The basic service is available to customers who post mail items to overseas destinations by surface. The postage rate depends on the destination, format and weight of the item, which can be up to 50 g, 500 g and 2 kg for small letters, large letters and packets respectively. Destinations are divided into different zones to reflect difference in processing and conveyance costs.
The service comes with the following features:
Surface Mail | Weight per item not over | Postage rate per item | |||
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The Mainland, Macao and Taiwan | Zone 1 Asia (except Japan) |
Zone 2 Japan, Oceania, Europe (except Eastern Europe and Scandinavia) and North America |
Zone 3 Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, South America, Africa and other destinations |
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Small Letter | 20 g | $2.8 | $3.5 | $5.0 | $5.3 |
50 g | $4.5 | $6.2 | $7.9 | $8.2 | |
Large Letter | 50 g | $4.6 | $6.3 | $8.0 | $8.3 |
100 g | $8.4 | $10.5 | $12.0 | $12.3 | |
250 g | $16.6 | $20.6 | $23.4 | $23.7 | |
500 g | $31.8 | $39.8 | $43.9 | $44.1 | |
Packet | 100 g | $8.6 | $10.8 | $12.3 | $12.6 |
250 g | $16.9 | $21.0 | $23.7 | $23.9 | |
500 g | $32.2 | $40.2 | $44.1 | $44.4 | |
1 kg | $55.5 | $69.9 | $75.6 | $75.9 | |
2 kg | $85.3 | $116.0 | $119.9 | $120.2 |
The postage rates listed above will not be applicable if the following conditions are met:-
1. | Stamps |
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2. | International Reply Coupon |
3. | Franking Machines |
4. | Prepayment in Money (not less than 100 identical items) |
5. | Permit Mailing (not less than 100 identical items) |
Small Letter | 50 g |
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Large Letter | 500 g |
Packet | 2 kg |