The Malta Communications Authority, the entity responsible for the regulation of postal services in Malta, authorised MaltaPost plc to revise the postal rates for a limited number of postal services with effect from 1 July 2021 in order to reflect the increased local operational costs and the increased international conveyance costs and the increased last mile cross-border delivery costs.
The select tariff revisions approved are the following:
Postcards
Foreign outbound flat rate of €0.86 per postcard destined to ALL Countries around the world.
Foreign Outbound Mail
- For Countries in ZONE A1, the weight steps from 31g up to 2Kg have increased by €0.10.
- For Countries in ZONES A2, B, C & D, the weight steps from 21g up to 2kg have increased by €0.10.
Local and Foreign Outbound Registered Mail and Advice of Delivery Services
Addressees are reminded that they may collect Registered Mail from the Easipik parcel locker service free of charge on a 24/7 basis from 17 distinct localities in Malta and Gozo. To register for the Easipik service please visit www.maltapost.com/easipik.
Local Bulk Mail
The domestic single piece postal tariff remains unchanged.
Bulk mail postal rates, that is, 50 or more postal articles of identical size and format and which are charged at a reduced rate also remain unchanged. However, if a single bulk-mailer exceeds the daily threshold of 2,000 bulk-mail items per day, there will be an additional charge €0.02 per bulk mail item processed.
Conclusion
MaltaPost's stamp tariffs remain the lowest in Europe compared to other postal operators. On the other hand, MaltaPost remains bound by one of the highest Universal Service quality of service targets for any European country. These tariff revisions are necessary to respond to the significant cost increases this unique period that we are all working through has created, as well as to partially meet the increased cross border tariffs established by the Universal Postal Union.
For more information please visit:
www.maltapost.com/postagerates and https://www.mca.org.mt/consultations-decisions/new-prices-certain-postal-services-0