Here’s how much the new overseas postage rates will cost:Īir Mail (Asia Pacific excluding Japan, Australia, NZ)įor Air Mail, SingPost has 3 zones, each with different postage rates. Since there are way too many permutations depending on weight, postage method and destination, I’ve picked out 3 plausible overseas mail scenarios: A 40g greeting card, a 250g care package, and a 2kg present. Best get those Xmas cards out this month! If you’re planning to send stuff by air mail, note that SingPost will be increasing its overseas postage rates from onwards. Air Mail is way faster (takes days instead of weeks), but a lot more expensive. SingPost overseas postage rates: Air Mail, Surface Mail, Registered Mail (Overseas)įor overseas postage, SingPost offers (broadly) 2 options: Air Mail or Surface Mail. For parcels with tracking, opt for SmartPac if possible. TL DR: For untracked parcels, go with the Basic Package for lowest postage rates. However, you’re limited by the size of the SmartPac box.įor all local parcels, delivery takes 2 to 4 working days, except Poly M which takes 3 to 5 days. Also, a SmartPac lets you send up to 3kg (not possible with normal packages). Plus, the cost of packaging is accounted for.Īs you can see from the comparison table, if you’re looking to mail your parcel with tracking, it’s often cheaper to opt for a SmartPac instead of the Tracked Package.

You can simply seal it, write the address, and drop it off at the mailbox, no need to bring it back to SingPost to get it weighed and stamped. They’re meant as e-commerce solutions but anyone can buy one at the post office there’s no minimum order. Meanwhile, Poly M and SmartPac are postage prepaid polybag mailers and boxes (respectively). To mail this, you have to bring it to SingPost to get it weighed and stamped. You can wrap it all up in an odd-shaped bundle if you want, as long as it would fit in a letterbox. If you’re OK with not tracking it, SingPost’s Basic Package postage rates are the cheapest for local parcels. The new Basic / Tracked Package postage tier is more for ad-hoc peer-to-peer mail, like if you’re mailing a T-shirt to a Carousell buyer or sending a Christmas present to your friend. There are now 4 methods for mailing a small package through SingPost: Basic Package, Tracked Package, Poly M and SmartPac. In an attempt to make its offerings more relevant, SingPost has now introduced a new Basic / Tracked Package rate. If you need to send something bulkier, such as shoes, you will have to opt for Speedpost (see below). So it is now implicit that the size of each parcel must be small enough to fit within a letterbox (not the slot, the box itself). Important note: SingPost will no longer be doing doorstep delivery instead, all parcels will be placed inside the letterbox. SingPost postage rates for local parcels: Basic / Tracked Package, Poly M, SmartPac TL DR: The cheapest and fastest way to send letters or cards locally is by Basic Mail, but make sure you put it in a standard envelope. The AM Mail postage rate is $2.90 flat (up to 300g) for letterbox delivery doorstep delivery is also available at $4.40. There’s no tracking, but letters will be delivered by 11am the next working day.

If your main concern is timely delivery, you can opt for the express AM Mail. You’ll get a tracking number which you can use on the SingPost tracking page. Registered Mail costs an extra $2.25 on top of whatever postage rate you’re paying. If you’re worried about your letter getting lost in the mail or arriving late, there are 2 options: Registered Mail and AM Mail. Not only is postage cheaper, regular envelopes also get delivered quicker (next day instead of 2 working days). It really pays to put your letters or Christmas card inside a regular sized envelope, which are for sale at SingPost, of course. I’m probably not the only person who has stuffed clothes, books and other things that are obviously not letters inside an envelope in order to mail it out as “normal local mail”. SingPost postage rates for local letters: Basic Mail, Registered Mail, AM Mail If you need to calculate postage in a pinch, here’s a link to the SingPost postage calculator for local mail and the calculator for overseas postage. Click here if you’d like to jump straight to the section for international postage rates. Phew! And that’s only for local mail (to Singapore address).įor overseas mail, things are more complicated because pricing depends on the country of the recipient.

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