Swiss Post to increase letter and parcel prices from the start of 2024
In agreement with the price regulator, Swiss Post will increase its prices, including for letters and parcels, as of 1 January 2024. A Mail and B Mail letters will each be 10 centimes more expensive, while Priority and Economy parcels will cost 1.50 francs more in future. The price rises are necessary firstly due to the continuing decline in letter volumes and over-the-counter transactions. And, secondly, because current inflation is causing Swiss Post to incur considerable additional costs for energy, transport, materials and salaries. However, Swiss Post only passes on some of these additional costs to its customers. Despite the price rises, the company will continue to bear a significant part of the costs itself, and compensate these through various steps, including efficiency measures. Alongside growth and sustainability, price increases and efficiency measures are key pillars of the strategy Swiss Post has been implementing since the beginning of 2021. With its strategy, Swiss Post is ensuring that it can provide the public service from its own resources in the long term.
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The main changes to prices and services as of 1 January 2024 at a glance:
A standard A Mail letter will now cost CHF 1.20 (previously CHF 1.10) and a B Mail letter CHF 1.00 (previously CHF 0.90). The prices for A Mail and B Mail midi letters (up to B5 format) and A Mail and B Mail large letters are also increasing. Letters weighing between 101 g and 500 g (previously 250 g) will now be treated as midi letters. This means that B5 letters weighing over 250 g will now be cheaper. The weight categories of the large letter (up to format B4) have been merged. There is now a price category for a large letter weighing from 1 g to 1,000 g. Large letters weighing over 500 g will now be cheaper (e.g. A Mail now CHF 2.50 instead of CHF 4.10).
Economy parcels weighing up to 2 kg will now cost CHF 8.50 (previously CHF 7.00) and Priority parcels weighing up to 2 kg will now cost CHF 10.50 (previously CHF 9.00). Swiss Post is adjusting the weight categories for parcels from business customers to those of private customers. There will now be only three weight categories: up to 2 kg, up to 10 kg and up to 30 kg.
Customers who record the shipping of their parcels online will now benefit from a fixed online discount of CHF 1.50 per parcel. This applies to private and business customers for Priority and Economy items, including bulky goods consignments.
An A Mail Plus letter up to B5 format will now cost CHF 2.90 (previously CHF 2.40) and an A Mail Plus letter up to B4 format costs CHF 4.70 (previously CHF 4.20) for consignments that are ready for sending (consignments are franked and have a barcode).
The list prices for Registered mail are increasing. The new price for all formats and weight categories of consignments that are ready for sending (consignments are franked and have a barcode) as well as for Registered Prepaid is CHF 5.80 (previously 5.30). Consignments that are not ready for sending (consignments are franked and made ready for dispatch by Swiss Post employees at the branch) will now cost CHF 6.80 (previously CHF 6.30). The applicable weight for Registered mail with B5 format will now be up to 500 g (previously up to 250 g).
The format surcharge will now cost CHF 2.00 per consignment (previously CHF 1.50). Customers who pay the format surcharge can send consignments in formats up to B5 with a thickness of 2 cm to 5 cm. By increasing the maximum weight of the midi letter, consignments in formats up to B5 and up to 500 g (previously up to 250 g) and a thickness of up to 5 cm can be mailed inexpensively as “Letters with format surcharge”. The format surcharge will now also be possible for the A Mail Plus B5 product.
The list price for individual items is increasing for various formats. An individual item in the Standard 1 g to 20 g Europe format will now cost 10 centimes more, i.e. CHF 1.90 (previously CHF 1.80). An individual item in the Standard format for other countries will now cost 20 centimes more, i.e. CHF 2.50 (previously CHF 2.30).
PostPac International will now offer only one delivery speed. Swiss Post is discontinuing the “ECONOMY” product. A new price applies to the remaining PRIORITY service. Example: A PostPac International consignment up to 2 kg for Zone 1 will now cost CHF 36. The previous price for a PRIORITY parcel up to 2 kg for Zone 1 was CHF 38, and the price for an ECONOMY parcel up to 2 kg for Zone 1 was CHF 34.
Customers who pay customs clearance for import consignments online will now also benefit from an online discount (CHF 1.50). Consignments from non-bordering EU countries will now be cheaper.
summary of changes
A full summary of changes to prices and products as of 1 January 2024 can be found at www.swisspost.ch/offer24. The mutual agreement with the price regulator on list prices is valid until 31 December 2025.