Postage costs to Northern Ireland It can be confusing to understand how postage costs work between mainland UK and Northern Ireland so we’ll take a quick look at what services are on offer and how much they cost.
Royal Mail in the UK The first, most obvious question to ask is, ‘Is Northern Ireland in the UK?’ This can cause confusion as it does have its own legislations but yes, it is still part of the UK. So because of this fact, Royal Mail operates in Northern Ireland the same way as it does in mainland UK.
Do Royal Mail charge more to send post to Northern Ireland? No, it is helpful to know that Royal Mail postage costs from mainland UK to Northern Ireland (and vice versa) are the same prices as if you were to send letters or a parcel elsewhere in the UK. This only applies to Northern Ireland and therefore if you are posting to the Republic of Ireland, these prices aren’t applicable.
How much is it to send a letter or parcel? Royal Mail 1st Class and 2nd Class prices for their standard service (from March 2018) within the UK are below. For other Royal Mail services see here.
Other parcel services Royal Mail may not be the cheapest option to deliver your post around the UK. Check out these offers on parcel courier services.
Parcelforce Click here and get 14% off UK and selected International parcel services arranged online with Code AP07
My Hermes My Hermes are offering up to 5kg parcels, self service and pay in-store for only £2.95 (Thanks @ianjury)
iPost Parcels New customers save 10% at iPost Parcels with code NEWBIE10JULY
It can be confusing to understand how postage costs work between mainland UK and Northern Ireland so we’ll take a quick look at what services are on offer and how much they cost.
Royal Mail in the UK
The first, most obvious question to ask is, ‘Is Northern Ireland in the UK?’ This can cause confusion as it does have its own legislations but yes, it is still part of the UK. So because of this fact, Royal Mail operates in Northern Ireland the same way as it does in mainland UK.
Do Royal Mail charge more to send post to Northern Ireland?
No, it is helpful to know that Royal Mail postage costs from mainland UK to Northern Ireland (and vice versa) are the same prices as if you were to send letters or a parcel elsewhere in the UK. This only applies to Northern Ireland and therefore if you are posting to the Republic of Ireland, these prices aren’t applicable.
How much is it to send a letter or parcel?
Royal Mail 1st Class and 2nd Class prices for their standard service (from March 2018) within the UK are below. For other Royal Mail services see here.
Other parcel services
Royal Mail may not be the cheapest option to deliver your post around the UK. Check out these offers on parcel courier services.
Parcelforce
Click here and get 14% off UK and selected International parcel services arranged online with Code AP07
My Hermes
My Hermes are offering up to 5kg parcels, self service and pay in-store for only £2.95 (Thanks @ianjury)
iPost Parcels
New customers save 10% at iPost Parcels with code NEWBIE10JULY