Franking Prices 2016 / 2017

The Royal Mail have now announced the franking prices for 2016 / 2017. This means that from the 29th march 2016 you will be using the new franking prices 2016 / 2017. If you are a franking machine user then you may wish to visit our rate change page to find out how to upgrade your franking machines franking prices. 2016 will see standard franking users and Mailmark franking users benefit from lower prices in comparison to stamps.

Franking Prices 2016 / 2017

Royal Mail have once again increased the prices for a range of services for both stamp, franking and Mailmark users. However 2016 sees franking machine users, especially Mailmark franking machine users, benefit again from lower franking prices. For the first time ever the postage discount saved for a Mailmark user has increased, making Mailmark more beneficial.

A first class letter sent by standard franking will cost 53p when using the franking prices 2016 / 2017 and a first class letter sent by Mailmark franking will cost 51p when using the franking prices 2016 / 2017. This means that Mailmark sees a larger franking saving. View the franking prices 1016 / 2017 below.

First Class Franking Prices 2016 / 2017

View the first class franking prices and Mailmark prices for 2016 / 2017 below.

1st Class
Size Weight up to and including Franking Prices Mailmark Prices
Letter 100g 53p 51p
Large Letter 100g 83p 79p
250g £1.14 £1.10
500g £1.50 £1.46
750g £2.11 £2.06
Small Parcel 1kg £3.07 £3.07
2kg £5.22 5.22
Medium Parcel 1kg £4.87 £4.87
2kg £7.57 £7.57
5kg £15.85 15.85
10kg £21.90 £21.90
20kg £33.40 £33.40

Second Class Franking Prices 2016 / 2017

View the second class franking prices and Mailmark prices for 2016 / 2017 below.

2nd Class
Size Weight up to and including Franking Prices Mailmark Prices
Letter 100g 40p 37p
Large Letter 100g 67p 64p
250g 94p 89p
500g £1.23 1.19
750g £1.72 £1.68
Small Parcel 1kg £2.57 £2.57
2kg £2.57 2.57
Medium Parcel 1kg £4.47 £4.47
2kg £4.47 £4.47
5kg £13.75 13.75
10kg £20.25 £20.25
20kg £28.55 £28.55

Benefit further with a Mailmark Franking Machine

As you can see using a Mailmark franking machine will save businesses even when using the franking prices 2016 / 2017. If you have not made the switch to Mailmark you may wish to. Click here to view our range of Mailmark franking machines and get an instant quote.

Download or View the Postage Rates for 2016 by the Royal Mail.

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