Postage Rates Calculator UK - Royal Mail postage rates for Letters, Large Letters & Packets

Postage Rates Calculator 2012

Postage Rates Calculator 2012
Calculate the Royal Mail postage rates for UK mail items - Letters, Large Letters and Packets sent via 1st Class and 2nd Class mail. Latest Royal Mail postage rates as of 30th April 2012.

Cheaper than Stamps!
Franking your mail is now up to 38% cheaper than using stamps.
Franking machine users receive a discount on every item of mail sent, saving 19p on every 2nd class letter and 16p on every 1st class letter. Mailing a First Class franked letter is now cheaper than mailing a Second Class stamped letter.
Use the Postage Calculator to see how much money you can save.

Letter
Weight	First Class	Second Class	Franked First Class	Franked Second Class

0-100g	60p	50p	44p	31p


For Recorded Signed For^™ add 95p

Prices in this table are exempt from VAT

Large Letter
Weight	First Class	Second Class	Franked First Class	Franked Second Class

0-100g	90p	69p	66p	53p

101-250g	£1.20	£1.10	92p	76p

251-500g	£1.60	£1.40	£1.24	£1.01

501-750g	£2.30	£1.90	£1.76	£1.43


For Recorded Signed For^™ add 95p

Prices in this table are exempt from VAT

Packet
Weight up to	First Class	Second Class	Franked First Class	Franked Second Class

0-750g	£2.70	£2.20	£2.36	£1.92

751-1000g	£4.30	£3.50	£3.29	£2.54

1001-1250g	£5.60	N/A	£4.57	N/A

1251-1500g	£6.50	N/A	£5.38	N/A

1501-1750g	£7.40	N/A	£6.18	N/A

1751-2000g	£8.30	N/A	£6.89	N/A

2001-4000g	£10.30	N/A	£9.00	N/A

Each additional 2000g or part thereof add	£3.50	N/A	£3.07	N/A


For Recorded Signed For^™ add 95p

Items over 1000g cannot be sent 2nd Class

Prices in this table are exempt from VAT

VAT on Royal Mail Services
From 2nd April 2012 a wider range of Royal Mail services will be VAT liable. Many bulk mail products that attract volume postage discounts will no longer be price controlled and regulated, so will therefore be liable to VAT. Royal Mail wrote to customers in January 2012 to inform about changes in the way their services are regulated following the Postal Services Act 2011. This has affected the VAT status of a number of Royal Mail products. VAT Exempt Postal Services Royal Mail Services that become Liable for VAT on 2nd April 2012 Royal Mail Services that are or will become Liable to VAT
Use a Smart Franking Machine to Reclaim VAT
VAT services will only be available on Franking Machines with Smart technology. Neopost Franking Machines models with the designation beginning 'IS' are Smart Franking Machines. These machines frank at VAT-inclusive prices and allow reclaiming of VAT through production of a VAT invoice that is acceptable to HMRC. All other model designations are non-smart meter and therefore are incapable of processing VAT liable mail.

Letter Format

Large Letter Format

Packet Format

Up to 100g
Up to 5mm thick

Up to 750g
Up to 25mm thick

More than 353mm long
Or more than 250mm wide
Or more than 25mm thick
Or weight exceeds 750g