La Poste increasing rates for 2018
La Poste will be raising its letter mail rates by an average of 4.7% on 1 January 2018. The price of the Lettre Verte (non-priority letter) will increase from €0.73 to €0.80, while the priority stamp will increase from €0.85 to €0.95.
Rates for business mail will increase by 1.8% and those for direct marketing by 1.5%.
La Poste has also announced that on 1 March it will launch a “tracking” sticker that can be affixed to all letters sent by individuals. This new service, priced at €0.40, will enable customers to check the status of the routing and distribution of mail bearing the sticker.
Rates for domestic parcels sent by individuals will increase by 1.5%. The Colissimo France general public rate for parcels weighing less than 250g will be €4.95.
