{"id":369932,"date":"2020-01-31T13:33:11","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T11:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=369932"},"modified":"2020-01-31T13:33:11","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T11:33:11","slug":"how-much-it-will-cost-to-send-a-letter-or-parcel-through-the-south-african-post-office-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/369932\/how-much-it-will-cost-to-send-a-letter-or-parcel-through-the-south-african-post-office-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"How much it will cost to send a letter or parcel through the South African Post Office in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

The South African Post Office (SAPO) has published its updated list of fees for services across South Africa.<\/p>\n

The new fees will be implemented as of 1 April 2020 and will see an increase in the cost of sending of ordinary domestic and international mail, packages, as well as the purchasing of stamps.<\/p>\n

You can find a detailed breakdown of the 2020 rates below.<\/p>\n

Domestic parcel rates<\/strong><\/p>\n

Any postal item larger than 250 x 353 mm and\/or thicker than 30mm and\/or weighing more than 1 kg will be considered a \u2018parcel\u2019 by SAPO.<\/p>\n

It will also charge\u00a0R61.35<\/strong> for the first kilogram for counter to counter deliveries, with an additional R8.25 charged for each additional kg or part of a kg.<\/p>\n

Insurance is an optional extra, and the sender has the option of insuring the ordinary parcel at a rate of 3% of the declared value up to a maximum of R5,000 with a minimum rate of R4.55 per parcel.<\/p>\n

Stamp booklets<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Stamp booklet (domestic standard)<\/strong><\/th>\nNew rate<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Booklet of 10 stamps<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong>R49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boxes of 50 (500 stamps)<\/td>\n\u00a0R2 450<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boxes of 100 (1,000 stamps)<\/td>\n\u00a0R4 900<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roll of 100 (100 stamps)<\/td>\nR490<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

Ordinary Mail<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Product<\/strong><\/th>\nNew rate<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Client’s own envelope (unsorted\/non-bulk)<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Small<\/td>\nR4.90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Medium<\/td>\nR9.85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Large<\/td>\nR12.05<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cylinder\/Rolled Items<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cylinder\/Rolled Items (520mm x 70mm)<\/td>\nR12.05<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cylinder\/Rolled Items (620mm x 70mm)<\/td>\nR21.40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rolled addressed newspapers<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rolled addressed newspapers (324mm x 70mm)<\/td>\nR6.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Postage included (prepaid) envelope (postage and cost of envelope)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Small with and without window and self-seal envelope<\/td>\nR5.20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Small (maxi) with and without window and self-seal envelope<\/td>\nR5.20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Medium<\/td>\nR11.30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Large<\/td>\nR15.10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lettergram<\/td>\nR5.10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Postcard<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Change of address (postage paid)<\/td>\nR5.20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ordinary postcard (Post Office card, postage paid)<\/td>\nR5.20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Client’s own Postcard<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Small<\/td>\nR4.90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Medium<\/td>\nR9.85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Large<\/td>\nR12.05<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Read: South Africa is looking at new policies around plastics and shopping bags<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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