Postage Price Increases for 1 July 2025 @ Australia Post

AkuroPlays on 14/05/2025 - 17:34

Australia Post and StarTrack have announced changes to prices and a range of products and services, effective 1 July 2025.

On 1 July 2025, we’re increasing the prices of the following retail products and services:

  • Domestic parcels
  • International parcels and letters
  • Mail Redirection and Mail Hold services
  • Local Pickup and Delivery services
  • Photo ID
  • MyPost Business rates, which are calculated based on retail prices
  • MyPost Business pickup rates

Our retail pricing for all products and services is set out in our Post Charges Guide, which will be available online from 1 July 2025.

We are also updating our agreed rates with the following business customers: eParcel domestic and international, StarTrack. Find out more.

Some product changes will also take effect 1 July 2025.

MyPost Business Updates:

We review our pricing annually and, effective 1 July 2025, we'll be increasing our standard retail prices, from which your MyPost Business rates are calculated. We're also introducing a new Extra Small padded mailer and a 250g domestic rate for your own packaging, which will be available to you in MyPost Business.

The following price changes will apply:

  • a weighted average increase of 1.95% across all Domestic Parcel services
  • a weighted average increase of 3.25% across International Parcel services
  • MyPost Business pickup services will increase by 1.95%.

These adjustments will help us manage rising processing and delivery costs while continuing to provide a sustainable delivery service. We're also investing in new facilities nationwide, increasing our parcel efficiency with automation, and creating market-leading digital experiences for parcel receivers.

Savings for MyPost Business will remain unchanged across bands 1 to 5, so you'll continue to receive savings on eligible products and services. Domestic and International Extra Cover and Signature on Delivery (SOD) service prices will also remain unchanged. Please read the MyPost Business Rates and Savings Guide for further detail.

You can find more information about our retail price changes by visiting auspost.com.au/pricing-updates.

New Extra Small padded mailer and 250g domestic parcel rate option.

From 1 July 2025, we're introducing a new Extra Small option for Parcel Post and Express Post in retail and MyPost Business. For Australia Post packaging, a new Extra Small padded mailer will be available as part of our flat rate range, so you can send up to 5 kilograms within Australia. If you're using your own packaging, a new postage rate will be available for parcels 250 grams or less.

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  • Jimothy Wongingtons on 14/05/2025 - 17:43
    +5

    I use Australia post for two of my side hustles and my main day job, the amount of claimed cases of under declaring of size/weight is getting bloody out of hand. First 3-4 cases I copped it but since then have resorted to taking pictures of two tape measures against the box and on the scale to fight these claims.

    The introduction of 250g parcel is welcomed though.

    • apsilon on 14/05/2025 - 18:27

      It seems to vary between outlets greatly so try a different one if that's an option.

    • CrazyBargainCatcher on 14/05/2025 - 19:29
      +1

      I just cycle accounts with the band 3 code and they cant do anything. I'm not even trying to beat the system. I enter measurements + 1cm and they still say im underquoting.

      • OutOfTime on 14/05/2025 - 21:28

        Sendle did this to me a few days ago - I dont know how all 3 measurements with an added .5cm by me, are remeasured adding a further 1cm…

        And the new dimensions don't cause a price increase from what I payed, so surely it wont result in a charge request…(knowing sendle it will)
        I also took a video of it measured, so come at me Sendle

    • jason101 on 15/05/2025 - 08:12

      This will be interesting to see and particularly relevant to my business, but this postage size is currently under trial with Aust Post on eBay, the cruncher is the "new" smaller parcel is DEARER than the current rate business senders receive on the current "small" parcel —— so I have a feeling the "new" "smaller" small may be dearer than the current "standard" small.

