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Standard postage and Swiftpost services are

listed in the yellow boxes. Courier and parcel

services are listed in blue boxes

 

All delivery times are calculated in working  days
( i.e. Monday - Friday )

 

 

 

Letter & Package Postal Rates                                    Valid from January 2004

Weight

Ireland

32 Counties

BRITAIN EUROPE The Rest Of

The World

  Air Reg Econ Air Reg Econ Air Reg Econ Air Reg
  50g p.o.p.     0.50 0.60 4.00 0.55 0.65 4.05 0.55 0.65 4.05
  50g Letter     1.00 1.10 4.50 1.10 1.20 4.60 1.10 1.20 4.60
  50g Parcel     1.50 1.65 5.05 1.65 1.80 5.20 1.65 1.80 5.20
100g p.o.p. 0.48 3.90 0.75 0.85 4.25 1.10 1.20 4.60 1.10 1.20 4.60
100g Letter 0.60 3.90 1.10 1.30 4.70 1.25 1.40 4.80 1.25 1.40 4.80
100g Parcel 0.96 3.90 1.50 1.65 5.05 1.65 1.80 5.20 1.65 1.80 5.20
250g Letter 0.96 4.40 1.75 2.00 5.40 1.75 2.00 5.40 1.75 3.00 6.40
250g Parcel 1.44 4.40 2.25 2.50 5.90 2.25 2.50 5.90 2.25 3.50 6.90
500g Letter 1.44 5.35 2.50 3.00 6.40 3.00 4.00 7.40 4.00 5.00 8.40
500g Parcel 2.40 5.35 3.00 3.50 6.90 3.50 4.00 7.40 4.50 5.00 8.40
1 kg  Letter 2.40 7.50                  
1 kg  Parcel 4.50 7.50 5.00 5.50 8.90 6.00 8.00 11.40 8.00 10.00 13.40
2 kg  Parcel 6.50 9.50 6.50 7.50 10.90 9.00 13.00 16.40 11.00 16.00 19.40

Extra 500g

1.50 1.50                  

Econ = Economy (Surface Mail)       Air = Priority Airmail        Reg = Registered Mail ( Int. Airmail + 3.40 )

g = Grams       kg = Kilogram

p.o.p. = Post Office Preferred - ( Maximum Size - 240mm x 162 mm x 5mm thickness = C5 )

Letter = Large Envelope - ( Maximum Size - 400mm x 300 mm x 25mm thickness = C4 )

Package = Boxes, Tubes and very bulky envelopes  ( Mimimum Size - 100mm x 70 mm x 25mm thickness )
Note:  Maximum Length = 600mm.  The combined Length, Height and width must not exceed 900mm

 

The currency used above is € (Euros)

 

 

 

What we charge in addition to Postage / Registration / Expres fees
on our standard MAIL-06 and MAIL-12 subscriptions.

SERVICE

FEE

Standard Postage >  Up to 250 grams 100% extra
Standard Postage >  251 - 500 grams 90% extra
Standard Postage >  501 grams - 1 kg 65% extra
Standard Postage >  1 kg - 2 kg 45% extra

> Parcel Services over 2 kg

> Courier Services

45% extra
Registered Post >   Up to 500 grams

Swiftpost >            Up to 500 grams

75% extra
Registered Post >   500 grams - 2 kg

Swiftpost >            500 grams - 2 kg

60% extra

 

The charges above do not apply to Flat-rate subscriptions which include all postage fees

 

 

 

Priority post goes by air.  Economy post goes by ship and train.

The Irish post office told us this .......

Priority mail to most continental European countries takes about 4 - 5 working days.   Economy mail takes 5 - 10 days.   The reason for the 5 - 10 days variability is that the ship leaves every few days  - you could be lucky and have your mail arrive at the sorting office on the day a ship leaves, or unlucky and have your mail waiting a few days for the next ship to leave.

