Price of local and UK letters to increase next month

Thursday 07 March 2019

Guernsey Post will be introducing changes to most of its postal rates from Monday 1 April.

However, the increases in Guernsey Post revenue as a result of the changes will be below inflation, the company has assured.

The headline changes are:

• The cost of a Bailiwick letter will rise by 2p, from 46p to 48p
• The price of a UK letter will increase by 3p, from 62p to 65p 
• The price of a letter to Europe will increase from 76p to 80p
• The price of a letter to the Rest of the World will increase from 85p to 90p
• The introduction of a 250g weight step for small parcels to the UK means that the price on items below this weight will fall by 12% to £3.28

Guernsey Post Chief Executive Boley Smillie said: 

“We have worked hard to mitigate the impact of rising charges from Royal Mail and overseas postal operators whilst at the same time we have made changes to the structure of our tariffs based on customer feedback. Overall the revenue generated from the tariff increase will be below Guernsey inflation.

 “In particular we have made significant changes to our parcel tariffs this year.  We have introduced a small parcel tariff for customers posting to the UK and we have removed some of the more complicated pricing structures for parcels to European and International destinations. 

“We are also launching a new online postage calculator which will make it much easier for customers to identify the right service for their destination at the best price.  Later this year we will launch online postage which we believe will be a welcome option for our customers as it will allow them to buy and print their postage at a convenient time to them.”

Information about the tariffs will be available to download at guernseypost.com from 18 March.  Any business customers that believe they would benefit from advice on how to best prepare mailings to ensure the best possible price should contact Ciara Devlin from Guernsey Post on 733570.