Latvijas Pasts tariffs for registered and insured cross-border postal parcels approved by PUC enter into force on the 4th of April 2022

31.03.2022

From Monday, the 4^th of April 2022, the revised Latvijas Pasts tariffs for sending registered and insured cross-border postal parcels approved by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) enter into force. Although part of the tariffs even after the revision of the principles of cross-border postal parcel tariffs, will be higher than before the 1^st of January 2022, a reduction is planned for almost a fifth – 19% – of the tariffs for sending items, just as previously.

In March 2022, PUC approved the revised tariffs of Latvijas Pasts for registered and insured cross-border postal parcels, and the changes are taking effect on the 4^th of April. In general, heavier items have become cheaper, while lighter items, which end up costing more in terms of delivery, are now more expensive. Changes in the applicable tariffs have been made for two tariff items: registered and insured cross-border postal parcels. As of the 4^th of April, tariffs for registered and insured cross-border postal parcels will change in the range from €1.81 to €16.97, compared to the tariffs valid until the 4^th of April, and will depend on each specific group of countries to which the item is addressed.

For each additional kilogram, the price increase will be unchanged according to each group of countries, and the same will apply to insured items as well. For example, in the first group of countries, the new tariff for registered cross-border postal parcels is set at €12.43 per item weighing up to one kilogram, and for insured cross-border postal items it is €12.81 per item of up to one kilogram. Accordingly, the tariff in this group for each additional kilogram will be unchanged – €1.81 – regardless of whether this postal parcel is insured or not. This means that the tariff for registered cross-border postal parcels of up to two kilograms in this group will be €14.24, and for insured items it will be equal to €14.62.

To find out the exact postage for the items, please use the Latvijas Pasts tariff calculator: the relevant changes in the tariffs for sending cross-border postal parcels will be available there from the 4^th of April: https://pasts.lv/en/Category/Service_Calculator/

More detailed information about the new Latvijas Pasts tariffs for registered and insured cross-border postal parcels can be found in the decision published on the PUC website. A summary of the new tariffs and the most significant changes can be viewed here: 

Latvijas Pasts submitted the draft tariffs and the justification of their constituent costs to PUC on the 28^th of January 2022. Having assessed the draft tariffs, PUC concluded that the draft tariffs were justified and calculated to the extent that the payments made by users would cover the economically justified costs of the universal postal service (UPS) of Latvijas Pasts and ensure its profitability.

UPS is the minimum aggregate of postal services of a specific quality available for a unified tariff to all users throughout Latvia regardless of their geographical location. The UPS provider is obliged to ensure the delivery of domestic and cross-border letter-post items and postal parcels, as well as the collection, sorting, transport and delivery of subscription press.

About SJSC Latvijas Pasts
Latvijas Pasts ensures the widest availability of postal services throughout Latvia by maintaining more than 600 post offices. The primary function of the company is provision of the universal postal service; Latvijas Pasts also provides commercial transport, express mail, payment, press subscription, retail and philatelic services. Latvijas Pasts is a wholly State-owned company with about 3,000 employees. The quality measurements of Latvijas Pasts domestic mail deliveries are regularly conducted by Kantar TNS, one of the leading market, social and media research agencies in Latvia. In turn, the quality measurements of the cross-border deliveries are provided within the framework of the International Post Corporation through the intermediary of the research companies Kantar TNS, Ipsos and Quotas.

Additional information:
Gundega Vārpa | Head of External Communications
E-mail: pr@pasts.lv; gundega.varpa@pasts.lv
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