All delivery times are in working days

  UK EUROPE North

America

South

America

ASIA Australia Middle

East

AFRICA
Priority 3

Days

4 - 5

Days

6

Days

10

Days

8 - 10

Days

10

Days

10

Days

12

Days

Economy 4 - 5

Days

5 - 10

Days

60

Days

60 - 70

Days

60 - 70

Days

60 -70

Days

60 -70

Days

60 -70

Days

 

 

Destination Country Days 100 g 250 g 500 g 1 kg 1.5 kg 2 kg
IRELAND 1 Day 4.30 5.80 7.05 8.50 9.95 11.40
UK 2 Days 5.50 7.00 8.00 9.50 11.00 13.00
DENMARK 2 - 3 Days 7.00 8.00 9.50 14.00 18.00 23.00
FINLAND 2 - 3 Days 7.00 8.00 9.50 14.00 18.00 23.00
FRANCE 2 - 4 Days 7.00 8.00 9.50 14.00 18.00 23.00
GERMANY 3 - 4 Days 7.00 8.00 9.50 14.00 18.00 23.00
ICELAND 4 - 6 Days 7.00 8.00 9.50 14.00 18.00 23.00
NETHERLANDS 2 - 3 Days 7.00 8.00 9.50 14.00 18.00 23.00
NORWAY 2 - 4 Days 7.00 8.00 9.50 14.00 18.00 23.00
PORTUGAL 2 - 4 Days 7.00 8.00 9.50 14.00 18.00 23.00
SPAIN 2 - 4 Days 7.00 8.00 9.50 14.00 18.00 23.00
SWEDEN 2 - 4 Days 7.00 8.00 9.50 14.00 18.00 23.00
SWITZERLAND 3 Days 7.00 8.00 9.50 14.00 18.00 23.00

All delivery times are in working days

 

 

Swiftpost International is charged at the priority airmail rate plus 4.00 Euros.

Swiftpost International is a bit quicker than priority airmail.  How much quicker ?  It varies from country to country.
 It can be a waste of money to use Swiftpost International beyond Europe as it is sometimes no quicker than standard airmail
to some countries.  The following chart is for letters only.  Do your own calculation for parcels.

Destination Area Days 50 g

pop

50 g 100 g
pop
100 g 250 g 500 g 1 kg 1.5kg 2 kg
Europe (Except the

13 countries above)

  4.65 5.20 5.20 5.40 6.00 8.00 12.00 17.00 17.00
North America   4.65 5.20 5.20 5.40 7.00 9.00 14.00 20.00 20.00
South America   4.65 5.20 5.20 5.40 7.00 9.00 14.00 20.00 20.00
ASIA   4.65 5.20 5.20 5.40 7.00 9.00 14.00 20.00 20.00
AUSTRALIA   4.65 5.20 5.20 5.40 7.00 9.00 14.00 20.00 20.00
AFRICA   4.65 5.20 5.20 5.40 7.00 9.00 14.00 20.00 20.00
MID-EAST   4.65 5.20 5.20 5.40 7.00 9.00 14.00 20.00 20.00

 

 

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The delivery times below are a brief summary of a 10 page booklet issued by sds.ie

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Major cities / centres and countries will get the lower values of the delivery times mentioned below.

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Precise guaranteed delivery times (or time ranges) are available for almost every location worldwide.

 

Priority Airmail: The standard Airmail postage service is listed here for comparison.

  EMS Courier Business

Priority

Business

Economy

Priority Airmail

2 Kilogram Limit

ROI / NI 1 Day 1 Day 1 - 2 Days 2 Days
UK 1 - 2 Days 2 - 3 Days 5 - 6 Days 3 Days
Europe: EU 1 - 2 Days 3 - 4 Days n/a 4 - 5 Days
Europe: Non-EU 2 - 4 Days 5 - 7 Days n/a 4 - 6 Days
North America 2 - 3 Days 5 - 8 Days 18 - 24 Days 6 -7 Days
Rest of the world 4 - 6 Days 6 - 12 Days n/a 8 - 12 Days

All delivery times are in working days - Monday - Friday

 

 

All delivery times are in working days

EMS Prices within the EU are inclusive of 21% VAT   ( No other postage services attract VAT )

  Inc. 21% VAT Inc. 21% VAT Inc. 21% VAT Inc. 21% VAT      

kg

Ireland

Northern

Ireland

UK

Europe

(EU)

Europe

Non-EU

USA

Canada

The Rest

of The World

  1 Day 1 Day 1 - 2 Days 1 - 2 Days 2 - 4 Days 2 - 3 Days 4 - 6 Days

0.5

16.94

20.57

36.30

39.93

38.00 36.00 43.00

1.0

16.94

20.57

39.93

45.98

43.00 43.00 52.00

1.5

17.55

21.18

43.56

50.82

48.00 50.00 65.00

2.0

18.15

22.39

47.19

55.66

54.00 58.00 75.00

2.5

19.36

23.60