Postal Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 124 of 1998)

ICASA

ICASA Fees and Charges for Postal Services

Fees and Charges for Postal Services - 2024

1.3 Domestic parcel service

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This service is available at all post offices.

 

Counter to counter

R 78.60 for the first kilogram

R 10.60 for each additional kg or part of a kg

 

What is considered as a parcel?

 

Any postal item larger than 250 x 353 mm and/or thicker than 30 mm and/or weighing more than 1 kg will be considered a parcel.

 

Fees are based on the greater of the actual mass or the volumetric mass (i.e. Length by width by height (cm) divided by 5000) are charged for non-documents (parcels)

 

Insurance is an optional extra. The client has the option of insuring the ordinary parcel at a rate of two per cent of the declared value up to a maximum of R5 000 with a minimum rate of R 6.30 per parcel.