New Zealand Post annual pricing announcement

New Zealand Post annual pricing announcement

15 March 2013

New Zealand Post has today released its annual pricing update, which signals the postage rates which will apply from 1 July this year.

Many categories of mail will remain unchanged - including the postage required for sending letters within New Zealand and overseas. The Standard Letter Rate for domestic mail will stay at 70 cents.

However from 1 July the postage required to send packets and parcels overseas will increase – in most instances by 4 percent or less – to reflect the increasing costs of providing these services.

Additionally, from 1 July the international zones which packet and parcel products can be sent to will be redefined – with North America moving from Zone C (where it is currently grouped alongside ‘East Asia’) to Zone D (alongside the UK and Europe).

This re-zoning will more realistically reflect the true costs of freighting parcels to North America. International costs have been impacted by a number of factors including rising fuel, transportation, processing and other postal union costs.

The pricing of New Zealand Post’s bulk mail services for business will also be adjusted from 1 July. Business customers affected by these changes are being notified.

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