Quick survey about shipping costs inside your country?

Hello! And sorry if this is in a wrong sub-forum, but this is related to collecting and it's actually harming the hobby for the people living in Finland.

Because in Finland the postage costs are getting even more insane than they are now.

At the moment sending a small parcel (over 3 cm width and less than 250 grams weight) costs here 4,20 € (~ $5) in the Economy class. (Of course it's more expensive in Priority class, but there's no actual difference between the classes here, so nobody uses it.)

But now the Finnish Postal Service has announced that starting from next month, the small parcel (or maxi-letter) is being discontinued and all stuff that are over 3 cm width has to be sent as a regular parcel which costs 6,90 € (~ $8) at cheapest.

A lot of people are complaining to the Postal Service and we hope that we can change things, because it's damaging a lot of collectors' hobby/business/etc. I know that there are bigger problems in this world, but this is so annoying.

So my question is that how much it costs to send for example a Schleich horse (or any figure over 3 cm width) INSIDE your country? I want to do a quick survey to compare prices. You can answer in your country's currency if it's easier.

Thanks in advance for your help!

hi in the uk up to 2kg it is £3.20 first class post or £2.80 second class

Interesting topic Krista! I'll have to pack up a horse and weigh it, that's a interesting question. I do a lot of eBay sales and am used to estimating a shipping cost but I don't sell a lot of models.

stecal wrote:

hi in the uk up to 2kg it is £3.20 first class post or £2.80 second class

Sounds quite reasonable if it's up to 2 kg.

Thank you for your answer!

Up to 250g inside Portugal is only 1,40 Euros in normal service without tracking!

Using a standand New Zealand post bag for one figure (or two) it would be $3 nz

Roger wrote:

Up to 250g inside Portugal is only 1,40 Euros in normal service without tracking!

Jealous!

Thank you, Roger and Emma for yor answers!

It seems that Finland's economy class for 4,20 € is already on the most expensive list, and talk about when that option is discontinued and everything over 3 cm width has to be send as a parcel for 6,90 €.
But apparently that renovation does not apply to international letters, so sending a Schleich horse to another country is a bit cheaper than sending it to someone in the same country.
So welcome to the country of insanely high postage costs that also make no sense.

Prices within Netherlands only.

Regular letters
< 20 gr, € 0,69
20-50 gr, € 1,38
50-100 gr, € 2,07
100-250 gr, € 2,76
250 gr-2kg, € 3,45

Minimum size 140 x 90 mm / Maximum size 380 x 265 x 32 mm

Mailbox parcel, < 2 kg, € 3,95
Registered letter, € 7,95 (Value < € 50,00)


Regular packages (Reg.)
< 2 kg, € 6,95 (€ 8,60)
2-5 kg, € 6,95 (€ 8,60)
5-10 kg, € 6,95 (€ 8,60)
10-20 kg, € 13,25 (€ 14,90)
20-30 kg, € 13,25 (€ 14,90)


From: POSTNL, http://www.postnl.nl

Dutch Bear wrote:

Prices within Netherlands only.

Regular letters
< 20 gr, € 0,69
20-50 gr, € 1,38
50-100 gr, € 2,07
100-250 gr, € 2,76
250 gr-2kg, € 3,45

Minimum size 140 x 90 mm / Maximum size 380 x 265 x 32 mm

Mailbox parcel, < 2 kg, € 3,95
Registered letter, € 7,95 (Value < € 50,00)


Regular packages (Reg.)
< 2 kg, € 6,95 (€ 8,60)
2-5 kg, € 6,95 (€ 8,60)
5-10 kg, € 6,95 (€ 8,60)
10-20 kg, € 13,25 (€ 14,90)
20-30 kg, € 13,25 (€ 14,90)


From: POSTNL, http://www.postnl.nl

Yes, that's the problem, the letter cannot be thicker than 32 millimetres and packages are significantly more expensive

Alternative: to bring the package yourself.
By train, bus, car, bike...

Dutch Bear wrote:

Alternative: to bring the package yourself.
By train, bus, car, bike...

Ana wrote:

Dutch Bear wrote:

Prices within Netherlands only.

Regular letters
< 20 gr, € 0,69
20-50 gr, € 1,38
50-100 gr, € 2,07
100-250 gr, € 2,76
250 gr-2kg, € 3,45

Minimum size 140 x 90 mm / Maximum size 380 x 265 x 32 mm

Mailbox parcel, < 2 kg, € 3,95
Registered letter, € 7,95 (Value < € 50,00)


Regular packages (Reg.)
< 2 kg, € 6,95 (€ 8,60)
2-5 kg, € 6,95 (€ 8,60)
5-10 kg, € 6,95 (€ 8,60)
10-20 kg, € 13,25 (€ 14,90)
20-30 kg, € 13,25 (€ 14,90)


From: POSTNL, http://www.postnl.nl

Yes, that's the problem, the letter cannot be thicker than 32 millimetres and packages are significantly more expensive :|

Thanks for the informative reply!
Can the Mailbox Parcel (< 2 kg, € 3,95) be over 32 mm thick?

Dutch Bear wrote:

Alternative: to bring the package yourself.
By train, bus, car, bike...

I actually do some sales and trades by trading them face to face, to avoid the postage costs.
Usually when the other person lives in the same city or visits here.

krista wrote:

Ana wrote:

Dutch Bear wrote:

Prices within Netherlands only.

Regular letters
< 20 gr, € 0,69
20-50 gr, € 1,38
50-100 gr, € 2,07
100-250 gr, € 2,76
250 gr-2kg, € 3,45

Minimum size 140 x 90 mm / Maximum size 380 x 265 x 32 mm

Mailbox parcel, < 2 kg, € 3,95
Registered letter, € 7,95 (Value < € 50,00)


Regular packages (Reg.)
< 2 kg, € 6,95 (€ 8,60)
2-5 kg, € 6,95 (€ 8,60)
5-10 kg, € 6,95 (€ 8,60)
10-20 kg, € 13,25 (€ 14,90)
20-30 kg, € 13,25 (€ 14,90)


From: POSTNL, http://www.postnl.nl

Yes, that's the problem, the letter cannot be thicker than 32 millimetres and packages are significantly more expensive

Thanks for the informative reply!
Can the Mailbox Parcel (< 2 kg, € 3,95) be over 32 mm thick?
.

Unfortunatelly Mailbox parcel must be under 32 millimetres

Aaaaaa the shipping cost in Indonesia is getting more expensive now
I can't ship like how is used to be with " mail box parcel " about USD 5 - 7 
Now they charge me with " export rate " about 35 USD - up

That is expensive. Obviously, I have no idea about postal services in Indonesia, but in some countries, there are several postal companies. For example, in the UK we have the "regular" Royal Mail, but also competing companies such as Hermes (keeps losing my parcels), Parcel Force, DHL, UPS, etc. Sometimes they can be cheaper.