New Guernsey Post tariffs to be introduced

The new tariffs and weights will be introduced in 2024

New postal tariffs will be introduced from next year, Guernsey Post has announced.

For parcels below 1kg the prices will be frozen or reduced, while a new 1.5kg weight category is being introduced.

A price cap of £5 on the cost of returning parcels weighing up to 10kg from UK based retailers will also be implemented.

Guernsey Post's chief executive said it will "reflect" how customers use services.

Boley Smillie said: "Standard parcel rates to the UK will either reduce in price or remain frozen and that will be funded by a combination of internal efficiencies and the extra revenue we raise from an increase in the price of letters."

The price of sending a letter to the UK will increase to £1.20, and additional revenue raised from the increase will partly offset increases in transport costs.

Mr Smillie added: "We continue to face unprecedented cost increases in our supply chain, and whilst we are reshaping our business to make sure we are as efficient as possible, the cost of conveying product across the Channel and the price charged by our partners for delivering to international destinations continues to increase at inflation busting levels."

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