  • JimmyF on 14/05/2025 - 18:46
    +1

    weighted average increase

    They make it out like this is a bad thing…. Did they not charge by weight? :)

  • AustriaBargain on 14/05/2025 - 18:51
    -1

    I wish we did stamps like in the UK, first and second class stamps that indefinitely hold their value. Which makes sense, if you paid for a first class stamp and the money is sitting in Australia Post's bank account because you haven't used the stamp for 10 years, then the money would have earned interest and Australia Post wouldn't be losing money when you finally use the stamp.

    • Protractor on 14/05/2025 - 20:53

      I wish we had a less feral, more reliable postal system that matched the rhetoric.

  • Wiadro on 14/05/2025 - 18:56
    +3

    its actually cheaper for me to send something across the globe with dhl than locally with auspost

  • 87percent on 14/05/2025 - 19:30
    +1

    I’ve seen people wanting to join a MyPost account.. might look into this

    • Some Human on 15/05/2025 - 05:29

      They often have promo codes where you can start ln band 3 for a month.

      • 87percent on 15/05/2025 - 11:30

        yeah but for people like me who will post maybe 1 package a month, it's hard to keep a higher band

  • holdenmg on 14/05/2025 - 20:36
    +1

    I guess a higher price will lead to less articles to deliver.

    So, a lower price would lead to more articles to deliver…
    (can't have that).

    Isn't it time (post-Covid) Australia Post restored Next Day delivery Guarantee to Express Post?

  • Protractor on 14/05/2025 - 20:42
    +3

    Australia Post,
    Happily charging you more and more, to consistently lose/damage/delay even more items into the future

  • impoze on 14/05/2025 - 21:33
    +1

    is this also increasing the costs for prepaid satchels?

  • Trying2SaveABuck on 14/05/2025 - 22:01

    everything is getting expensive….

  • Gdsamp on 14/05/2025 - 22:14
    -2

    Albo's AusPost

  • holdenmg on 15/05/2025 - 03:30
    +1

    It would be fair to say (given the recent Federal Election outcome) and high number of Postal Votes that AusPost delivered it for ALP. lol

    Seriously though, isn't it time the Mail side was sold off?

    How does it compare with PostNZ…

    • tenpercent on 15/05/2025 - 08:25
      -1

      isn't it time the Mail side was sold off?

      Privatising Australian taxpayer funded and built public assets. Yeah it does sound like an ALP position.

      • Protractor on 15/05/2025 - 09:40

        AP is far worse,it's a hybridised broken version of private/public.Self regulated and in reality not accountable to anyone.
        I don't think they could lie straight in bed.
        As an essential service for regional Australia, you'd think the likes of Joyce would have his gob all over fixing it, one way or the other. I guess he's like Canavan.One trick pony.

        • tenpercent on 16/05/2025 - 12:56

          private/public

          Ahhh one of those fascist arrangements.

  • Clickbait on 15/05/2025 - 08:44

    Team Global Express was set up in 2021 with former Austpost CEO Christine Holgate to run it.
    The feckless bureaucrats running Austpost still think they are a government molopoly and can still own the postal/parcel industry.
    Thier disgraceful performance during covid, awardig themself with bonuses, days off, work from home, remaining customers became remaining victims.
    They stlll have nationally extensive use of Public owned assets, and are gouging everyone.
    Take the 20mm limit on post thickness. If they altered their sorting machinery to 25mm, sorry, why would they do that.
    Their atest scam for them to cube your parcels is outright theft, and will accelerate their demise.
    Look for options. Growth is innovation. So try some of the slightly dodgies. Growth will allow them to sophisicate their businesses

  • Tradey on 15/05/2025 - 09:09

    Australia Post is one area the Government could control 'cost of living' when you consider how many households use and depend on the taxpayer owned postal service that cries poor but returns a profit to it's single shareholder.

    Australia is a big continent with a small population and requires a reliable cost effective mail service. Unfortunately rural and regional population pay unfair rates depending on the direction of service.

    Trucks still have to go out and come back, so why have different prices each way ?

  • cocomelon on 15/05/2025 - 09:43
    +1

    i remember seeing it in the news it may be last financial year it said, aupost reported significant revenue increase and now this??

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