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There are now only two charge zones : Europe (details), and Rest of World. Delivery times via AirMail vary according to the destination country (for the U.S.A. or Canada, for example, it is normally five working days after despatch). All packages have to be accompanied by a declaration of their contents for Customs purposes

Apart from the basic service, additional AirMail services are available, such as AirSure and International Signed For (details)

Weight up to (grams) Europe Rest of World Price Price 100 £1.24 £1.64 120 £1.36 £1.87 140 £1.50 £2.10 160 £1.63 £2.33 180 £1.77 £2.56 200 £1.90 £2.80 220 £2.03 £3.01 240 £2.15 £3.22 260 £2.28 £3.43 280 £2.39 £3.65 300 £2.51 £3.87   then £0.11 per extra 20gm then £0.22 per extra 20gm 320 £2.62 £4.09 340 £2.73 £4.31 360 £2.84 £4.53 380 £2.95 £4.75 400 £3.06 £4.97 420 £3.17 £5.19 440 £3.28 £5.41 460 £3.39 £5.63 480 £3.50 £5.85 500 £3.61 £6.07   then £0.10 per extra 20gm then £0.20 per extra 20gm 520 £3.71 £6.27 540 £3.81 £6.47 560 £3.91 £6.67 580 £4.01 £6.87 600 £4.11 £7.07 620 £4.21 £7.27 640 £4.31 £7.47 660 £4.41 £7.67 680 £4.51 £7.87 700 £4.61 £8.07 720 £4.71 £8.27 740 £4.81 £8.47 760 £4.91 £8.67 780 £5.01 £8.87 800 £5.11 £9.07 820 £5.21 £9.27 840 £5.31 £9.47 860 £5.41 £9.67 880 £5.51 £9.87 900 £5.61 £10.07 920 £5.71 £10.27 940 £5.81 £10.47 960 £5.91 £10.67 980 £6.01 £10.87 1000 £6.11 £11.07 1020 £6.21 £11.27 1040 £6.31 £11.47 1060 £6.41 £11.67 1080 £6.51 £11.87 1100 £6.61 £12.07 1120 £6.71 £12.27 1140 £6.81 £12.47 1160 £6.91 £12.67 1180 £7.01 £12.87 1200 £7.11 £13.07 1220 £7.21 £13.27 1240 £7.31 £13.47 1260 £7.41 £13.67 1280 £7.51 £13.87 1300 £7.61 £14.07 1320 £7.71 £14.27 1340 £7.81 £14.47 1360 £7.91 £14.67 1380 £8.01 £14.87 1400 £8.11 £15.07 1420 £8.21 £15.27 1440 £8.31 £15.47 1460 £8.41 £15.67 1480 £8.51 £15.87 1500 £8.61 £16.07 1520 £8.71 £16.27 1540 £8.81 £16.47 1560 £8.91 £16.67 1580 £9.01 £16.87 1600 £9.11 £17.07 1620 £9.21 £17.27 1640 £9.31 £17.47 1660 £9.41 £17.67 1680 £9.51 £17.87 1700 £9.61 £18.07 1720 £9.71 £18.27 1740 £9.81 £18.47 1760 £9.91 £18.67 1780 £10.01 £18.87 1800 £10.11 £19.07 1820 £10.21 £19.27 1840 £10.31 £19.47 1860 £10.41 £19.67 1880 £10.51 £19.87 1900 £10.61 £20.07 1920 £10.71 £20.27 1940 £10.81 £20.47 1960 £10.91 £20.67 1980 £11.01 £20.87 2000 £11.11 £21.07 N.B. AirMail 'small packet' maximum weight is 2000 gm back to top of page Europe charge zone Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Azores, Balearic Islands, Belarus, Belgium, Boznia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Corsica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faeroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Irish Republic, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madeira, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Spitzbergen, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State back to top of page additional services Airsure (rates effective from 7th April 2008) With Airsure, packages leave on the first available flight, receive priority handling abroad, and are electronically tracked all the way to the final delivery address. A fee of £4.20 per item is payable on top of the Airmail postage, which includes up to £30 compensation in the event of loss in transit. An extra £2.20 per item buys you extra compensation of up to either £250 or £500, depending on the destination country Airsure is currently available only to the following destinations (more destinations are expected to be added eventually): Europe: Andorra, Austria, Azores, Balearic Islands, Belgium, Canary Islands, Corsica, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madeira, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland World Zone one: Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and USA World Zone two: New Zealand back to top of page International Signed For (rates effective from 7th April 2008) Packages leave on the first available flight and, as the name suggests, a signature is obtained upon delivery. A fee of £3.50 per item is payable on top of the Airmail postage. This price includes up to £30 compensation in the event of loss in transit. An extra £2.20 per item buys you extra compensation of up to either £250 or £500, depending on the destination country N.B. The SwiftAir service has now been discontinued by Royal Mail back to top of page Surface Mail - small packets tariff (worldwide, up to 2 kilograms - rates effective from 7th April 2008) A lot cheaper than any of the AirMail services, but obviously very much slower. Delivery times are likely to be: Western Europe Up to 2 weeks from date of posting Eastern Europe Up to 5 weeks North America Up to 6 weeks South America, Africa and Asia Up to 8 weeks Australasia Up to 12 weeks Rates include automatic, standard compensation cover of up to £34 for loss or damage. As usual, all packages have to be accompanied by a declaration of their contents for Customs purposes Weight up to (grams) Price £ 100 0.81 150 1.09 200 1.37 250 1.64 300 1.91 350 2.18 400 2.46 450 2.73 500 3.00 over 500 gm (maximum 2 Kg) for prices, check with www.royalmail.com, ask at your local Post Office counter, or call Customer Services on 08457 740 740 back to top of page