Swiss Post is increasing letter postage

2023-06-15 09:04:54

And international letter mail is also becoming more expensive. In the future, the Eco-Brief can be thrown in the mailboxes. “From September 1st, stamps will only be used for eco-letters,” said Post boss Georg Pölzl today.

Pölzl emphasized today that the tariff changes take customer needs into account. Because with the Eco-Brief, which can now be thrown into the mailbox, you pay less than for the Prio-Brief – specifically 5 cents per letter – but delivery on the next day is not guaranteed, which is not a priority for customers anyway. An Eco-Brief is delivered with a transit time of two to three days.

Mailboxes are emptied at least once a day

All mailboxes would continue to be emptied at least once a day from Monday to Friday. The costs for additional mail delivery services would remain unchanged. Current stamps would remain valid.

“Eco-Brief is already by far the most popular shipping method, almost two-thirds of all letters in Austria are sent with it,” Pölzl emphasized to journalists on Thursday. However, he did not hide the fact that the new tariffs take into account the higher energy and transport costs of the post office.

Pölzl emphasized that in the letter sector there is not the urgency of delivery as in the parcel sector. Customers wanted to know when the package would arrive when they placed their order. It goes without saying for customers that delivery will take place the next day. Ten years ago he assessed it differently, according to Post long-term boss Pölzl.