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Sending Letters for Business from 5th January
Send a letter to anywhere in the world. Simply select your letter format and destination, then add tracking, insurance and delivery time to meet your needs.
Use our postage calculator to guide you to your final cost or scroll down for an overview of the postage rates and additional options below.
Please be aware that the Postage Calculator only provides the retail postage rates - you will need to apply your business discount to the sum shown to achieve the final business rate*.
*exemptions may apply.
Postcard, Letter and Large Letter Postal Business Rates from 5th January 2023
| Bailiwick | UK | Europe | ROW | ||
| Postcard | 20g | x | x | £1.19 | £1.48 |
| Letter | 100g | £0.54 | £0.85 | £2.31 | £3.81 |
| Large Letter | 100g | £0.77 | £1.37 | £2.40 | £3.83 |
| 250g | £1.38 | £2.16 | £5.05 | £8.59 | |
| 500g | £1.88 | £3.46 | £7.42 | £13.32 | |
| 750g | £2.35 | £4.19 | £10.71 | £16.46 |
Letters and Large Letters Sizes and Weights
Minimum Size
| Length: | 14cm |
| Width: | 9cm |
| Thickness: | 0.25mm |
Maximum Size
| Length: | 24cm |
| Width: | 16.5cm |
| Thickness: | 0.5cm |
| Weight: | 100g |
Examples
- Letters (DL and C5 envelopes)
- Most small birthday cards (excluding cards with badges or 3D effects)
- Sleeved CD or DVD
- Some catalogues / brochures
Maximum Size
Length: 35.3cm
Width: 25cm
Thickness: 2.5cm
Maximum Weight
750g
Examples
- Large greeting cards (and cards with badges and 3D effects)
- A4 letters/documents in C4 envelopes
- Magazines and brochures
Additional Service Rates Letters from 5th January 2023
Use Special Delivery for next day guaranteed and secure delivery to Bailiwick, UK, Isle of Man or Jersey. Ideal for urgent or valuable items.
The table below shows the additional cost to upgrade your service to Special Delivery by 1pm.
| Additional cost | Bailiwick | UK, IOM, Jersey |
| Special Delivery 1pm (max 20kg) | +£4.50 | +£8.00 |
Upgrade to 9am service (UK, IOM, Jersey only) or Saturday Delivery^ for the extra additional costs shown below.
| Upgrade cost | Bailiwick | UK, IOM, Jersey |
| Special Delivery 9am (max 2kg) | X | +£12.75 |
| Saturday Special Delivery | +£2.50 | +£2.50^ |
^Saturday service not available in Jersey, Herm, Alderney, Sark and some UK and IOM businesses such as banks, building societies, travel agents and jewellers.
This table shows the additional cost to upgrade your service to the signed or tracked services listed below.
| Additional cost | Bailiwick | UK, IOM, Jersey | Europe | ROW |
| Signed For | +£1.60 | +£1.60 | X | X |
| International Tracked & Signed | X | X | +£8.50 | +£8.50 |
| International Tracked or Signed | X | X | +£7.50 | +£7.50 |
If you selected one of the additional services above, you can choose to upgrade your level of cover.
Please note that ceramics and glassware are covered for loss not damage.
| Additional level of cover and cost | ||||
| £50 | £250 | £1,000 | £2,500 | |
| Special Delivery - Bailiwick | X | Included | +£5.50 | +£11.00 |
| Special Delivery - UK, IOM, Jersey | X | Included | +£7.00 | +£14.00 |
| Signed-For - Bailiwick, UK, IOM, Jersey | Included | X | X | X |
| International Tracked & Signed | Included | +£7.50 | X | X |
| International Tracked or Signed | Included | +£7.50 | X | X |
See full compensation rate tables for Special Delivery.
See full compensation rate tables for International Tracked Postal Services.
Please consider the following before posting your items:
- Is your item subject to UK Import VAT?
- Have you addressed your mail correctly?
- Is your item adequately covered for loss or damage?
- Size and weight limits
- Prohibited items
Underpaid Postage
We reserve the right to raise a surcharge for underpaid post (£1.00 plus the difference of the underpaid amount). This surcharge will be sought from the addressee upon delivery. Please see the link below to pay for any unpaid postage online.