Royal Mail Prices increase from Monday 23rd March

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eBay are reminding sellers that Royal Mail prices are due to increase this Monday, the 23rd of March.

If you use the eBay labels platform, then expect to see eBay’s prices updated as below.

  • 1st and 2nd class letters will go up by 4p-6p per item
  • 1st class large letter will go up by 9-23p per item
  • 2nd class large letter will go up by 5-15p per item
  • Letter and large letter signed for will go up by 14-33p per item (1st and 2nd class)
  • Small and medium parcels (standard delivery) will go up by 2-10p per item (1st and 2nd class)
  • Small and medium parcels (Signed For service) will go up by 2-10p (1st and 2nd class)
  • Special Delivery will go up by 10p per item (all formats and weights)

If you have a business account with Royal Mail then you would have been notified of your new prices which came into effect in January. For those buying postage directly from Royal Mail, the tables below detail Royal Mail prices from Monday the 23rd of March.

2020 Royal Mail Prices – 1st Class

Size

Weight up to and including

2019 Price

2020 Price

Letter 100g 70p 76p
Large Letter 100g £1.06 £1.15
250g £1.50 £1.64
500g £1.97 £2.14
750g £2.72 £2.95
Small Parcel 1kg £3.55 £3.70
2kg £5.50 £5.57
Medium Parcel 1kg £5.80 £5.90
2kg £8.95 £9.02
5kg £15.85 £15.85
10kg £21.90 £21.90
20kg £33.40 £33.40

 

2020 Royal Mail Prices – 2nd Class

Size

Weight up to and including

2019 Price

2020 Price

Letter 100g 61p 65p
Large Letter 100g 83p 88p
250g £1.32 £1.40
500g £1.72 £1.83
750g £2.33 £2.48
Small Parcel 1kg £3.00 £3.10
2kg £3.00 £3.10
Medium Parcel 1kg £5.10 £5.20
2kg £5.10 £5.20
5kg £13.75 £8.79
10kg £20.25 £20.25
20kg £28.55 £28.55

4 Responses

  1. Not too much worry for the ‘race to bottom’ brigade as they are unable to do simple math calculations from the beginning of their corporate endeavors.

  2. At a time like this when small businesses are already struggling to survive with no support?

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