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International Mail - Tariff Changes

A new tariff for Royal Mail's International Contract products will take effect from 6th of April 2009

Overall our International Contract rates will increase by 3.2%. On average this equates to an increase in:

No Sort, Unsorted and Format Sort rates by 3.1%
Destination Sort prices by 3.5%

The price increases reflect increases to our cost base over the last year, mostly associated with the decline in the value of the pound.

A further key change to note:

Zone Sort Economy will be one price worldwide. This matches the Priority pricing and therefore you no longer need to sort this mail. As a result this service is being renamed 'International Unsorted'.

To view our new rate cards please click on the links below:

www.royalmail.com/nosort
www.royalmail.com/zoneandformat (link will become www.royalmail.com/internationalunsorted from 6th of April)
www.royalmail.com/destinationsort
www.royalmail.com/bulkmail

A new pricing calculator is also available to download at www.internationalmailtechnical.com

Standard Tariff changes

These will take place from 6th April 2009 - Click Here to read more (PDF document requires Adobe Reader)

You can obtain a handy free size guide and pricing booklet from the Royal Mail website and to calculate postage costings click here

Two-thirds of all business mail will be cheaper to send from 21st August 2006

Nearly two-thirds of all business mail will be cheaper to send, with a further 20 per cent remaining at the same price to send as now, when Royal Mail introduces its new pricing system, Pricing in Proportion, on 21 August.

The prices applicable from 21 August have been finalised following Royal Mail's acceptence of a price control proposed by Postcomm that resulted in an increase in stamp prices on 3 April 2006.

The confirmed posting prices from 21 August are now available on www.royalmail.com and Royal Mail is sending the new PiP price information to its business account customers throughout May.

Royal Mail's rebalancing of its prices under Pricing in Proportion means that postage will be based on the size and shape as well as the weight of mail so that they better reflect the costs of collecting, sorting and delivering mail.

While some prices will increase, most will either decrease or stay the same and the changes will not generate any further revenue for Royal Mail.

David Dale, Royal Mail's Pricing in Proportion Project Manager, explained: "Pricing in Proportion is being introduced to better reflect the cost of collecting, sorting and delivering mail. The new prices, applicable from 21 August, are available now so that customers have time to prepare for the changes and to identify any potential benefits. Businesses could for example reduce their postage prices by folding A4 items in half and posting in a C5 envelope so that they are priced under the new Letter category."

Further information about Pricing in Proportion can be found at Royal Mail's website www.royalmail.com/pip or via a dedicated customer service line on 08456 113 113