ROYAL MAIL

UK Royal Mail Costs (June 2005)

(66p extra for recorded delivery).

Maximum weight 1st class  2nd class  Recorded 1st class  Recorded 2nd Class
60g 30p 21p 96p  87p
100g 46p 35p £1.12 £1.01
150g 64p 47p £1.30 £1.13
200g 79p 58p £1.45 £1.24
250g 94p 71p £1.60 £1.37
300g £1.07 83p £1.73 £1.49
350g £1.21 94p £1.87 £1.60
400g £1.40 £1.14 £2.06 £1.80
450g £1.59 £1.30 £2.25 £1.96
500g £1.78 £1.48 £2.44 £2.14
600g £2.15 £1.75 £2.81 £2.41
700g £2.52 £2.00 £3.18 £2.66
750g £2.71 £2.12 £3.37 £2.78
800g £2.90 £3.56
900g £3.27 £3.93
1kg £3.64 £4.30


For First Class items over 1kg, it's 88p for every extra 250g.

Items heavier than 750g can't be sent Second Class.

Parcels (June 2005)

Maximum weight Price
1kg £3.60
1.5kg £4.63
2kg £4.97
4kg £7.20
6kg £8.17
8kg £9.32
10kg £10.00
20kg £11.65



If you want to extend compensation cover in the unlikely event of loss or damage, here are the charges.

Maximum compensation per parcel Price
£100 75p
£250 £1.75
£500 £3.00

 

 

How much does airmail cost (10g to 300g) (August 2004)

Note : there are different prices for Letters, Small Packets, and Printed Papers.

Airmail starts from as little as 40p for a postcard or letter weighing up to 20g. For full
Airmail costs, see below.


Weight
not over 		Letters Small packets Printed papers
Europe World
Zone 1		 World
Zone 2		 Europe
World Zones 1 and 2
 Europe World Zones 1 and 2
 Postcards £0.42 £0.47 £0.47        
10g   £0.47 £0.47        
20g £0.42 £0.68 £0.68        
40g £0.60 £1.05 £1.12        
60g £0.78 £1.42 £1.56        
80g £0.96 £1.79 £2.00        
100g £1.14 £2.16 £2.44 £1.03
£1.37
 £0.89
£1.35
120g £1.32 £2.53 £2.88 £1.14
£1.56
 £0.98
£1.55
140g £1.50 £2.90 £3.32 £1.25
£1.75
 £1.07
£1.75
160g £1.68 £3.27 £3.76 £1.36
£1.94
 £1.16
£1.95
180g £1.86 £3.64 £4.20 £1.47
£2.13
 £1.25
£2.15
200g £2.03 £4.01 £4.64 £1.58
£2.32
 £1.34
£2.35
220g £2.20 £4.38 £5.08 £1.69
£2.51
 £1.43
£2.55
240g £2.37 £4.75 £5.52 £1.79
£2.70
 £1.52
£2.75
260g £2.54 £5.12 £5.96 £1.89
£2.89
 £1.61
£2.95
280g £2.71 £5.49 £6.40 £1.99
£3.08
 £1.70
£3.15
300g £2.88 £5.86 £6.84 £2.09
£3.27
 £1.80
£3.35

Check the Royal Mail site for postage cost for heavier items.

The following countries are treated as Europe for postal pricing purposes.

(August 2004)

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria (EU), Azerbaijan, Azores (EU)

Balearic Islands (EU), Belarus, Belgium (EU), Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria

Canary Islands, Corsica (EU), Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic

Denmark (EU)

Estonia

Faroe Islands, Finland (EU), France (EU)

Georgia, Germany (EU), Gibraltar, Greece (EU), Greenland

Hungary

Iceland, Irish Republic (EU), Italy (EU)

Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan

Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg (EU)

Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Rep. of), Madeira (EU), Malta, Moldova, Monaco (EU), Montenegro

Netherlands (EU), Norway

Poland, Portugal (EU)

Romania, Russia

San Marino (EU), Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain (EU), Spitzbergen, Sweden (EU), Switzerland

Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan

Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Vatican City State

 

Last Updated

Friday, June 24, 2005