P.O. Box rate hiked to Dh250 per year

Emirates Post Group has revised the rates of some of its services, including an increase in annual subscription fees for individual P.O. Boxes and a reduction in rates of parcels.

Announcing the revision in rates, Ibrahim Bin Karam, Chief Commercial Officer, Emirates Post Group, said, "The revision in rates was necessitated by the many improvements made to the services and also to cope with increased operating costs."

Under the revised plan, the annual subscription of an individual P.O. Box has been increased from Dh200 to Dh250, with bundled value-addition of the ‘e-Shaar’ SMS notification service whenever there is incoming bar-coded mail and online access to the P.O. Box to enable the customer to view scanned images of received mail.

The new improvements to the P.O. Box service are part of EPG’s strategy to be in line with the Smart Government initiative, and provide services to the public round the clock and enable them to access their P.O. Box without visiting the post office.

As far as parcels are concerned, Mr. Bin Karam said that during 2014 there has been a 20 per cent increase in parcels sent via Emirates Post offices and 25 per cent in Express Mail. Emirates Post Group had reduced the parcel rates to destinations in the Indian sub-continent by 20 per cent as from May 1, 2014; Dh8 per kilogram for the surface (SAL) Parcel Service and Dh13 per kilogram for the Air Parcel Service. There are no weight restrictions.

Customers are charged on a per-kilo basis. Emirates Post also runs a speedy EMS (Express Mail Service) to India, which charges Dh75 for the first half kilo, with delivery within three days.

Emirates Post Group had also reduced its parcel rates to all destinations in Europe, and accelerated transit times through a strategic agreement with Emirates airline. In addition, the speedy EMS service to Europe, which charges Dh100 for the first half kilo, assures delivery within three days. This service is ideal for urgent documents.

The parcel rates to all destinations in the Philippines have been reduced to Dh8 per kilo for the surface (SAL) Parcel Service and Dh13 per kilo for its Air Parcel Service. There are no weight restrictions. Customers will be charged on a per-kilo basis, irrespective of the total weight. The EMS Service to the Philippines charges Dh62 for the first half kilo, with delivery within three days.


 

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