025 | €1.4M |
| 2026 | €1.4M |
- Other7
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| Cities, regions and central administration | 67 |
| Economic affairs | 21 |
| Hospitals and health services | 18 |
| Culture, sport and religion | 17 |
| Social protection | 11 |
| Universities, schools and research | 7 |
| Police, fire services and prisons | 6 |
| Environment and waste | 3 |
| Other | 7 |
- Berlin22DE30
- Köln17DEA2
- Mittelfranken14DE25
- Düsseldorf12DEA1
- Oberbayern11DE21
- Darmstadt11DE71
- Dresden9DED2
- Leipzig9DED5
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| Berlin | 22 |
| Köln | 17 |
| Mittelfranken | 14 |
| Düsseldorf | 12 |
| Oberbayern | 11 |
| Darmstadt | 11 |
| Dresden | 9 |
| Leipzig | 9 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- Micro
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 20 · 12.7% |
| Medium-sized | 57 · 36.3% |
| Small | 68 · 43.3% |
| Micro | 11 · 7% |
| Size not stated | 1 · 0.6% |
- Switzerland3
- Netherlands1
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| Switzerland | 3 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
- Berlin22
- Bonn9
- München9
- Frankfurt am Main8
- Karlsruhe8
- Nürnberg7
- Leipzig7
- Fürth7
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| Berlin | 22 |
| Bonn | 9 |
| München | 9 |
| Frankfurt am Main | 8 |
| Karlsruhe | 8 |
| Nürnberg | 7 |
| Leipzig | 7 |
| Fürth | 7 |
Awards to companies registered in Germany
97.5%
4 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
17.2%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
16.9%
Among 154 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.
How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.
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Among the companies that win most often
- MUP Bürohandels GmbH43 public contracts in total
- H. Kreller GmbH18 public contracts in total
- Ricoh Deutschland GmbH57 public contracts in total
- Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology GmbH11 public contracts in total
- Erasmus Antiquariaat en Boekhandel BV10 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Germany
- drupaTrade fair · Düsseldorf, Germany
- ICE EuropeTrade fair · Munich, Germany
- FACHPACKTrade fair · Nuremberg, Germany
- interpackTrade fair · Düsseldorf, Germany
- HispackTrade fair · Barcelona, Spain
- ALLFORPACK EMBALLAGE PARISTrade fair · Paris, France
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for printed matter and related products in Germany?
- 99 companies won 98 contract award notices for these categories from 78 public buyers in Germany since November 2023. The companies that win most often are MUP Bürohandels GmbH, H. Kreller GmbH, Ricoh Deutschland GmbH, Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology GmbH, Erasmus Antiquariaat en Boekhandel BV.
- How big is the printed matter and related products market in Germany?
- In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 51 supply contracts for printed matter and related products through award notices on TED; the 3 of them that state a value (5.9%) add up to €1.42 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
- Where do suppliers of printed matter and related products meet buyers and distributors in Germany?
- At trade fairs and congresses such as drupa, ICE Europe, FACHPACK, interpack, Hispack, ALLFORPACK EMBALLAGE PARIS — each checked on the organiser's official website.
- How do I find a distributor for printed matter and related products in Germany?
- Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Germany and this category. It shows the companies that win public contracts there, how often, for how many buyers and for how much: the first 5 on the Free plan, every company on a paid plan. Where the data exists, the map also shows wholesalers from the business register, import figures and the industry's trade fairs.
Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); no import figure: Eurostat's customs headings do not isolate this category.