Webshop postage increase

[exxos]

Royalfail normally put the postage prices up towards the end of March.. So just a heads up for people, if anyone wants to order anything soon, you should probably do it sooner rather than later..

I am of course making the assumption that the prices are going up and not down :lol: :roll:

[cmorley]

Up by 8% or so on most services!

[exxos]

It seems there has been a huge price hike in USA postage all of a sudden. Looks to be around £3 which I am losing per USA order currently :roll: . So when I get chance I will have to redo all the shipping charges in my store to reflect the new prices.

So USA people (maybe it effects others I don't know yet) will see this price jump in my store soon. This isn't a error, its just new prices for shipping!

The cost of sending mail to the US is to set to rise dramatically from July 1, as the combination of COVID-19 international flight restrictions and changes in US policies on postal rates for incoming mail combine to create a worrying precedent for international mail.

Royal Mail in the UK is one of a number of international mail providers affected by the circumstances, with the price of sending International standard parcels to the US increasing by 49% on average, and the price of International signed and tracked parcels sent to the US increasing by an average of 38%.

A more notable trend in international mail, though, comes from a change in US policy towards incoming mail from outside of the USA, which will contribute a long term cost increase in sending mail to America. Royal Mail explain that "The increase in the rates we pay for last mile delivery in the US are a result of decisions taken at the UN's Universal Postal Union (UPU). This met the US administration's stated objective – to increase how much they charge other countries for delivery. We expect other countries to follow suit. We are likely to see price increases to elsewhere in the world in due course."

The complex relationship between the US and the UPU was first raised in 2018, when the Trump Administration announced plans to withdraw from the Universal Postal Union, citing unfair trading conditions which they alleged favored China. The US opted against withdrawl from the UPU when a deal was struck to allow the US Postal Service to set its own postal rates, which, according to Royal Mail, will see "A significant increase of more than 100% in the rates we pay for last mile delivery in the US from 1st July".

[exxos]

Worked out the actual increases :o :o :shock: :shock:

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[exxos]

So in September prices are going up yet again :roll: Not working this out individually again but looks overall about 5%..Looks to be more outside of UK prices which are going up.

Normally prices only go up in March :roll: As if I have not got enough to do without having to edit the prices AGAIN :pullhair: :cussing: :cussing:

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[cmorley]

Not again. :(

I send most stuff large letter and that is going up too - some big increases on the 250g and 500g bands. What with PayPal keeping all fees on refunds, CN22s for the EU (massive increase in postal admin) and soon to be VAT/duty payable for all my EU buyers I am tempted to give up.

[exxos]

I send most stuff large letter and that is going up too - some big increases on the 250g and 500g bands. What with PayPal keeping all fees on refunds, CN22s for the EU (massive increase in postal admin) and soon to be VAT/duty payable for all my EU buyers I am tempted to give up.

Yeah know what you mean. USA people Are still buying stuff despite the huge postage increase, but I guess things like my power supplies which are heavy may start to taper off for USA orders over time. I wish the UK would get some sort of trade agreement with USA.. I'm literally spending thousands on import tax from USA (and China in fact) every year :(

[czietz]

Yeah know what you mean. USA people Are still buying stuff despite the huge postage increase

Sorry for the off-topic question, but how fast is mail from the UK to the US, right now? German post has stopped accepting small parcels and the like to the US altogether - citing limited transport capacities and massive delays during import to and distribution within the US. This forces us to ship to our US customers via UPS. Upside: They get their orders within two - three days. Downside: Big postage increase.

[exxos]

Sorry for the off-topic question, but how fast is mail from the UK to the US, right now? German post has stopped accepting small parcels and the like to the US altogether - citing limited transport capacities and massive delays during import to and distribution within the US. This forces us to ship to our US customers via UPS. Upside: They get their orders within two - three days. Downside: Big postage increase.

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[exxos]

I've finally updated the post prices. Overall looked like overseas packages have gone up a few percent and heavy packages are hit the most again.

I haven't checked, but it could be the lack of flights around the world lately. Passenger planes can carry post and with there been , well not many lately, I assume this is all in part why prices are shooting up around the world. Of course trump caused the huge USA postal increase on top of everything else :roll:

Hopefully the price increases will stop for a bit now. Normally increases come every year in march. So I assume prices will go up again in march like normal next year...