PostNL announces new rates for 2018

PostNL has announced its new postal rates that will come into effect on 1 January 2018. The new standard rate for domestic letters is €0.83. The new rate for using a franking machine is €0.77. The new standard rate for international letters is €1.40.

Explaining the need for the rate increases in a statement issued today (2 October), PostNL said: “As a result of the ongoing switch to digital means of communication, postal volumes continue to decline year on year. In 2016 volumes declined by another 8 percent. PostNL compensates this volume decline to a large extent with cost savings . However, rate increases are also required to offer reliable and accessible postal services in the Netherlands in the future.”

Meanwhile, PostNL also announced deals of this year’s Christmas stamps: “The price of the special postage stamp for Christmas holiday’s greetings is 5 euro cents lower than a normal stamp. The special December stamps, in sheets of 20 stamps, will become available as from 20 November 2017. The price of one December stamp is €0.73.”