Royal Mail has announced changes to its postal rates, effective on the 31st of March 2014. Here we describe the 5 most significant changes. For more information about rate change please visit visit http://www.pitneybowes.co.uk/support/GMS/Rate-Change/UK-Rate-Change-Central.shtml

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5 CHANGES
YOU NEED
TO KNOW
Royal Mail 2014 Postal Rates
As you may know,
Royal Mail has
announced
changes to its
postal rates,
effective on the
31st of March.

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If your business depends on Royal Mail to deliver your mail,
here are the 5 most significant changes to Royal Mail’s postal
tariffs for 2014 that you need to know about.
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Price
increases
£
Mailmark™
is here
Franking
Differential
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Airmail &
Surface Mail
Parcelforce
Wordlwide
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3. Format Maximum
Weight
1st Class
Stamps
2nd Class
Stamps
1st Non
Mailmark
Franking
2nd Class
NonMailmark
Franking
1st Class
Mailmark
Franking
2nd Class
Mailmark
Franking
Letter 0-100g £0.62 £0.53 £0.50 £0.37 £0.49 £0.35
Large Letter 0-100g £0.93 £0.73 £0.76 £0.61 £0.74 £0.60
101-250g £1.24 £1.17 £1.06 £0.87 £1.04 £0.85
251-500g £1.65 £1.48 £1.40 £1.15 £1.38 £1.13
501-750g £2.38 £2.01 £1.96 £1.61 £1.95 £1.59
Parcels 0-1kg small £3.20 £2.80 £2.90 £2.50 £2.90 £2.50
0-1kg medium £5.65 £5.20 £4.80 £4.40 £4.80 £4.40
1-2kg small £5.45 £3.80 £5.15 £3.50 £5.15 £3.50
1-2kg medium £8.90 £8.00 £7.50 £6.85 £7.50 £6.85
2-5kg £15.85 £13.75 £15.85 £13.75 £15.85 £13.75
5-10kg £21.90 £20.25 £21.90 £20.25 £21.90 £20.25
10-20kg £33.40 £28.55 £33.40 £28.55 £33.40 £28.55
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2014 Postal Figures
from 31st March 2014
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2014 Postal Figures
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...except for Small Parcels 1-2kg prices, which
will go down. Good news if you send out items
in this weight/size category, but it’s worth
noting you could save slightly more if you
switch to franking.
All other services, First Class Standard Letters,
Medium Parcels to Business Advanced Mail,
will increase. This applies to stamp, franking
and bulk mail rates, which means if your
business sends out mail, you’re probably going
to be affected by these changes.
All prices have increased
except Small Parcels 1-2kg
As you can see on the table on the previous page, the prices of
practically every service offered by Royal Mail will increase on the
31st of March...
SMALL IS
BEAUTIFUL
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Mailmark™ is here
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5. Royal Mail has introduced Mailmark™, a new generation of
franking mark that will enable franking customers and Royal Mail
to improve the way the mail is processed.
MailMark™ has the added benefit of additional
savings on First Class/Second Class Standard
Letters and Large Letters.
Why have Royal Mail done this? According
to our in-house postal expert Steven Tyrell
“Royal Mail have done this as part of the way
to improve their processes but also to bring
future customer benefits to the marketplace.
With the decline in the number of letters being
sent, it’s a way they’re looking to bring more
value to the people that use the post.”
Mailmark™ isn’t a compulsory change,
therefore it’s your choice whether you
want to add this feature to machine or not.
Contact your franking provider to find out if
your machine is complaint first and whether
Mailmark™ benefits you as a customer.
Mailmark™ is here
(If you’re not a franking or bulk mail user, you can skip this section.)
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IMPROVE
THE WAY
your MAIL is
PROCESSED
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Franking differential still significant
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6. Even though franking prices have gone up, the pricing differential
between stamps and franking are still very good, 19% and 30%
for First class and Second class standard letter respectively.
Second class Large Letter franking prices in
particular have been impacted positively. Good
news for those sending out brochures, A4
sized letter and etc.
If you’re still using stamps to send out these
items, this might be a good time to switch to
franking.
Franking differential
still significant
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YOU STILL
SAVE
WITHFRANKING
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Airmail & Surface Mail to be replaced
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7. Airmail & Surface Mail will be replaced with two new services
– International Standard and International Economy.
Don’t panic, still the same service just
renamed. In addition to this the number
of weight bands will be reduced, making
it easier to select the right tariff.
Other International services will also be
changed including Airsure and International
Signed For. Click here for more detail on this.
Airmail & Surface Mail
to be replaced
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Parcelforce Worldwide will be removed
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8. The Parcelforce Worldwide Standard Parcel
and Economy Parcel will be removed from
the franked rates table.
The Parcelforce Worldwide Frankpay tariff
will need to be used. This means all parcels
being sent need to be booked online via the
Parcelforce Worldwide website.
Find out more information on this here.
Parcelforce Worldwide will be
removed from franking rates table
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franked rates table
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9. All these changes will be effective
from the 31st of March, so now it’s up
to you to plan accordingly.
Pitney Bowes customer?
Make a note on your calendar, review
your postage process or contact your
franking provider to find out what you
need to do.
Join us for our FREE 2014 postal tariff webinar, where we
discuss how it impacts your business and help you unlock
value through your Pitney Bowes meter. Pick between the
two dates below to register:
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2014
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